E V R E N B A L T A Yıldız Technical University Department of Political Science and International Relations Barbaros Bulvarı 34349 Yıldız-İstanbul Office #: +90(212)383-2555 epaker@yildiz.edu.tr evrenbalta@gmail.com E d u c a t i o n CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE GRADUATE CENTER, NEW YORK, USA Ph.D. in Political Science, 9/00-05/07 Comparative Politics (major), International Politics (minor) Dissertation Title: State Capacity, State Failure and Internal War-making in Russia and Turkey Thesis Advisor: Susan L. Woodward Thesis Committee: Charles Tilly, Stathis Kalyvas, Peter Liberman, Leonard Markovitz COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, NEW YORK, USA M.I.A. in International Affairs,1/99-1/00 MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY, ANKARA, TURKEY M.A. in Sociology, 9/95-8/98 Thesis Title: Making a Community After an Earthquake: The Case of Dinar Thesis Advisor: Bahattin Akşit Thesis Committee: Yusuf Ziya Özcan, Nuray Karancı ANKARA UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, ANKARA, TURKEY B.A. in International Relations, 9/91-6/95 T e a c h i n g a n d R e s e a r c h E x p e r i e n c e YILDIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY, DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Associate Professor, 2013 - Current YILDIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY, DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Instructor, 2007-2013 UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR EUROPE Research Assistant, 2001 TURKISH PROGRESSIVE WORKER S UNION CONFEDERATION Research Associate, 1997-98 1
TURKISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, ANKARA, TURKEY Research Associate, 1995-1996 A d m i n i s t r a t i v e E x p e r i e n c e CENTER FOR BALKAN AND BLACK SEA STUDIES Co-Director, 2013- YILDIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY, DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Assistant Department Chair, 2010 2012 GLOBAL STUDIES CENTER Board Member, 2008-2009 P r o f e s s i o n a l A f f i l i a t i o n s a n d M e m b e r s h i p s ULUSLARARASI İLIŞKILER KONSEYI (UİK), TURKEY THE ASSOCIATION FOR SLAVIC, EAST EUROPEAN AND ASIAN STUDIES (ASEEES), USA AMERICAN POLITICAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION (APSA), USA INTERNATIONAL STUDIES ASSOCIATION (ISA), USA MIDDLE EASTERN STUDIES ASSOCIATION (MESA), USA H o n o r s a n d S c h o l a r s h i p s MELLON FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS, Dissertation Writing Award, 2005-2006 ANDREA POLLIS FELLOWSHIP FOR HUMAN RIGHTS, Dissertation Writing Fellowship, 2005-2006 BELLA ZELLER SCHOLARSHIP TRUST FUND, Scholarship, 2003-2004 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR UNIVERSITY WOMEN, International Fellowship, 2003-2004 CUNY- GRADUATE CENTER, DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, Graduate Assistantship Award and University Fellowship, 2002-2004 COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS, Summer Internship Award, 2000 REPUBLIC OF TURKEY, MINISTRY OF NATIONAL EDUCATION, Scholarship for Graduate Education in the USA, 1999-2005 R e s e a r c h G r a n t s TUBITAK 1001 - THE SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL 2
