Assistant Editor, Political Theory

Çiğdem Çıdam– C.V.

Çiğdem Çıdam

Department of Political Science1316 W. Ardmore Ave #3

Northwestern University Chicago, IL 60660

Scott Hall, 601 University Place (312) 912-3617 (Home)

Evanston, IL 60208

EDUCATION

Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Political Science, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Expected June 2009
Working Dissertation Title:Constituting Democracy: Political Friendship and the Potentialities of Action
Dissertation Advisor:Mary G. Dietz
Major Fields: Political Theory, International Relations

B.A., Double Major. Department of Political Science and International Relations and Department of Sociology, Boğaziçi University, İstanbul, Turkey, 1997-2002

CURRENT POSITIONS

Assistant Editor, Political Theory: An International Journal of Political Philosophy

Pre-Doctoral Visiting Fellow, Northwestern University (2007-present)

GRANTS, FELOWSHIPS, AND HONORS

Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship (DDF)

University of Minnesota 2007-2008

Awarded to “outstanding Ph.D. candidates” for dissertation research following a university-wide competition among students nominated by their departments.

Graduate Research Partnership Program (GRPP) Award

College of Liberal Arts, University of Minnesota Summer 2007

With Mary G. Dietz

Topic: Constituent Power in Contemporary Theories of Democracy

Wimmer Fellowship

Department of Political Science, University of Minnesota Summer 2007

Wolfsberg Summer Fellowships

Department of Political Science, University of Minnesota Summer 2006 & Summer 2005

Charles Christensen Political Science Library Acquisition Prize

Department of Political Science, University of Minnesota 2005-6

Vernie Wolfsberg Scholarships

Department of Political Science, University of Minnesota Summer 2004 & Summer 2005

Scholarship for Residence on the basis of Academic Excellence.

Boğaziçi University, İstanbul, Turkey 1999-2002

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Teaching

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Democracy and Citizenship, Fall 2006.

Designed and taught writing-intensive, intermediate level undergraduate course on themes of democracy and citizenship aimed to find ways to rethink “democracy” as a meaningful political concept enabling us to describe, evaluate and criticize current political institutions and practices through a close reading of relevant canonical texts and contemporary scholarship.

Teaching Assistantships

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Duties include grading essays, leading discussion sessions, and giving occasional lectures

US Foreign Policy to the Middle East, Prof. Martin W. Sampson (Advanced Undergraduate and Graduate), Spring 2007, Fall 2005, Fall 2003
Democracy and Citizenship, Prof. Jeffrey D. Lomonaco(Intermediate Undergraduate), Spring 2006
Late Modern Political Thought, Prof. Mary G. Dietz(Advanced Undergraduate and Graduate), Spring 2005

Theoretical Approaches to International Relations, Prof. Raymond Duvall(Intermediate Undergraduate), Fall 2004
Political Ideas and Ideologies, Prof. Mary G. Dietz(Introductory Undergraduate), Spring 2003, Spring 2004
Global Politics, Prof. John Freeman(Introductory Undergraduate), Fall 2002

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Research Assistant, Summer 2006. Turkey at Crossroads: Between Democracy and Islam. Martin W. Sampson, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.

Research Assistant Summer 2005. Finding Resistance in Global Politics. Raymond Duvall, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.

TEACHING INTERESTS

History of political theory

Ancient and Medieval political thought
Democratic theory and citizenship
Social Contract Theory and Late Modern political thought

Critical Theory and contemporary political thought
Contemporary Global politics and political theory

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Critical inquiry of different strands of democratic theory with particular emphasis on the meaning and significance of “the people” in such accounts.

Interpretive analysis of ancient political thought (especially Aristotle’s ethical and political philosophy) with a view to draw insights on contemporary democratic theory and practice.

Theories of popular sovereignty, constituted/constituent power, radical revolutionary politics and questions of normativity (focusing on Arendt, Negri, Habermas, Derrida)

Exploring the effects of “globalization” on current understandings of democracy and citizenship.

PUBLICATIONS AND MANUSCRIPTS UNDER REVIEW

Raymond Duvall and Çiğdem Çıdam, “Power in the Analysis of International Relations.” ed. Ismail Yaylaci (Forthcoming 2009, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Global Encounters Series).

oEdited volume bringing together interdisciplinary and international contributions on the theme.

Çiğdem Çıdam,“Habermas and The Radical core of Democracy: Constitutional Patriotism as a Necessary Supplement” (Manuscript submitted to The Journal of Political Philosophy).

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

“Forging Citizens? The Role of Artistic Creation and Love in Rousseau’s Conception of Popular Sovereignty.” American Political Science Association (Boston, Mass., August 28-31, 2008).

“Manipulating Passions: Patriotism and Rousseau's Conception of Popular Sovereignty.” Midwest Political Science Association (Chicago, Illinois, April 3-5, 2008).

“Love as a Dangerous Supplement? Negri, Habermas, and the Passionate Entanglements of Popular Action,” Western Political Science Association (San Diego, California, March 20-2, 2008).

“Understanding Popular Action Beyond the Nature/Culture Divide: Jean-Jacques Rousseau on the Love of Laws,” Second Nature: Rethinking the Natural Through Politics (Graduate Student Conference in Political Theory, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, February 9-10, 2007).

“Jean-Jacques Rousseau and the Problems of Direct Popular Action,” Minnesota Political Theory Colloquium (University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, January 26, 2007).

“Aristotle on Friendship: The Creative Work of Affect in Democratic Politics,” Western Political Science Association (Albuquerque, New Mexico, March 16-18, 2006).

“Motivating Citizens: The role of ‘Constitutional Patriotism’ in Habermas’ Theory of Deliberative Democracy,” Minnesota Political Theory Colloquium (University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, April 25, 2005).

“From Foulard to Hijab: Islamic Headscarf as a site of Normative Contestation,” Midwest Political Science Association (Chicago, Illinois, April 7-10, 2005).

INSTITUTIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Co-Organizer of Minnesota Political Theory of Colloquium, May 2005-6

Minnesota Political Theory Colloquium is a series of seminars and presentations organized by University of Minnesota graduate students. Tasks of the organizers include drafting of an annual schedule; invitation of a set of prominent speakers, organization of events around their work; arrangement of roundtable discussions and social events to foster a sense of community among graduate students and faculty working on topics related to political theory.

Member of Minnesota Political Theory Colloquium Planning Committee, May 2004-7

Graduate Student Mentor, Department of Political Science, Fall 2004-Spring 2005 and Fall 2006-Spring 2007

Mentor for first year graduate students.

LANGUAGES

Turkish (native), English (fluent), German (intermediate – reading), Classical Greek (basic-reading)

REFERENCES

Mary G. Dietz, Professor, Political Science, Northwestern University

Scott Hall 601 University Place Evanston, IL 60208

Phone: (651) 246-6206 E-mail:

James Farr, Professor, Political Science, Northwestern University

Scott Hall 601 University Place Evanston, IL 606208

Phone: (847) 491-7450 E-mail:

Raymond D. Duvall, Professor, Political Science, University of Minnesota

1414 Social Sciences 267 19th Ave. S. Minneapolis, MN 55455

Phone: (612) 624-8576 E-mail:

Martin Sampson, Associate Professor, Political Science, University of Minnesota

1414 Social Sciences 267 19th Ave. S. Minneapolis, MN 55455

Phone: (612) 624-2389 E-mail: