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Meral Ugur-Cinar
@meralugurcinar.bsky.social
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Associate Prof. Bilkent University POLS, editor @Gender, Place & Culture, UPENN PhD, New School postdoc
political regimes, populism, collective memory, political narratives, political membership, gender, social movements etc.
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Meral Ugur-Cinar @meralugurcinar.bsky.social · Dec 21
My latest book "Memory, Patriarchy and Economy in Turkey: Narratives of Political Power" is now available for pre-order
@edinburghup.bsky.social with a launch discount code NEW30 for 30%
Memory, Patriarchy and Economy in Turkey
Traces how narratives of collective memory, economic development and patriarchy influence politics
edinburghuniversitypress.com
meralugurcinar.bsky.social
My book is now available in paperback
November 13, 2025 at 6:34 PM
meralugurcinar.bsky.social
I'd like to reiterate what I said on a publication workshop for graduate students today as I believe it is central to being an academic as a calling: You cannot put this profession on autopilot as it necessitates your critical and analytical facilities, constantly.+
October 23, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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#Employment The Department of Political Science and Public Administration at Bilkent University in Ankara, Turkey, invites applications for two positions in Turkish Politics (open rank) and Public Policy (Assistant Professor).
mesana.org/resources-an...
Middle East Studies Association
The Department of Political Science and Public Administration invites applications for two positions in Turkish Politics (open rank) and Public Policy (Assistant Professor).
mesana.org
October 17, 2025 at 6:22 PM
meralugurcinar.bsky.social
Two job openings at our department. One for Turkish Politics (stars.bilkent.edu.tr/staffapp/POL...) and one for Public Policy (stars.bilkent.edu.tr/staffapp/POL...) .
Faculty Position in Department of Political Science and Public Administration (Turkish Politics) | Applications for Faculty Positions
stars.bilkent.edu.tr
October 16, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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Our special issue "Genocide is a feminist issue" is now available here: tandfonline.com/toc/cgpc20/3...
@snehakrishnan.bsky.social
October 9, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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"It is long overdue that patriarchy and issues of gender are treated as central to the study of the states and political regimes. (...) patriarchy stands in the way of democracy and equal citizenship. (...) patriarchy provides a lens through which the legitimacy of a regime is judged." 💡
Title: Patriarchy and political regimes: the role of patriarchal narratives in neopatrimonialism, populism, and the rise of the far right Author: Meral Ugur-Cinar Abstract: This article is written with the motivation to call for more interaction between the fields of gender studies and the study of political regimes. Approaching the Turkish case in comparative perspective, it aims to demonstrate the necessity to bring the study of gender to the foreground of comparative politics and specifically the study of issues such as states, political regimes, political parties, and social movements. In what follows, I explain why gender studies need to have a central place in the study of political science and comparative politics in particular instead of being seen solely as the study of male domination. I demonstrate the crucial role patriarchy plays in neopatrimonialism, populism, and far right politics. I show that understanding the link between authoritarianism and patriarchy is key in making sense of the authoritarian dynamics in politics. Being able to understand this link, on the other hand, can serve as a vital springboard in imagining more democratic, pluralistic, and inclusive political futures, as some social movements have tried to show us. Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277539525000731
May 12, 2025 at 1:58 AM
meralugurcinar.bsky.social
Our introduction to the forthcoming
@GPCjournal
special issue called "Genocide is a Feminist Issue" prepared together with @snehakrishnan.bsky.social is now available. First 50 copies available for free at www.tandfonline.com/eprint/TBDEX...
Genocide is a feminist issue: introduction to special issue
This piece introduces our special issue called “Genocide is a Feminist Issue” which brings together works that reflect on the prospects and limits of feminism as we know it in the critical times we...
www.tandfonline.com
July 20, 2025 at 12:51 PM
meralugurcinar.bsky.social
My latest article just got published:
Patriarchy and political regimes: the role of patriarchal narratives in neopatrimonialism, populism, and the rise of the far right
authors.elsevier.com/a/1l3dM-6kqp...
First 50 copies free with this link.
authors.elsevier.com
May 9, 2025 at 9:05 AM
meralugurcinar.bsky.social
Siyasette hikayelerin,anlatıların kitabını yazmış biri olarak anlatacak yeni hikayeleri kalmayanların eski,kutuplaştırıcı,dışlayıcı hikayelerine sarılmalarına şaşırmıyor; bunun onlara fayda getireceğini de sanmıyorum.Daha kapsayıcı,çoğulcu,ilerici hikaleyelere...
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May 3, 2025 at 1:25 PM
meralugurcinar.bsky.social
For those who want to make sense of how injustices by the incumbent toward the Istanbul mayor and toward the political opposition in general mobilize voters, our article with Tuğçe İnce just got assigned to an issue (open access)
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
What Leads to Voting Despite Intention to Abstain?: Emotions, Turnout, and Negative Campaigns in Turkish Elections | Review of Middle East Studies | Cambridge Core
What Leads to Voting Despite Intention to Abstain?: Emotions, Turnout, and Negative Campaigns in Turkish Elections - Volume 57 Issue 2
www.cambridge.org
April 26, 2025 at 5:02 AM
meralugurcinar.bsky.social
23 Nisan kutlu olsun. Cumhuriyet ve demokrasi öyle bir günde, öyle susarak, öyle korkarak kurulmadı. Azimle, kararlılıkla, cesaretle, vicdanla kuruldu. Elbette gelecek nesillere taşınması da öyle olacak, olmalı... Geleceğe kendi ömründen büyük bir miras bırakanlara saygıyla...
April 23, 2025 at 6:17 AM
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This game visualizes best what I tried to say in this article.The incumbent does not hit all opposition at once.Perhaps that gives a sense of competitiveness.But it hits hard where it sees a threat.Sometimes debilitatingly.Smth to think about re: comp. auth.
politicalquarterly.org.uk/blog/electio...
January 24, 2025 at 6:43 PM
meralugurcinar.bsky.social
We are happy to learn that TRUEDEM has selected our post with Kursat Cinar among the winning submissions. truedem.eu/news/blog-re....
Our post called "Executive Constraints and Political Trust" can be found here:
www.truedem.eu/blog/blog12
TRUEDEM - blog12
Meral Ugur-Cinar is an Associate Professor at Bilkent University’s Department of Political Science and Public Administration. She is the author of Collective Memory and National Membership (Palgrave) ...
www.truedem.eu
March 7, 2025 at 2:57 PM
meralugurcinar.bsky.social
Multiple open positions at our department. Turkish Politics and Public Policy
stars.bilkent.edu.tr/staffapp/POL...
stars.bilkent.edu.tr/staffapp/POL...
Faculty Position in Department of Political Science and Public Administration | Applications for Faculty Positions
stars.bilkent.edu.tr
January 25, 2025 at 10:19 AM
meralugurcinar.bsky.social
This game visualizes best what I tried to say in this article.The incumbent does not hit all opposition at once.Perhaps that gives a sense of competitiveness.But it hits hard where it sees a threat.Sometimes debilitatingly.Smth to think about re: comp. auth.
politicalquarterly.org.uk/blog/electio...
January 24, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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liselhintz.bsky.social
Looking forward to today's PSA Turkish Politics
event on @meralugurcinar.bsky.social's new book. So much to engage on narratives, from contested histories to patriarchal presents to promises of future economic development.