RESEARCH PROJECTS OF TURKEY (GLOBAL INEQAULITIES AND CITIZENSHIP: US PASSPORT HOLDERS IN TURKEY), Researcher, 2014-2016. YILDIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OFFICE OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH PROJECTS, YULAP PROGRAM (LYNCHING AS A TYPE OF COLLECTIVE VIOLENCE: THE ANALYSIS OF LYNCHING ACTIVITIES IN THE YEARS BETWEEN 1991 2010), Project Executive, July 2012 July 2013. TUBITAK 1002 SHORT TERM R & D FUNDING PROGRAM (CITIZENSHIP TOURISM: UNDERSTANDING TRANSNATIONAL CITIZENSHIP THROUGH TURKISH CITIZENS GIVING BIRTH IN THE USA), Project Executive, 2011-2012. TUBITAK 1001 - THE SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH PROJECTS OF TURKEY (THE IMAGE OF THE OTTOMANS / TURKS IN THE CURRENT HISTORY TEXTBOOKS OF THE BALKAN AND BLACK SEA COUNTRIES), Researcher, 2011-2014. KENNAN INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED RUSSIAN STUDIES, Research Grant, March 2005 MELLON FELLOWSHIP FOR INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS, Dissertation Research Fellowship, 2004-2005 SUE ROSENBERG ZALK STUDENT RESEARCH FUND, Pre-Dissertation Research Fellowship, 2004 CUNY- GRADUATE CENTER, CENTER FOR PHILANTHROPY, Research Grant for Humanitarian Aid in Afghanistan after September 11, 2002 P u b l i c a t i o n s BOOKS AND BOOK CHAPTERS Balta, E (2014) Siyasal Şiddetin Örgütlenmesi, Siyaset, Kavramlar, Kurumlar, Süreçler, Yüksel Taşkın (ed.), İstanbul: İletişim. Balta, E (ed..) (2014) Küresel Siyasete Giriş: Uluslararası İlişkilerde Kavramlar, Teoriler, Süreçler, İstanbul: İletişim Balta, E (2014) Uluslararası Savaş, Küresel Siyasete Giriş: Uluslararası İlişkilerde Kavramlar, Teoriler, Süreçler, Evren Balta (ed.), İstanbul: İletişim Balta, E and Altan Olcay, Ö (2014) Market Embedded Transnationalism of Turkish Elites, Contemporary Turkey at a Glance. Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Local and Translocal Dynamics, Kristina Kamp, Ayhan Kaya, Fuat Keyman, Ozge Onursal Besgul (ed.), Verlag fuer Sozialwissenschaften, Wiesbaden Balta Paker, E (2012) Küresel Güvenlik Kompleksi, İstanbul: İletişim Publishing. 3
Balta Paker, E and Akça, İ (2012) Beyond Military Tutelage: Analyzing Civil-Military Relations under the Justice and Development Party, Rethinking Security, Ebru Şule Canan (ed.) Lexington Books, pp. 77-93. Balta Paker, E (2010) Türkiye de Devlet, Ordu ve Güvenlik Siyaseti, Evren Balta Paker and İsmet Akça (ed.), İstanbul: İstanbul Bilgi University Publishing. Balta Paker, E (2010) Türkiye de Doksanlı Yıllarda Ulusal Güvenliğin Yeniden İnşası Türkiye de Devlet, Ordu ve Güvenlik Siyaseti, Evren Balta Paker and İsmet Akça (ed.), İstanbul: İstanbul Bilgi University Publishing. Balta Paker, E and Akça, İ (2010) Ordu ve Güvenlik Siyasetine Dair Bir Değerlendirme Türkiye de Devlet, Ordu ve Güvenlik Siyaseti, Evren Balta Paker and İsmet Akça (ed.), İstanbul: İstanbul Bilgi University Publishing. Soyer, A and Balta Paker, E (1995) Tıbbi Etik, Doktorlar ve İnsan Hakları, Ankara: Turkish Medical Association Publishing. ARTICLES INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS Balta Paker, E, Ulman, B and Agcan, M (2011) Uluslar arası Fikri, Epistemolojik Yanılgı ve Eleştirel Gerçekçiliğin İmkanları (The Idea of International, Epistemological Fallacy and the Critical Realism), Uluslararası İlişkiler, 8(30), 15-41. Karanci, N. A, Alkan, N, Aksit, B, Sucuoglu, H, and Balta Paker, E (1999) Gender Differences in Psychological Distress, Coping, Social Support And Related Variables Following the 1995 Dinar (Turkey) Earthquake, North