@senerakturk
Author of "Not So Innocent: Clerics, Monarchs, and the Ethnoreligious Cleansing of Western Europe.” Professor at Koç University. Comparative Politics; Nationalism; Religion; Regimes of Ethnicity; History of Ideas; Grand Strategy. www.senerakturk.com
"Why did modern democracy originate in Western Europe?"
You can read the answer to this momentous question in my article:
"Religious Exclusion and the Origins of Democracy"
It is Open Access; free to read, share, and teach!
www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/rel... via @jodemocracy.bsky.social
"Why did modern democracy originate in Western Europe?"
You can read the answer to this momentous question in my article:
"Religious Exclusion and the Origins of Democracy"
It is Open Access; free to read, share, and teach!
www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/rel... via @jodemocracy.bsky.social
We are deeply saddened by the passing of Mathias Koenig. He was a brilliant scholar and an exceptionally gentle and supportive colleague. Our heartfelt condolences go to his family and all who worked with him. He will be sorely missed.
schwarz-weiß Porträt von Prof. Matthias Koenig
Die Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft trauert um Prof. Matthias Koenig, der am 12. Januar im Alter von 54 Jahren verstorben ist. Bis Ende Dezember 2025 war er Vizepräsident der DFG. "Unser großes Mitgefühl gilt seiner Familie. Sein Andenken werden wir in Ehren halten", so Präsidentin Katja Becker.
Last call! We are hiring: "Koç University invites applications for a full-time Assistant Professor position in International Relations with a focus on International Political Economy (IPE) starting in September 2026." Deadline--> January 15, 2026. Details:
jobs.ku.edu.tr/open_positio...
“Western Europe toward the end of the Middle Ages became the most religiously homogeneous region in the world, and this extraordinary religious homogeneity was related to the origins and consolidation of early parliaments ... The most challenging type of diversity for democracy, past and present, has been religious diversity.” Religious Exclusion and the Origins of Democracy Şener Aktürk Journal of Democracy Volume 36, Number 3, July 2025 READ FREE: GOLD OPEN ACCESS
"The most challenging type of diversity for democracy...has been religious diversity," writes Şener Aktürk in the latest @jodemocracy.bsky.social
Read "Religious Exclusion and the Origins of Democracy" for free, gold #OpenAccess at @ProjectMUSE
tinyurl.com/y4sbskcd
“Western Europe toward the end of the Middle Ages became the most religiously homogeneous region in the world, and this extraordinary religious homogeneity was related to the origins and consolidation of early parliaments ... The most challenging type of diversity for democracy, past and present, has been religious diversity.” Religious Exclusion and the Origins of Democracy Şener Aktürk Journal of Democracy Volume 36, Number 3, July 2025 READ FREE: GOLD OPEN ACCESS
"The most challenging type of diversity for democracy...has been religious diversity," writes Şener Aktürk in the latest @jodemocracy.bsky.social
Read "Religious Exclusion and the Origins of Democracy" for free, gold #OpenAccess at @ProjectMUSE
tinyurl.com/y4sbskcd
#AcademicSky
Be our colleague! We are hiring: "Koç University invites applications for a full-time Assistant Professor position in International Relations with a focus on International Political Economy (IPE) starting in September 2026." Details in the link below: jobs.ku.edu.tr/open_positio...
Be our colleague! We are hiring: "Koç University invites applications for a full-time Assistant Professor position in International Relations with a focus on International Political Economy (IPE) starting in September 2026." Details in the link below: jobs.ku.edu.tr/open_positio...
For the "big picture" of all Muslim members of the parliaments across 26 European countries check out our
@poppublicsphere.bsky.social article "Institutionalization of Ethnocultural Diversity and the Representation of European Muslims" @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Pazar günü önce oturum başkanı ve sonrasında konuşmacı olarak görev aldığım TÜBA-EMAN konferansı vesilesiyle bazılarını yıllardır gör(e)mediğim bazı meslektaşlarımla da görüşebilme fırsatı buldum. Detaylı bilgi ve fotoğrafları ilgili haber bülteninde bulabilirsiniz: www.tuba.gov.tr/tr/haberler/...
I'm delighted to serve on "The Outstanding Article Award in International History and Politics" committee @apsa.bsky.social Deadline for nominations is January 31, 2026. Details of the nomination and a list of previous winners can be found at the APSA-IHaP website connect.apsanet.org/s34/nominati...
