Name: Serife Ilgu Ozler
Title: Director, SUNY Global Engagement Program in NYC
Academic Rank: Associate Professor
Department: Political Science
Expertise Keywords: Chile, Latin America, Mexico, Middle East, political participation, Turkey, United nations
Available For: interviews, essays, speaking
Expertise: I have compartive research experience on the development of democratic political institutions in Turkey and Latin America (Chile and Mexico). I recently finished my dissertation titled: "Squatters Stand Up: Political Institutions and Demand Making in the Developing World." I have been teaching political science classes in some capacity for six years. The classes I teach at New Paltz include United Nations Semester, Middle East Politics and Institutions, International Politics, Latin American Politics, Social and Economic Development.
Currrent Research: Political participation, civil society, political parties and institutions.
Contact Information
Office Phone: 845-257-2635
E-mail Address: ozleri@newpaltz.edu
Home Phone: 845-255-7492
Personal Web Site: http://www.newpaltz.edu/~ozleri
Other Information
Positions held at New Paltz prior to current position:
Coordinator of the Dual Diploma Degree Program with Turkey
Positions held prior to joining SUNY New Paltz:
Teaching assistant and research assistant in political science at University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee and UCLA.
Education
| Colleges/ Universities Attended |
Dates Attended |
Degree Conferred |
Year Conferred |
Major Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Wisconsin Whitewater | 1988-1993 | B.A. | 1993 | Political Science/International |
| University of California Los Angeles | 1996-2003 | Ph.D. | 2003 | Political Science |
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | 1994-1996 | M.A. | 1995 | Political Science |
Awards/Grants/Honors
SUNY Levin Fellowship, Istanbul Technical University, December 28, 2009-January 9, 2010.
Provost’s Research and Creative Projects Awards Program, “Exploring Islam, Civil Society and Secularism: The Justice and Development Party in Turkey” 2008-2009
SUNY New Paltz, Summer Undergraduate Research Experience, “The Relationship between Political Party System and Social Movements: A Test of the Political Opportunity Structure,” June-July 2007.
Research Grant in Comparative Studies of Modern Turkey, Institute of Turkish Studies, 2004-2005, for travel to Turkey and Mexico
Graham Fellowship, Department of Political Science, 2001-2002, UCLA.
Tamar D. Wilson Fund for the Study of Urban Poverty, 2000-2001, UCLA, for research in Chile.
UCLA Summer Research Mentorship Program Fellowship, 2000, for producing a paper under the supervision of Barbara Geddes for research on Mexican democratization and the role of urban squatter population in this process.
Tinker Field Research Grant, 2000, UCLA, for research in Chile.
Latin American Center Mobility Fellowship, 2000, UCLA, for study at the University of Guadalajara and research in Mexico City.
Latin American Center Small Grants, 1999-2000, UCLA, for research in Chile.
Ford Foundation Grant, International Studies and Overseas Programs, 1999- 2000, UCLA, Graduate Fieldwork Fellowship, for research in Mexico.
Best Graduate Research Paper, "Women and Development: The Issues of Labor Force Participation and Quality of Life," Center for Women's Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 1996.
Center for International Studies, Research Grant, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, for fieldwork in Turkey, 1995.
Other professional activities
Other conference participation:
Moderator, “The AKP, Islam and Turkish Foreign Policy” Academic Symposium on The New Turkish Foreign Policy and its Relation to Domestic Change in Turkey, The Levin Insitute, SUNY Global Center, New York, NY April 2010.
Chair and organizer, “Intergovernmental Organizations, Peace and Human Rights” New York State Political Science Association Meeting, New York, NY, April 2009.
Chair and discussant, “Human Rights and Human Development” Western Political Science Association Meeting, Vancouver, Canada, March 2009.
Chair and organizer, “Role of Non-State Actors in International Relations” New York Political Science Association Meeting, Marist, NY, April 2007.
Chair and presenter: “The United Nations As a Classroom: Educational Opportunities at the UN/Cooperation with the UN,” New York State Political Science Association Meeting, New York, NY, April 2006.
Presenter, “Time of Transition- From Graduate School to College Teacher or Community Professional,” New York State Political Science Association Meeting, New York, NY, April 2006.
Chair and Discussant, Panel Discussion: “Development and its Impact on Southeastern Anatolia,” Turkey, Culture, Change and Development Conference, The Mediterranean Initiative of Cornell University, September 26-October 7, 2005, Ithaca, New York.
Discussant, Panel Session: “Issues in Latin American Democratization,” Western Political Science Association Meeting, Seattle, 1999.
Chair, Panel Session: “Challenges to Mainstreaming International Relations Theory,” Midwest Political Science Association Meeting, Chicago, 1999.
LECTURES
“A Dialogue among or Clash of Civilizations? Turkish Foreign Policy during the Justice and Development Party Era” Humanities Institute for Lifelong Learning, Delmar, NY April 2010.
“Stalemate and Stagnation in Turkish Democratization: The Role of Civil Society and Political Parties” Istanbul Technical University, Humanities and Social Sciences Department Seminar Lecture Series, January 6, 2010.
“Islamic Politics and the Problem of Official Secularism” paper presentation at ISAM (Islamic Studies Center), Istanbul, December 28, 2009 and SETAV (Foundation for Political, Economic and Social Research), Ankara, January 5, 2010.
“Civil Society, Democratization and European Union Harmonization in Turkey” Faculty Research Presentation sponsored by SUNY Conversations in the Disciplines, April 4, 2009, New Paltz, NY.
“Turkish Civil Society between the 1980s and 1990s” Seminar in Near Eastern Studies Department, Princeton University, November 18, 2008.