Join us at 15:00 UK time/10:00am ET:
psaturkishpolitics.uk/2025/01/03/o...
Online Book Launch: Memory, Patriarchy and Economy in Turkey
We are inviting you to the online launch event of Meral Uğur-Çınar’s (Bilkent University) book, Memory, Patriarchy, and Economy in Turkey: Narratives of Political Power. The book, published b…
psaturkishpolitics.uk
January 16, 2025 at 1:14 PM
meralugurcinar.bsky.social
Looking forward to this! Join if you can.
January 3, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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liselhintz.bsky.social
Two participants in our Zoom writing solidarity group yesterday shared fantastic news. One just defended her dissertation and one just submitted hers. Both have been group members for over a year (we're in Week 92).

If you know of MENA students who could benefit or want more info, please reach out!
December 17, 2024 at 2:31 PM
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Where are the women? Will there be women?
#Syria

www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Syria live: ‘The future is ours’ says Syrian rebel leader after Assad flees – latest updates
Reports from Kremlin source that Russia grants Assad and family asylum; Israeli airstrike on security complex, say regional security sources
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December 8, 2024 at 9:19 PM
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ianlustick.bsky.social
My article, “Democracy, Liberal Zionism, and Civil-Military Relations in Israel” has just appeared, comparing Guy Ziv’s 2024 book, Netanyahu vs. the Generals to Yoram Peri’s 2006 book, Generals in the Cabinet Room.

Ask me directly for a copy of the article: ilustick@sas.upenn.edu
Democracy, Liberal Zionism, and Civil-Military Relations in Israel: A Review Article
Abstract. Two books on civil-military relations in Israel, published eighteen years apart, focus on Israel's future as a Jewish democracy. Peri's 2006 volu
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November 19, 2024 at 10:28 PM
meralugurcinar.bsky.social
Call for Interventions on the current situation in Palestine.
Call For Papers: Genocide is a Feminist Issue
As we write this in early December 2023, Israel’s bombardment of Gaza, which has already resulted in the killing of over 15,500 people, is about to go into its third month. Widely described by exper...
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December 22, 2023 at 7:09 AM
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populismblog.bsky.social
Thanks to all those who accepted to write articles and realise interviews for POP, and especially to all the readers 🙏

2024 will be a great year, hopefully with more posts...

Meanwhile, enjoy The Populism Interviews 🔥

www.routledge.com/The-Populism...
The Populism Interviews: A Dialogue with Leading Experts
The Populism Interviews features interviews with many of the leading experts on this most controversial of issues. Populism is a widely debated topic, and it generates interest across the globe. As a ...
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December 19, 2023 at 12:56 PM
meralugurcinar.bsky.social
My latest book "Memory, Patriarchy and Economy in Turkey: Narratives of Political Power" is now available for pre-order
@edinburghup.bsky.social with a launch discount code NEW30 for 30%
Memory, Patriarchy and Economy in Turkey
Traces how narratives of collective memory, economic development and patriarchy influence politics
edinburghuniversitypress.com
December 21, 2023 at 10:31 AM