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TD06-4: IR and Islam: Depiction of Prophet Muhammad, Problem of Cultural Incommensurability, and Muslim Countries Relations with France and UK

8th Pan – European Conference on International Relations
Theme: One International Relations or Many? Multiple Worlds, Multiple Crises
Wednesday 18 – Saturday 21 September 2013
Warsaw, Poland
Organised by the ECPR Standing Group on International Relations and EISA in cooperation with the Institute of International Relations, University of Warsaw and the Polish Association for International Studies.

Critical Relations between International Relations and Islam
Section Chair: Nassef Manabilang Adiong

TD06-4: IR and Islam: Depiction of Prophet Muhammad, Problem of Cultural Incommensurability, and Muslim Countries Relations with France and UK

Time:

Thursday, 19/Sep/2013:

4:30pm – 6:15pm

Chair: Stefan Borg, Swedish Institute for International Affairs
Discussant: Raffaele Mauriello, Sapienza, University of Rome

 Location: 211 (Old Library of University of Warsaw)
Capacity of 50 people

Presentations

Depiction of Prophet Muhammad And The right to freedom of expression.
Mahmoud Hegazy Bassal
Faculty of Law , Helwan University,Egypt; mahegazym@yahoo.com
Human Rights, the Arab Revolutions and the Problem of Cultural Incommensurability
Stefan Borg
Swedish Institute of International Affairs, Sweden; stefan.borg@ui.se
Muslims and Foreign Policy in France and Great-Britain
Imène Ajala
Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Centre on Conflict, Development and Peacebuilding (CCDP)Geneva, Switzerland;imene.ajala@graduateinstitute.ch

TC06-3: IR and Islam: Theoretical Notions, Conceptual Approaches, and Paradigms

8th Pan – European Conference on International Relations
Theme: One International Relations or Many? Multiple Worlds, Multiple Crises
Wednesday 18 – Saturday 21 September 2013
Warsaw, Poland
Organised by the ECPR Standing Group on International Relations and EISA in cooperation with the Institute of International Relations, University of Warsaw and the Polish Association for International Studies.

Critical Relations between International Relations and Islam
Section Chair: Nassef Manabilang Adiong

TC06-3: IR and Islam: Theoretical Notions, Conceptual Approaches, and Paradigms

Time:

Thursday, 19/Sep/2013:

2:15pm – 4:00pm

Chair: Imène Ajala, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva
Discussant: Seyedhossein Zarhani, Heidelberg Uiversity

 Location: 211 (Old Library of University of Warsaw)
Capacity of 50 people

Presentations

“Islam” and the problem of meta-narratives in IR – A critical perspective on research beyond the West
Jan Wilkens
University of Hamburg, Germany; Jan.Wilkens@wiso.uni-hamburg.de
The Minaret vs. the Ivory Tower: Re-Reading Western IR Theory Through an Islamic Episteme
Naveed Sheikh
Editor-in-Chief, Politics, Religion & Ideology (Routledge), Keele University, United Kingdom; n.sheikh@keele.ac.uk
“The parting of the ways”: a Qutbian approach to International Relations
Carimo Mohomed
New University of Lisbon – Portugal, Portugal; mohomed.carimo@gmail.com

TB06-1: IR and Islam: Geopolitics of Iran and Iraq, Israeli-Iranian Nuclear Problem, and Velayate-e Faqih

8th Pan – European Conference on International Relations
Theme: One International Relations or Many? Multiple Worlds, Multiple Crises
Wednesday 18 – Saturday 21 September 2013
Warsaw, Poland
Organised by the ECPR Standing Group on International Relations and EISA in cooperation with the Institute of International Relations, University of Warsaw and the Polish Association for International Studies.

Critical Relations between International Relations and Islam
Section Chair: Nassef Manabilang Adiong

TB06-1: IR and Islam: Geopolitics of Iran and Iraq, Israeli-Iranian Nuclear Problem, and Velayate-e Faqih

Time:

Thursday, 19/Sep/2013:

11:15am – 1:00pm

Chair: Naveed Sheikh, Keele University
Discussant: Rolin G. Mainuddin, North Carolina Central University

 Location: 211 (Old Library of University of Warsaw)
Capacity of 50 people

Presentations

Geography, Shi‘ism, and Islam in the Geopolitics and International Relations of Iran and Iraq: Frameworks and Layers of Understandings
Raffaele Mauriello
Sapienza, University of Rome, Italy; raffaele.mauriello@mac.com
A Constructivist study on the Israeli-Iranian Nuclear Problem
Seyedhossein Zarhani
Heidelberg Uiversity, Germany; zarhani@gmail.com
velayate-e faqih and the nuclear issue
Rania Mohamed Taher Abdul-Wahab
Ain Shams University, Egypt; raniataher2010@hotmail.com

UPDATE: Critical Relations between International Relations and Islam (EISA’s 8th Pan-European Conference on IR)

8th Pan – European Conference on International Relations
Theme: One International Relations or Many? Multiple Worlds, Multiple Crises
Wednesday 18 – Saturday 21 September 2013
Warsaw, Poland
Organised by the ECPR Standing Group on International Relations and EISA in cooperation with the Institute of International Relations, University of Warsaw and the Polish Association for International Studies.

