May 7-8, 2026, Bilkent University, C-Block Auditorium<\/p>\n
May 7
\n10.00-10.30: Welcome Reception
\nPanel 1: Memories, Regimes, and Repertoires (10.30-13.00)
\nMemory and Politics: Between Democratic Backsliding and Resilience (Meral U\u011fur-\u00c7\u0131nar, Bilkent University)
\nNostalgic Deprivation and Co-Radicalisation: Memory, Belonging, and the Politics of Identity among European Youth (Ayhan Kaya, Bilgi University)
\nThe Role of Norms and Standards in European Memory Politics and Policy-making (Aline Sierp, Maastricht University)
\nSpeaking through the Past: Collective Memory and Discursive Repertoires of Opposition (G\u00fclay T\u00fcrkmen, Aachen University)
\nPanel 2: Democratic Backsliding and Its Limits (14.30-17.30)
\nOpening and Introductions (Kerem Y\u0131ld\u0131r\u0131m, Bilkent University)
\nPoland: Institutional Capture and Its Aftermath (Radoslaw Markowski, Polish Academy of Sciences & SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities)
\nHungary: The 2026 General Elections in Hungary and its Implications (Balint Mikola, Central European University)
\nGeorgia: Judicial Capture, Foreign Influence Laws, and Protest Cycles (Levan Kakhisvili, ETH Zurich)
\nBacksliding or Stagnation? Democratic Quality and Party Capture in the Western Balkans (Jovan Blizankovski, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University)
\nPatterns and Conditions of Autocratization: Comparative Reflections on Regime Change, Party Systems, and Political Economy (Herbert Kitschelt, Duke University)<\/p>\n
May 8<\/p>\n
10.00-10.30: Reception
\nPanel 3: Electoral Institutions and Representation (10.30-13.00)
\nOpening and Introductions (Esra \u0130\u015fsever-Ekinci, Bilkent University)
\nIndividual Dynamics Determining Gender Attitudes and Vote Choice (Ali \u00c7arko\u011flu, Ko\u00e7 University (co-authored with Esra \u0130\u015fsever-Ekinci))
\nPolitical Representation and Partisan Effects of Electoral Systems (Pedro Riera, the University Carlos III of Madrid)
\nInstitutional Barriers and Ideological Gatekeepers: How Electoral Rules and Party Ideology Shape Women’s Representation in European Parliament Elections (Maarja L\u00fchiste, Newcastle University (co-authored with Thomas Daeubler and Mihal Chiru))
\nPanel 4: Ethics and Politics of Technology (14.30-17.30)
\nArtificial Intelligence: What Kind of Technology is It, and What Will It Do to the Economy? (\u0130brahim Semih Ak\u00e7omak, METU)
\nDisrupting the Ivory Tower: Professional Authority and Academic Work in the Age of Generative AI (Arsev Umur Ayd\u0131no\u011flu, METU)
\nWhat is “Content”? A Theoretical Inquiry into Shifts in Ontology (Bar\u0131\u015f Alpertan, Bilkent University)
\nDiscussion (Nedim Karakayal\u0131, Bilkent University)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
May 7-8, 2026, Bilkent University, C-Block Auditorium May 7 10.00-10.30: Welcome Reception Panel 1: Memories, Regimes, and Repertoires (10.30-13.00) Memory and Politics: Between Democratic Backsliding and Resilience (Meral U\u011fur-\u00c7\u0131nar, Bilkent University) Nostalgic Deprivation and Co-Radicalisation: Memory, Belonging, and the Politics of Identity among European Youth (Ayhan Kaya, Bilgi University) The [\u2026] <\/p>\n