CURRICULUM VITAE

CURRICULUM VITAE
Can Büyükbay
İcadiye Caddesi No:90/6, Kuzguncuk Mah. 34674, Üsküdar/İstanbul
Mobil: +90 532 054 36 82, Tel : +90 216 333 32 14
E-mail :can.bueyuekbay@uzh.ch, buyukbay@tau.edu.tr
Personal Information
Date of Birth
4. August 1983
Nationality
Turkey
Place of Birth
Istanbul
Marital Status
Married
Education
7/2015-10/2015
Visiting Researcher, Jean Monnet Lehrstuhl, Prof. Wessels, University of Cologne
2010-2013
Ph.D., Political Science, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Zurich;
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Josette Baer Hill, Prof. Dr. Frank Schimmelfennig
PhD Thesis: “Euroscepticism in Turkey: The Discursive Construction of Europe and European Integration”
(magna cum laude)
2007-2009
M.A, Political Science (Major), Department of Political Science, University of Berne
Ecology (Minor), (Die Interfakultäre Koordinationsstelle für Allgemeine Ökologie)
2002-2007
B.A, Political Science and Public Administration, Middle East Technical University, Ankara
2005-2006
Political Science and International Relations, University of Cologne (Erasmus Student)
1994-2002
Istanbul Erkek Lisesi (German International School Istanbul)
Work Experience
Practical or Academic
9/2015-1/2016
Lecturer, Different Courses at TAU (Int. Relations, Public Adm, Pol. Science)
Academic
1/2015-
Member of the Editorial Board, Journal of Social Democracy
Practical
2/2015-6/2015
Course Instructor: Political Science, Technical Language, TAU
Academic
2/2015-
Coordinator for Bachelor; Deputy Head, Dep. Of Political Science, TAU
Academic
2/2015-
Assistant Professor, Turkish-German University(TAU), Dep. of Political Science
Academic
2/2014-6/2014
Co-Lecturer, University of Zurich, Department of History
Academic
Seminar Course: : „Neo-Osmanismus? Die historische, ideologische und politische
Orientierung der heutigen Türkei“
1/2014
Assistant Director of the documentary film, “Tanzende Revolte am Boshphorus”
Practical
8/2013-1/2014
Lecturer, University of Zurich, Department of Political Science
Academic
Undergraduate Course: “The Changing Dynamics of Turkey-EU Relations: New Opportunities
and Challenges”
11/2013-06/2014
Invigilator, invigilation of Exams on behalf of ISQI GmbH in Switzerland
Practical
1/2013- 6/2013
Advisor, Turkish Embassy Bern, Switzerland
Practical
Press department, German/French/English/Turkish translation, contact and meetings with
Swiss correspondents regarding their questions about Turkish politics, judiciary system and
news, translation of news in Swiss newspapers for the Embassy.
9/2012-
Founder of Consultcan Swiss-Turkish Expert Networks www.consultcan.net
Practical
Consultcan is responsible for establishing high-quality social and professional networks
between Turkey and Switzerland and making this network available to interested
organisations and individuals.
6/2012-9/2012
Traffic Circulation Counter -Urban Mobility Research
Practical
6/2008-4/2011
Translator, Turkish Embassy Bern, Switzerland
Practical
Translator and Advisor, translating and commenting news in Swiss newspapers (NZZ,
Tagesanzeiger, Basler Zeitung, Berner Zeitung, Le Temps) regarding Turkish politics,
economy and culture.
9/2010-12/2010
University of Zurich, Institute of Philosophy
Academic
Teaching Assistant: Course: “Introduction to Political Philosophy”; by PD Dr. Josette Baer
Hill (baerjose@gmail.com)
8/2010-10/2010
University of Berne/World Trade Institute (WTO),
Academic
Research Assistant : “Rethinking the Millennium Development Goals: Stakeholders’
Perceptions and Strategic Choices”
1/2009-9/2009
University of Berne/ Interfakultäre Koordinationsstelle für Allgemeine Ökologie (IKAÖ)
Academic
Research Assistant: „Fremd, schön, bedrohlich? Der Expertendiskurs zu invasiven Arten in
der Schweiz.“
4/2005-12/2011
1/2007-12/2011
Editor of the journal “Izinsiz Gösteri”
Izinsiz Gösteri is a Turkish based European Journal of Theory and Literature based on the
idea of launching and sustaining scholarly journal, where articles of academics, writers and
poets have been published. (e.g., Prof. Dr. Norman Cherry, Prof.Dr. Gerry Coulter)
(http://www.izinsizgosteri.net/new/)
Yoga Teacher, YOYO Balance your life Zurich, Fittness Connection Uster, Om Yoga Istanbul
Media Relations (Newspaper Articles, Commentaries and Interviews)
01/07/2015
15/05/2015
17/05/2015
01/02/2015
02/03/2015
01/02/2013
17/01/2015
11/06/2013
07/06/2013
09/06/2013
14/06/2013
12/06/2013
16/06/2013
Europe and Islam, Progressive Thought Institute, Online
Interviewed by Dr. Lisa Watanabe for her article on Turkey-Switzerland Relations, Center for
Security Studies, ETH Zurich
2015 Elections in Turkey: Decision about the Future of the Country, Shargh Daily
Interviewed by Mr. David Klein: ‘Yoga and Politics’, Changing Turkey
Article: Podemos in Spain, Gezi in Turkey, Yurt Gazetesi
Article: Limited Autonomy of Turkish Civil Society in Turkey, Avrupa Gazete
Article: Turkish Politics: Quo Vadis?, Mardom - e – emrooz (Iranian reformist newspaper)
Commentaries on recent protests in Turkey, Discussion at “SRF Club”
(http://www.srf.ch/sendungen/club/tuerkei-in-aufruhr)
Interview with Tagesanzeiger “Wenn Erdogan seine Rhetorik nicht ändert, eskaliert es”
Interview with Swissinfo, „Türkei in Bewegung, Alle meine Freunde vom Gymnasium…“
Radio Interview with SRF1, SRF2 “Echo der Zeit”
Basler Zeitung,Tagesanzeiger/Newsnet, „Eingriffe der Regierung werden als Farce
betrachtet“
Major Contribution to an Article in Tagesanzeiger: „Ein Krieg, in dem nur eine Seiten
Waffen hat“
Academic
Practical
13/06/2013
11/06/2013
Contribution,Türkei Proteste, info8.ch.
Uprising: Turks in Switzerland divided over protests, The Muslim Times.
Publications
2015
6/2015
4/2015
4/2015
12/2014
8/2014
6/2014
5/2014
2/2013
11/2012
12/2012
10/2012
7/2012
4/2012
8/2011
6/2011
10/2010
1/2010
2/2011
1/2009
1/2008
Euroscepticism in Turkey: Power and Beyond, Peter Lang Verlag, Forthcoming.
Public Euroscepticism Intensifying in Turkey, June 2015, Journal Global Policy and
Governance, Vol.4, No.1.
Euroscepticism in Turkish Politics, Dissertation Reviews, Online.
‘Practical Wisdom and EU Integration’, In Can Europe Make It? Opendemocracy, Online.
İş Kazaları İstatistiklerinde Türkiye ve Diğer Ülkeler (Work Accidents in Turkey and
in other countries), Journal of Social Democracy, 2014, Issue: 47.
Ortadoğu’daki Çatışmaların Temeli: Evrensel Değerlere Karşı Rasyonel ve İrrasyonel Çıkarlar,
Journal of Social Democracy, 2014, Issue: 43.
Origins of the Conflicts in the Middle East: Rational and Irrational Interests versus Universal
Values, Reflections Turkey, August 2014, Issue: 9, 12-18.
European Elections and Social Democracy, Reflections Turkey, May 2014, Issue: 8, 55-58.
AKP Döneminde Türkiye: “Gesellschaft” Yanılsaması, “Gemeinschaft” Gerçeği, (Turkey under
the AKP Rule: Illusion of “Gesellschaft”, Truth of “Gemeinschaft”), Journal of Social
Democracy, 2013, Issue: 25/26.
Türkiye`nin Suriye Krizindeki Tutumu Üzerine Avrupa`dan Algilamalar, Sosyal Demokrat
Dergi, Journal of Social Democracy, November 2012, Issue: 23.
The European Perception of Turkey in the Syria Crisis, Reflections Turkey, December,
Issue: 5, 21-26.
AKP’s Tactical Moves and the Need for the EU To Be Aware, Reflections Turkey, October,
Issue: 4, 18- 22.
Limited Autonomy of the Civil Society and the Misuse of the EU Accession Process,
Vol. I, Issue 5, 6 July 2012, Centre for Policy Analysis and Research on Turkey, London,
ResearchTurkey.
The Misuse of the EU Accession Process and Civil Society, Reflections Turkey, April 2012,
Issue: 1, 22-23.
Patterns of Party-Based Euroscepticism in Turkey. International Review of Turkish
Studies. Vol.1/2, Summer 2011, 78-114.
Gründe und Ausformungen des Euroskeptizismus bei der Republikanischen Volkspartei
(CHP) und bei der Nationalistischen Bewegungspartei (MHP), European Journal of
Turkish Studies, 2011.