Critical Relations between International Relations and Islam
Section Chair: Nassef Manabilang Adiong


Summary of the modified program:

NB. Panel FA04-3 is not part of the section. All section’s panels will be held at the Old Library of the University of Warsaw. Please take note that the time duration has also changed.

Session Overview
Date: Thursday, 19/Sep/2013
11:15am – 1:00pm TB06-1: IR and Islam: Geopolitics of Iran and Iraq, Israeli-Iranian Nuclear Problem, and Velayate-e Faqih
Chair: Naveed Sheikh, Keele University
Discussant: Rolin G. Mainuddin, North Carolina Central University
211 (Old Library of University of Warsaw)
2:15pm – 4:00pm TC06-3: IR and Islam: Theoretical Notions, Conceptual Approaches, and Paradigms
Chair: Imène Ajala, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva
Discussant: Seyedhossein Zarhani, Heidelberg Uiversity
211 (Old Library of University of Warsaw)
4:30pm – 6:15pm TD06-4: IR and Islam: Depiction of Prophet Muhammad, Problem of Cultural Incommensurability, and Muslim Countries Relations with France and UK
Chair: Stefan Borg, Swedish Institute for International Affairs
Discussant: Raffaele Mauriello, Sapienza, University of Rome
211 (Old Library of University of Warsaw)
Date: Friday, 20/Sep/2013
9:00am – 10:45am FA04-3: Crisis in Where? Military Intervention and Military Crises
Chair: Umut Korkut, Glasgow Caledonian University
Discussant: Cemil Boyraz, Istanbul Bilgi University
211 (Old Library of University of Warsaw)
11:15am – 1:00pm FB06-5: IR and Islam: Muslim Political Thought, International Society, and GCC
Chair: Maria do Céu de Pinho Ferreira Pinto, University of Minho
Discussant: Katerina Dalacoura, London School of Economics
211 (Old Library of University of Warsaw)
4:30pm – 6:15pm FD06-6: IR and Islam: Arab Spring, Democracy, and Islamist Conceptions of Political Life
Chair: Rolin G. Mainuddin, North Carolina Central University
Discussant: Jan Wilkens, University of Hamburg
211 (Old Library of University of Warsaw)
Date: Saturday, 21/Sep/2013
9:00am – 10:45am SA06-7: IR and Islam: Turkey’s Political Islam and Foreign Policy
Chair: Gül Ceylan Tok, Kocaeli University
Discussant: Can Zeyrek, University of Marburg
211 (Old Library of University of Warsaw)
11:15am – 1:00pm SB06-8: IR and Islam: Politics of Gender, Collective Identity, Neo-Patrimonialism, and Desecuritization
Chair: Gorkem Altinors, University of Nottingham
Discussant: Istar Gozaydin, Dogus University, Istanbul
211 (Old Library of University of Warsaw)

Top (Best) Universities in Turkey based on World Rankings

I will briefly highlight basic facts of Turkish universities’ ranking status. There are only three institutions considered as highly influential rankings dedicated to ranked universities worldwide (kindly check their websites for regular updates of universities’ current standings/rankings): 
1. Times Higher Education World University Rankings (THE-WUR)
<http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/world-university-rankings/>
2. QS World University Rankings (QS-WUR)
<http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings>
3. Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU)
<http://www.shanghairanking.com/>
The THE-WUR is reputedly and arguably considered as the most influential among all international university rankings worldwide. Below are the positions of Turkish universities in the following rankings based on their recent publications for 2012-2013.
There are only five Turkish universities entered the top 400 THE-WUR 2012-2013:

– Second (tied) is Bilkent University ranked at 226-250.

– Second (tied) is Koç University ranked at 226-250.

– Third (tied) is Boğaziçi University ranked at 276-300.

– Third (tied) is Istanbul Technical University ranked at 276-300.
There are nine Turkish universities entered the QS-WUR 2012-2013:
– First is Bilkent University ranked at 401-450.
– Second is Middle East Technical University (METU) or also known as Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi (ODTÜ) ranked at 451-500.
– Third (tied) is Koç University ranked at 501- 550.
– Third (tied) is Istanbul Technical University ranked at 501- 550.
– Third (tied) is Sabancı University ranked at 501- 550.
– Fourth (tied) is Boğaziçi University ranked at 551-600.
– Fourth (tied) is Istanbul University ranked at 551-600.
– Fourth (tied) is Hacettepe University ranked at 551-600.
– Fifth is Çukurova University ranked at 600+.
There is only one Turkish university entered the ARWU 2012:
– Istanbul University ranked at 401-500.
The purpose of this post is to provide prospective students a bird’s eye view of how Turkish universities fare in international rankings, which may also orient them regarding comparisons with other country’s academic institutions. This is not to divert or affect one’s choice or selection on what educational (undergraduate/graduate) program(s) s/he would likely to apply because there are also other significant variables aside from rankings.

In my personal view, there are only three institutions of higher learning that have maintained international standard and world class status, and these are the premier and elite Turkish universities in their respective order:

1st premier and elite (public) institution is Middle East Technical University founded in 1956.
2nd premier and elite (private) institution is Bilkent University founded in 1984.
3rd premier and elite (public) institution is Boğaziçi University founded in 1863.