Murat Cemrek's Page

What motivated you (or your organization) to become involved in peace and conflict resolution?

I like learning about peace and conflict.

Please feel free to provide a short bio about yourself or the work of your organization (no more than 3 paragraphs)

At the present writing, I am teaching in the Dept. of Int'l Relations at Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey. I have done my PhD on political economy and post-doc research on European Union (EU). Thus, peace and conflict resolution through soft powers has always been a focus for me.

Please list the countries and/or regions in which you (or your organization) have direct and significant expertise

Middle East, European Union, especially Turkey

What is your current country of residence (or location of your organization)?

Turkey

What is your current job (and organization) and/or where and what field are you studying?

Scholar, Dept. of Int'l Relations at Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey, Middle East, European Union

What is one of your favorite websites in the field? (please provide one answer per box)

http://www.memri.org/

What is one of your favorite websites in the field? (please provide one answer per box)

http://www.merip.org/

Which are your primary sectoral areas of expertise (or the primary sectoral areas of your organization) ?

Gender, Civil Society

Which are your primary skills areas(or the primary skill areas of your organization)?

Training

What are some of your current areas of research (if any)?

Middle East politics