American Journal of Psychology,1(2), 189-204. Balta Paker, E (2005) The Ceasefire This Time MERIP Online 31-Aug-2005, http://www.merip.org/mero/mero083105.html Garonna, P and Balta, E (2002) Measuring Human Rights and Human Development: The Challenges for Information Society, Statistical Journal of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, 19(6), pp: 277-294. ARTICLES NATIONAL JOURNALS Balta Paker, E and Akça, İ (2012) Askerler, Köylüler ve Paramiliter Güçler: Türkiye de Köy Koruculuğu Sistemi, Toplum ve Bilim, no: 126, pp. 7-35 Balta Paker, E (2009) Küresel Güvenlik Siyaseti ve İnsan Hakları (Global Security Politics and Human Rights), İdea: İnsan Bilimleri Dergisi, 1(1), pp.175-197. Balta Paker, E (2009) Güvenlik Endüstrisi ve Güven(sizliğin) İnşası: Bir Toplumsal Paranoyayı Anlamak, Toplum ve Bilim, no: 115,pp. 204-226. Soyer, Ata and Balta Paker, E (2002) Savaş Dönemlerinde Doktorların Sorumlulukları, Toplum ve Hekim, 10(4),pp. 15-22. 4
Balta Paker, E (2001) Marksizm ve Yapıbozumun Diyaloğu, Praksis, August, (4),pp.360-383. Balta Paker, E (2012) Güvenliğin Özel Tedariki Üzerine Birikim Dergisi, February, no: 274, pp.72-80. Balta Paker, E (2009) Anne ya da Değil: Annelik Etme Meselesi Üzerine Mesele Dergisi, February. Balta Paker, E (2008) Yoksulsuz Ütopya: Sovyet Sonrası Rusya da Zenginlik ve Para Birikim, August- September, no: 232-233, pp.101-107. Balta Paker, E (2006) Özgürlükçü Güvenlik Ya da Güvenlik Özgürlüğü Üzerine Amargi, no: 2, pp. 55-58. Balta, E (2006) Rusya nin Gazı, Ukrayna nın Boru Hattı ya da Avrupa nin Isınma Sorunun Perde Arkası Birikim, December, no:202, pp: 80-91. Balta, E (2005) Bir Yeni Çocukluk Var mı? (Is There a New Childhood?) TES-IS Journal, June, no: 2005-2, pp: 77-81. Balta, E (2005) Bitmeyen Çocukluk, Erken Yetişkinlik ve Yeni Kapitalizm Birikim, April, no:192, pp: 20-28. Balta Paker, E and Akça, İ (2005) Ordunun Emperyalizmi, Emperyalizmin Ordusu: ABD de Militarizmin Yüzleri, Birikim, January, no:189,, pp. 58-76. Balta Paker, E (2004) Çöküşten Kaosa Rusya, ABD ve Kafkasya Üçgeni, Birikim, October, no:186, pp.7-17. Balta Paker, E (2004) Bildiğimiz Anlamda Devletin Sonu mu: İmparatorluk ve Özel Ordular, Birikim, February, no:178, pp.11-19. Balta Paker, E (2003) Afrika da Çatışmaların Karşılaştırmalı Bir Analizi, Birikim, November- December, no:175-176, pp.15-25 Balta Paker, E and Paker, M (1999) Afet: Doğal mı, Toplumsal mı? Birikim, September- October, no: 125-126, pp.38-44. S e l e c t e d C o n f e r e n c e P a p e r s & P r e s e n t a t i o n s Balta Paker, E and Altan, Ö (2013) Market for Citizenship: Embedded Transnationalism of Turkish Elites Race. Migration. Citizenship. Conference, June 2013, British Sociological Association, Birmingham Balta Paker, E and Altan, Ö (2013) Travels, Babies, Dreams: The Case of Market Acquisition of U.S. Citizenship International Studies Association Conference, 3-6 April 2012, San Francisco, U.S.A. Balta Paker, E and Altan, Ö (2012) Market for Citizenship: Transnational Practices of Turkish Elites Contemporary Turkish Studies at a Glance - Topics, Institutions and Future Perspectives, 13-14 October 2012, Istanbul Bilgi University. 5