"Prof. Dr. Şener Aktürk, APSA Ödülü’nü kazanan ilk Türk akademisyen oldu"
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I'm delighted to announce that my article, "Religious Exclusion and the Origins of Democracy," published @jodemocracy.bsky.social is now permanently Open Access!
I thank Koç University Library and its staff for making this possible. Article link: muse.jhu.edu/article/964565
Banner image featuring the title 'Perspectives on Politics' over a city skyline, with a prominent graffiti quote about free speech and journalism, hashtagged #OpenAccess.
#OpenAccess from @poppublicsphere.bsky.social -
The Politics of Status Preservation: Immigration and the Knowledge Economy Class - https://cup.org/3VYHxGx
- @briittavs.bsky.social
#FirstView
I'm delighted to announce that my article, "Religious Exclusion and the Origins of Democracy," published @jodemocracy.bsky.social is now permanently Open Access!
I thank Koç University Library and its staff for making this possible. Article link: muse.jhu.edu/article/964565
Oh welp: "Russia remained the top supplier of nuclear reactor fuel to the U.S. last year, even after a ban on Russian enriched uranium imports became law in May, data from the Energy Dept. show." This, as Trump lectures Europe and others to curb reliance on Russian oil and natural gas.
I'm delighted to announce that my article "Not So Innocent: Clerics, Monarchs, and the Ethnoreligious Cleansing of Western Europe” received the Outstanding Article Award in International History and Politics! @apsa.bsky.social @drjlhazelton.bsky.social Read it for free direct.mit.edu/isec/article...
We had a productive workshop on September 4th and a great event on September 5th at the Balkan Studies Foundation in Skopje.
"5th International Balkan Studies Congress Keynote Speech by Prof. Dr. Şener Aktürk: Nationalism and Religion in Global Perspective"
balkanfoundation.com/keynote-spee...
Starts now...
Today, I'll chair the #APSA2025 panel on "Borders of/for State Identity" and I'll present my paper on "After Empire: Post-Ukrainian Russia in Comparative Perspective," comparing Russia to post-Irish Britain and post-Algerian France in particular. Come, join us @apsa.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/ykuuqe44
Today, I'll chair the #APSA2025 panel on "Borders of/for State Identity" and I'll present my paper on "After Empire: Post-Ukrainian Russia in Comparative Perspective," comparing Russia to post-Irish Britain and post-Algerian France in particular. Come, join us @apsa.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/ykuuqe44
Today at #APSA2025, I will join Rogers Smith, Christina Davis, and Ashutosh Varshney to discuss Vinicius G. Rodrigues Vieira's @rodriguesvieira.bsky.social "Shaping Nations and Markets: Identity Capital, Trade, and the Populist Rage." Join us at 2 pm - 3:30 pm (Vancouver time).
It was an intellectually rewarding experience and a great honor to chair the Short Listing Committee for the Luebbert Book Prize in Comparative Politics in 2025:
apsanet.org/membership/o...
I won't be at APSA conference @apsa.bsky.social but here is a photo of all the short listed books that I took:
I'm not at APSA Conference in Vancouver in-person, but APSA attendees can still view my iPoster on "Religious Conflict, Exclusion, and the Origins of the International System" and they can even download it! tinyurl.com/2c9bbg6e
Are you attending @apsa.bsky.social 2025? Please join me and @rogerssmith.bsky.social , Christina Davis, Ashutosh Varshney, and @senerakturk.bsky.social (who cannot attend in person) to discuss Shaping Nations and Markets in theme panel this Saturday at 2 pm politicalsciencenow.com/theme-panel-...
It was an intellectually rewarding experience and a great honor to chair the Short Listing Committee for the Luebbert Book Prize in Comparative Politics in 2025:
apsanet.org/membership/o...
I won't be at APSA conference @apsa.bsky.social but here is a photo of all the short listed books that I took:
In many countries, mainstream politicians are adopting rhetoric and policies that typical of the far-right.
Our new paper (w/ @dziblatt.bsky.social and E Dinas), out now in the @bjpols.bsky.social, finds that doing so erodes norms more than when far-right politicians make similar statements.
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Israel committing genocide in Gaza, world’s top scholars on the crime say
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
My book “The Normalization of the Radical Right” has recently come out in the US.
If you're interested, in this thread I’ll link different ways of learning about the book and its argument (I’ll keep adding if more come out).
First, here is the link to the book: academic.oup.com/book/57946