[ecrea] Call for Doctoral Dissertation Competition on Turkey, LSE Turkish Studies

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LSE Contemporary Turkish Studies organizes a competition for doctoral 
dissertations completed on contemporary Turkey during the calendar years 
2010 and 2011. Dissertations must have been written in English and the 
candidate must have obtained the PhD degree from a social sciences or 
humanities department/programme of a university in the UK or any other 
European country during the calendar years 2010 and 2011. Dissertations 
submitted to a university in Turkey are not eligible.
The dissertation can deal with any aspect (politics, economy, society, 
international relations, culture, etc.) of contemporary Turkey defined 
as Turkey since the end of World War II. Part of the dissertation can 
deal with the earlier period.
Comparative doctoral dissertations which include contemporary Turkey a s 
part of a two or three- country study are also eligible.
A jury of three academic experts including Professor Sevket Pamuk will 
evaluate the dissertations.
To apply, please send by e-mail a PDF copy your doctoral dissertation 
and a scanned copy of the official university document indicating the 
receipt of the PhD degree between the dates 1 January 2010 and 31 
December 2011 to Umit Sonmez at the e-mail address below. Submissions 
without this degree document cannot be considered.
The deadline for applications is 31 March, 2012.
Results will be announced at the LSE Turkish Chair website and e-mailed 
to all the applicants on or before 10 May, 2012.
The award winning dissertation(s) will be invited to LSE for a 
presentation and the ceremony in June 2012.
Please feel free to circulate this announcement and the attached advert 
to anyone who might be interested.
With many thanks,

Umit Sonmez
Research Officer: Turkey and European Union
Contemporary Turkish Studies
European Institute
London School of Economics and Political Science
Houghton Street WC2A 2AE
London, United Kingdom

E-mail: (u.sonmez /at/ lse.ac.uk) <mailto:u.sonmez%40lse.ac.uk>
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7955 6067
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