Balta Paker, E (2011) Sovyetler Birliğinden Rusya ya Kuzey Kafkaslarda Çatışma ve Kontrol, International Symposium on Northern Caucasus, 17-18 June, İstanbul. Balta Paker, E (2010) Sovyetler Birliğinden Rusya ya Kuzey Kafkaslarda Çatışma 1864 Symposium on Caucasian Migration, Yıldız Technical University, İstanbul. Balta Paker, E and Akça, İ (2010) Analyzing Civil-Military Relations under the Justice and Development Party Government Debating Security, Bahçeşehir University, İstanbul. Balta Paker, E (2009) Conflict and Control in the North Caucasus International Conference on Black Sea International Relations, Bogaziçi University, September, Istanbul. Balta Paker, E (2009) A Comparative Analysis of the Militarization of Internal Security Practices in Russia and Turkey Militarism: Political Economy, Security, Theory Conference, 14-15 May 2009, Sussex University. Balta Paker, E (2009) Citizen Rebels, Citizen Militias: Understanding Village Guard System in Turkey International Studies Association Conference, New York. Balta Paker, E (2008) Security in the Nation, Security in the World Frankfurt Book Fair, 16 October, Frankfurt. Balta Paker, E (2004) Village Guard System in Turkey: Causes and Consequences Mellon International Conference on Security, CUNY, The Graduate Center, New York. Balta Paker, E (2002) Power Politics in Central Asia: Testing the Limits of Realist Theory Understanding International Politics After 9/11, CUNY, The Graduate Center, New York. Balta Paker, E (2002) Politics of International Aid in Afghanistan Crisis Management and Philanthropy after 9/11, CUNY, The Graduate Center, Center for Philanthropy, New York. Balta Paker, E (2000) Measuring Human Rights and Human Development: The Challenges for Information Society Statistics, Development and Human Rights, International Association for Official Statistics (IAOS), Montreaux, Switzerland. Balta Paker, E (1999) Gender, Education and Status in the Assessment of State Build Disaster Housing and Other Aspects of Disaster Management in Dinar European Sociological Association Congress, Canada. N e w s p a p e r C o l u m n s a n d O p i n i o n P i e c e s Contributor to Radikal Pazar, BirgünPazar, Bianet, Mesele, Uzun Çorap Columnist, Taraf Newspaper, 2013-2014 C o u r s e s T a u g h t FUNDAMENTALS OF INTERNATIONAL POLITICS (Boğaziçi University, MIR, MA) CONCEPTUAL AND EMPIRICAL READING AND RESEARCH (Yıldız Technical University, PhD) 6
COMPARATIVE POLITICS (Yıldız Technical University, MA) COMPARATIVE POLITICS (Yıldız Technical University, Undergraduate) COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT (Yıldız Technical University, Undergraduate) INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL SCIENCE (Yıldız Technical University, Undergraduate) INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (Yıldız Technical University, Undergraduate) WAR AND CONFLICT IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (Yıldız Technical University, Undergraduate) CURRENT ISSUES IN TURKEY (Yıldız Technical University, Undergraduate) T h e s i s S u p e r v i s i o n BETÜL BAKI TÜRKIYE DE 1991-2011 ARASI GERÇEKLEŞEN LINÇ EYLEMELRININ ANALIZI [Completed, 2013] NUR TÜYSÜZ YEREL GÜVENLIK VE ETNIK KIMLIK: GÜNEYDOĞU ANADOLU DA BIR KÖY ÜZERINDEN KÖY KORUCULUĞU [Completed, 2011] A n o n y m o u s P e e r R e v i e w s Armed Forces and Society, Toplum ve Bilim, Uluslararası İlişkiler Dergisi, Istanbul Üniversitesi Siyasal Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi, New Perspectives on Turkey, Ankara Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, Praksis, Idea, TÜBİTAK (Research Grant Review) 7