“Acting Locally and Winning Nationally in Turkish Politics: Pathways from the Periphery for the Ruling Islamist Justice and Development Party” SUNY/CID International Speakers Forum, SUNY Center for International Development, April 19, 2007, Albany, NY.
“Terrorism and How It Affects Your Life” lecture given to Lambda Upsilon Lambda student organization, SUNY New Paltz, September 20, 2005.
“Turkey, the United States and the Prospect of War With Iraq,” lecture given at faculty Brownbag, SUNY-New Paltz, March 2003.
Guest Speaker, Working Group on Political Economy, Seminar Series, Koç University, İstanbul, Turkey, January 2003.
“Squatters Stand Up: Political Institutions and Demand Making in Developing Nations,” lecture for Honors Center Speaker Series, at SUNY-New Paltz, February 2002.
“The Impact of Local Actors on National Politics: the Mexican Experience,” panel lecture for the Human Settlements Association in Istanbul, Turkey, May 2001.
“Political Actions of Squatters in Developing Nations,” lecture for the Istanbul Technical University, department Humanities and Social Sciences, Civil Society Practices, May 2001.
“1995 Elections in Turkey,” lecture given in the UW-Milwaukee Lecture Series on Elections, February 1996.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Legislative Volunteer, Delegation Leader for Amnesty USA’s lobby efforts Fall 2006-now.
Refereed article (2010) for the European Journal of Turkish Studies, revues.org publishers (Marseilles, France).
Refereed article (2009 and 2010) for the Political Research Quarterly, Western Political Science Association
Referred article (2009) for the Religion and Politics, American Political Science Association,
Refereed article (2008) for the Journal of World-Systems Research. American Sociological Association (Raleigh, North Carolina).
Refereed article (2004-5) for the journal Environment and Planning A: Spatial Organisation and Restructuring of Cities and Regions Throughout the Globe. Pion Publishers (London).
Refereed article (2003) for the journal World Politics: A Quarterly Journal of International Relations, Johns Hopkins University Press (Baltimore, MD)
Visiting Researcher at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City, May-July 2000.
Visiting Researcher at the Catholic University, Santiago, Chile, October-December, 2000.
Organizational Memberships
American Political Science Association
Latin American Studies Association
Publications
PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
"Politics of the Gecekondu in Turkey: The Political Choices of the Urban Squatters in National Elections" Turkish Studies, September 2000, Vol. 1 No: 2 (39-58).
“Out Of The Plaza Into The Office: Social Movement Leaders In The PRD,” Mexican Studies/Estudios Mexicanos. Winter, 2009, Vol 25 No:1 (125-154).
“State Economic Policy and Ecological Degradation: An International Comparative Analysis,” co-author Brian Obach, Global Environmental Politics. February 2009 Vol 9 No: 1 (79-108).
“The Concertación and Homelessness in Chile: Market-based Housing Policies and Limiting Popular Participation” Latin American Perspectives, February 2011, Online first (1-18).
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
Entries for the Encyclopedia of Environment and Society, 2007, Paul Robbins (ed.), Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA, (1809-1817).
1. “United Nations”
2. “UN Conference on Environment and Development (Earth Summit 1992)”
3. “United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)”
4. “UN Framework Convention on Climate Change”
Book Review, “Making Islam Democratic: Social Movements and the Post-Islamist Turn” by Asef Bayat. 2007. Stanford, Stanford University Press in Insight Turkey, Vol 12 No: 10, 2010 (250-3).
CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION
“Federalism and Environmental Performance: An International Comparative Analysis” co-author Brian Obach, presented Western Political Science Association Meeting, San Francisco April 1-3, 2010.
"Negotiating Islam, Civil Society, and Secularism: The Justice and Development Party in Turkey" with co-author Ani Sarkissian, presented American Political Science Association Meeting Toronto, Ontario. September 2009.
“A Comparative Study of Party System Institutionalization and Social Protest” presented Latin American Studies Association Conference, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil June 2009.
“Stalemate and Stagnation in Turkish Democratization: Civil Society and Political Parties in the Post EU Harmonization” with co-author Ani Sarkissian, presented Western Political Science Association Meeting Vancouver, B.C. March 2009.
“The Relationship between Political Party System and Social Movements: A Test of the Political Opportunity Structure” presented Western Political Science Association Meeting San Diego, CA March 2008.
“State Economic Policy and Ecological Degradation: An International Comparative Analysis” presented with co-author Brian Obach, Northeastern Political Science Association/International Studies Association joint meeting Philadelphia, PA November 2007,
“Relationship between Political Parties and Urban Popular Movements: The Cases of Mexico and Chile Compared” presented American Political Science Association Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2006.
“From Movement Leaders to the Party Cadre in Mexico City” presented Latin American Studies Association Meeting, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2006.
“Political Institutions and Civil Society in Mexico” presented Latin American Studies Association Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, 2004.
“The Transformation of Political Institutions in Chile and what it means for the Urban Squatters in Santiago,” presented Latin American Studies Association Meeting, Dallas, 2003.
“Urban Squatters and Government in Developing Nations: A Game Theoretic Model,” presented American Political Science Association Meeting, San Francisco, 2001.
“From Clients to Constituents: Urban Squatters in Mexican Democratization,” presented Latin American Studies Association Meeting, Washington, D.C., 2001.
“Political Institutions and Change in Poverty Policy In The Less-Developed Countries: A Test of The Veto Players Model,” presented Society for Comparative Research International Graduate Student Retreat, Los Angeles, 1999.
“Politics of the Gecekondu: The Political Choices of the Urban Squatters in Turkish National Elections,” presented Western Political Science Association Meeting, Seattle, 1999.
"Women and Development: The Issues of Labor Force Participation and Quality of Life,” presented Midwest Political Science Association Meeting, Chicago, 1996.
