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Istanbul Seminars 2013

Philosophers Bridge the Bosphorus

The Sources of Political Legitimacy -

From the Erosion of the Nation-State to the Rise of Political Islam

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stanbul Bilgi University | Santral CampusKazm Karabekir Cad. No: 2/13 stanbul

Conference Room: E1-301

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Thursday 16 May

10.00 am - 11.15 pmGiancarlo Bosetti, Director of Reset-Dialogues:IntroductionKaren Barkey:Political Legitimacy and Islam in the Ottoman Empire: Lessons Learned

Chair:Asaf Sava Akat

11.30 am - 1.15 pmAbbas Vali:Kurdish Question and the Legitimation of Sovereign Power in TurkeyAmmon Raz-Krakotzkin:Israels Exceptionality, Binationalism and Exilic ThinkingChair: Asaf Sava Akat

2.15 pm - 3.15 pmFahmy Howeidy:The Crisis of Political Islam in PowerChair: Mohammed Hashas

3.30 pm - 5 pm

Projection of the documentaryLa rvolution...et aprs?by Najlae Benmbarekfollowed by a discussionwith the director.Discussants: Faisal Devji, Fahmy Howeidy, lay Romain rsChair: Volker Kaul

5.00 pm: Workshop with Discussion Groups______________________

Friday 17 May

10.00 am - 11.00 pmStathis Kalyvas: Current Conflicts in the Middle EastChair: Nina zu Frstenberg

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11.15 am 1.15 pmHamadi Redissi: The Rise and Fall of Political Islam Legitimacy

Amr Hamzawy:Dynamics of Government and Opposition in EgyptChair: Nina zu Frstenberg

1.15 pm: Workshop with Discussion Groups______________________

Saturday 18 May

10.00 am - 12.00 pmLuigi Mascilli Migliorini: Sources of Political Legitimacy: an Historical PerspectiveMurat Borovali and Cemil Boyraz: Turkish Secularism and Islam: Dialogue with the AlevisChair: Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza

12.15 pm - 1.15 pmIvan Krastev:The Logic of Political DisintegrationChair: Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza

2.30 pm - 4.15 pmROUNDTABLE: The Legitimacy Crisis of the European ProjectDiscussants: Giuliano Amato, Cengiz Aktar, Alessandro Ferrara, Amr Hamzawy, Ivan Krastev

Chair: Giancarlo Bosetti

4.15 pm:Workshop with Discussion Groups______________________

Sunday 19 May (NO SEMINARS)______________________

Monday 20 May

10.00 am: Workshop with Discussion Groups

11.00 am - 12.30 pmROUNDTABLE:Jrgen HabermasThe Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere: 50 Years laterSpeakers: Seyla Benhabib, Giancarlo Bosetti, David Rasmussen

Chair: Ferda Keskin

12.45 pm 1.45 pm

Jonathan Laurence:Mediterranean Symbiosis: 21st-Century Religion Policy in Majority-Muslim andMinority-Muslim ContextsChair: Ferda Keskin

3.00 pm - 4.00 pmAbdullahi An-Naim: The Contingent Role of Islam in Political LegitimacyChair: Roberto Toscano

4.00 pm 5.00 pmMichael Walzer (in videoconference): Can there be a democratic revolution and a religious revival in thesame place, at the same time?Chair: Roberto Toscano

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5.15 pm - 6.30 pmROUNDTABLE:Religion and Democracy in the Arab SpringSpeakers: Lisa Anderson, Radwan Masmoudi, Seyla Benhabib, Nora Fischer Onar, Michael Walzer (invideoconference)Chair: Roberto Toscano

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Tuesday 21 May

10.00 am - 12.00 pmHarun Karcic:Islamic Law Before and After the 'Arab Spring': a Look at the Constitutions of Libya,Tunisia, and EgyptLisa Anderson: Creative Destruction: Religious Faith and Legitimacy in the Arab World

Chair: David Rasmussen

12.15 pm - 1.15 pmMeyda Yeenolu:Sovereignty Renounced: Autoimmunizing and Democratizing EuropeChair:lay Romain rs

2.30 pm - 4.00 pm

ROUNDTABLE: Turkey, at the Crossroads between Europe and the Middle EastSpeakers: Aykan Erdemir, Nader Hashemi, Stathis Kalyvas, Fuat KeymanChair:Asaf Sava Akat

4.00 pm: Workshop with Discussion Groups______________________

Wednesday 22 May

10.00 am - 12.00 pm

Faisal Devji:Politics After Al-QaedaNader Hashemi:Rethinking Religion and Political Legitimacy across the Islam-West DivideChair: Seyla Benhabib

12.15 pm - 1.15 pmFinal presentations of the discussion groups

1.15 pmRemzi Sanver, Rector of Bilgi University: Closing

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