Causes and Types of Euroscepticism by the Republican People’s Party (CHP) and Nationalist
Movement Party (MHP) of Turkey, Changing Turkey [online].
Euroskeptizismus in der Türkei: Die Republikanische Volkspartei (CHP) und die
Nationalistische Bewegungs partei (MHP) im Vergleich. Saarbrücken: VDM Verlag Dr.
Müller: 2010.
Siyaset Söylemlerinde Kullanilan Satranc Metaforlari Üzerine.(The Chess Metaphor in Political
Discourse). İzinsiz Gösteri Internet Journal. No: 233. January-February 2011.
Manu Chao and Criticism of Economic Globalization. İzinsiz Gösteri Internet Journal. No:
191. Dezember- Januar 2009.
Die Zusammenwirkung des Wahl- und Parteiensystems in der Türkei. İzinsiz Gösteri
Internet Journal. No: 167. Februar-März 2008.
Scholarships
2012-2013
University of Zurich
Conferences
29/4/2015
Schwache Reaktionsmechanismen der EU: Abkehr von der Demokratie. Joint Symposium of
Turkish-German University and University of Cologne, İstanbul.
28-29/4/2015
2/5/2012
5/4/2012
22/3/2014
21/6/2013
18/11/2011
13/05/2011
9/5/2011
5/5/2011
3/2/2011
31/3/2004
Head of the symposium committee of the joint symposium of Turkish – German University
and University of Cologne, which was held under the name “New Political Challenges for
Germany, Turkey and the EU – II” in Istanbul, supported by DAAD and BMF.
Bringing Gramsci back in: Euroscepticism in Turkish Civil Society. Second Workshop on
Europeanization Research and Turkey: Different Facades, Multiple Contributions. Süleyman
Demirel University. Gradaute School of Social Sociences. Isparta.
Euroscepticism in Turkey and Bosnia, 62nd Political Studies Association Annual International
Conference. In Defence of Politics, Europe Hotel Belfast.
Comparing Euroscepticism in Turkey and Bosnia, a Europe of Diversities, Nineteenth
International Conference of Europeanists, Council for European Studies. Boston.
Understanding Euroscepticism in Turkey" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the
Association for Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies 44th Annual Convention, New
Orleans Marriott, New Orleans, LA.
Second- Generation Europeanisation Research and Beyond: Power, Resistance and Identity
in TurkishDomestic Politics, Centre for European Studies, Middle East Technical University,
Ankara, Turkey.
Patterns of Party-based Euroscepticism in Turkey, Paper presented at the Koc University Jean
Monnet Chair 2nd Graduate Workshop. Europeanization: EU and Beyond. Istanbul.
Eine typologische Untersuchung des parteibasierten Euroskeptizismus in der Türkei.
Poster/Paper presented in Networking Day für Qualitativ Sozialforschende. Department of
Sociology. University of Zurich.
Elite-Level Euroscepticism in Turkish Civil Society, paper presented at the Center for
Comparative and International Studies, University of Zurich/ ETH Zurich, Zurich.
Comparing Party-based Euroscepticism in Turkey, Paper presented at the conference entitled
“Faraway, So Close? Reaching beyond the Pro/Contra Controversy on Turkey’s EU accession”.
Organized by Freie Universität Berlin and Sabanci University, Berlin.
Political Psychology, Political Science Students Conference, Middle East Technical University,
Ankara.
Language Skills
Turkish
Mother tongue
German
Advanced (Deutsches Sprachdiplom; DSH Diplom)
Englisch
Advanced (TOEFL)
French
Intermediate: (TCF B2)
Spanish
Beginner
Computer Skills
Microsoft Office
(Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook)
SPSS, Strata,
(Software Tools for Qualitative and Quantitative Research)
Atlas.Ti
Latex
Memberships
2015
Chief Editor, Reflections Turkey, www.reflectionsturkey.com
2015
Progressive Thought Institute (Deputy Head)
2015
Social Democracy Foundation (Board Member)
2012
International Political Science Association (IPSA)
2011
Collaborative Research Network (CRN) on Euroscepticism, supported by the University Association for
Contemporary European Studies (UACES)
2011
Swiss Political Science Association
2009
International Yoga Federation
2000
Founder and Co-Head of Istanbul Lisesi Students Association
Interests
Chess (licenced):
Founder of İstanbul Lisesi International Chess Festival. Qualification for university finals organised by
Idee Suisse des Echecs in December 2007
Yoga
Sivananda Yoga Teacher, International Yoga Federation Teacher, Private Yoga Teacher
(www.yogacan.net)
Tango Argentine