PÄ±nar BedirhanoÄŸlu

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Education

2002 D.Phil, in International Relations, Sussex European Institute, University of Sussex. Thesis Topic: Predicaments of Transnationalised Passive Revolutions: Transformation of the Russian Nomenklatura in the Neoliberal Era.

1992-1993 M.A., in European Studies, The Graduate School of European and International Studies, University of Reading. Thesis Topic: The Debate over Japanese Foreign Direct Investment in the US.

1985-1989 B.A., in International Relations, Ankara University.

Research Interests

Globalisation

Neoliberalism

State

Corruption

Capitalist Transformation in Russia

Critique of the 'Transition' Discourse

Neo-Gramscian Perspective in IR

Political, Economic and Social Transformation in Turkey

Scholarships

1998 KORA-TIKA Scholarship, Fieldwork for D.Phil. research in Russia.

1995-1996 Jean Monnet Scholarship of the European Commission, D.Phil. research in England.

1992-1993 FCO Scholarship of the British Government, MA research in England.

Selected Publications

Articles, Chapters in Books

PÄ±nar BedirhanoÄŸlu "GorbaÃ§ov'dan Yeltsin'e Rusya'da FarklÄ± Reform Pratikleri ve Neoliberalizm" (Different Reform Practices in Russia from Gorbachev to Yeltsin and Neoliberalism), Saniye DedeoÄŸlu ve Turan SubaÅŸat (ed.) KalkÄ±nma ve KÃ¼reselleÅŸme, BaÄŸlam YayÄ±nlarÄ±.

PÄ±nar BedirhanoÄŸlu (2004) "The Nomenklatura's Passive Revolution in Russia in the Neoliberal Era" in Leo McCann (ed.), Russian Transformations: Challenging the Global Narrative, RoutledgeCurzon.

PÄ±nar BedirhanoÄŸlu (2002) "Rusya'da Kapitalist DÃ¶nÃ¼sÃ¼m SÃ¼reci, Yolsuzluk ve Neoliberalizm" (Capitalist Transformation in Russia, Corruption and Neoliberalism), Toplum ve Bilim, Vol.92., pp.217-233 (in Turkish).

Galip L. Yalman ve PÄ±nar BedirhanoÄŸlu (2002) "Neoliberalizmin AÃ§mazlari ya da Arjantin Fiyaskosunu Tartismanin Ã–nemi" (Impasses of Neoliberalism or the Importance of Discussing the Argentine Fiasco), Birikim, Vol.154, February 2002, pp.18-23 (in Turkish).

PÄ±nar BedirhanoÄŸlu (1999) "Asya Krizinden Rusya'ya..." (From the Asian Crisis to Russia...), Birikim, Vol.119, March 1999, pp.81-7 (in Turkish).

Translations

Robert Brenner, "DÃ¼nya Kapitalizminin Yaklasan Krizi: Neoliberalizmden Buhrana mi?", Birikim, Vol.119, March 1999, pp.88-95 (from English to Turkish).

Reports

PÄ±nar BedirhanoÄŸlu (1998), "Rusya'da Liberal Partilerce Savunulan Iktisadi Politikalarin Politik-Ekonomik Bir Degerlendirmesi", report prepared for KORA-TIKA after the research visit made to Moscow in June 1998 (in Turkish).

Conferences and Seminars

Russian-Turkish Research Centre (RUTAM), "Moscow-Ankara 2004: Current State of Affairs and Prospects of Turkish-Russian Relations", Moscow, Russia, 29 April 2004. Paper Title: "KÃ¼reselleÅŸme SÃ¼recinde TÃ¼rkiye ve Rusya'daki Siyasi-Ä°ktisadi GeliÅŸmelere KarÅŸÄ±laÅŸtÄ±rmalÄ± Bir BakÄ±ÅŸ" (A Comparative Look at the Political Economic Developments in Turkey and Russia in the Globalisation Process).

British International Studies Association, 28th Annual Conference, Birmingham, 15-17 December 2003. Paper Title: "Neoliberal Agenda on Corruption and Struggle for Hegemony".

Workshop on "State and Globalisation: Perspectives from Germany and Turkey", Frankfurt University, Germany, 9-11 July 2003. Paper Topic: "The Transformation of the Russian State in the Neoliberal Era".

British International Studies Association, 26th Annual Conference, Edinburgh, 17-19 December 2001. Paper Title: "The IMF and the Russian 'Project'"(in English)

Conference on "The Global Constitution of 'Failed States': the Consequences of a New Imperialism?", The University of Sussex, Brighton, 18-20 April 2001. Paper Title: "The 'Opportunities' Russia 'Missed'" (in English)

British International Studies Association, 25th Annual Conference, Bradford, 18-20 December 2000. Roundtable participant. Roundtable Title: "Capital, State and World Economy: Marxist Perspectives on International Political Economy" (in English)

British International Studies Association, 24th Annual Conference, Manchester, 20-22 December 1999. Paper Title: "Understanding Hegemonic Practices within the Framework of 'IMF-Russia Relations': The Deadlocks of Neo-Gramscian Conception of 'Global Hegemony'"(in English)

Department of International Relations and Centre for Regional Studies Seminars, METU, Ankara, 2 June 1999. Paper Title: "Limits and Implications of Shock Therapy vs. Institutionalist/Evolutionary Theory Debate in the Light of the Russian Experience"(in English)

5. National Congress of Social Sciences, Session on "The Debate on Transition Process in the 1990s", Middle East Technical University, Ankara, 13 November 1997. Paper Title: "Rusya'da GeÃ§is SÃ¼reci Tartismalari"(in Turkish)

Conference on the Direction of Contemporary Capitalism: Residencies Programme, Colloquium on "The Future of National Sovereignty", University of Sussex, Brighton, England, 2 May 1996. Paper Title: "Global Hegemony and Contemporary Russia" (in English)

IR Seminar, Department of International Relations, University of Sussex, Brighton, England, 10 February 1996. Paper Title: "Hegemonic Struggle in Contemporary Russia" (in English)