Esma Baycan

Dr. Esma Baycan Herzog
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I am a Lecturer in Political Theory in the Dept. of Political Science and International Relations at the AVƵ, and an associated researcher in the Swiss consortium of research on migration and mobility studies . I am working at the AVƵ since 2014, with a few brief interruptions, as a holder of Ph.D and postdoctoral scholarships in the framework of the NCCR-On the Move funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF). In 2019, I earned my joint Ph.D in philosophy (KU Leuven) and political science (AVƵ). I also hold degrees in international relations (BA Hons., Ծé Galatasaray and MA Ծé Libre de Bruxelles); and philosophy (MA, KU Leuven). I completed my MA in international relations as a Jean-Monnet Fellow (EU,2009), and in philosophy as a Research Council Fellow (KU Leuven, 2011).
As a trained political theorist, analytical philosopher, migration and international relations scholar, my research interests lie in contemporary normative political philosophy of migration, theories of justice and citizenship in digital societies, as well as international political theory. Having an eclectic background in philosophy and political science encouraged me to develop an interest in political theory methodology both as a theme apart, as well as a means to enhance reflexivity of my other research interests. Lately, I orient my research on political theory of migration around state system legitimacy, methodological nationalism, differentiated rights and their articulation in digital societies.
Much of my research has a practice-based focus, where normative analysis is tightly connected to the empirical realities, policies, practices and experiences. My current and future editorial experience includes special issues in journals such as Ethnicities (with François Boucher and Sophie Guérard de Latour), and Ethics and Global Politics (with Annamari Vitikainen and Kasper Lippert-Rasmussen). My extant and future publications found their home at venues in journals such as Ethnicities, Danish Yearbook of Philosophy, Ethical Perspectives, as well as contributions to edited volumes published by Brill, Nomos and ECPR Press. Being among the founding members of the , I convened “” as a first joint section endorsed by this standing group (with Jonathan Leader Maynard, 2023) and am convening “” at the ECPR General Conference (with Simon Stevens, 2024).
My scholarship is inspired by short academic visits abroad. So far, I have been a visiting scholar at the Universities of Aarhus and Arctic AVƵ of Norway. In spring of 2024, I will be visiting Chaire Hoover (Ծé Catholique de Louvain) as a holder of a Hoover Honorary Fellowship to work on digital nomad migration policies. I am active in academic self-governance and seek to contribute creating a culture of equal relationships and seek to enhance the position of young scholars in academe. Currently, I am a representative of the young scholars in the Dept. of Political Science and International Relations at the AVƵ.
Domaines de recherche Political Theory: Normative, Democratic and Critical Theories. |
Գéêٲ Ethics and Politics of Migration; Social Cohesion; Political Theory Methodology; Liberal/Sub-State Nationalism; Liberal Multiculturalism; Legitimacy of International Institutions; Welfare State Policies; Social Justice, Ethics of Digital Societies; and Global Justice. |
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Projets Collaborative Projects: 2019-2023 -- , embedded in the NCCR-On the Move Consortium, Second Phase . 2014- 2018 , embedded in the NCCR-On the Move Consortium, First Phase . Personal Projects: Sep. 2023 – "State System Legitimacy, Differentiated Rights and Methodological Nationalism in Digital Societies" Jan. – Jul. 2022 SNSF/NCCR Short Postdoc Mobility Grant (CHF 25’000) for the project “Ethics of Immigration and Discrimination,” undertaken during my at the Arctic AVƵ of Norway. Feb. – Nov. 2021 NCCR On the Move, Short Term Mobility Grant (CHF 10’000) for the project “Social Cohesion and Liberal Nationalism: An Empirical and Normative Analysis” undertaken during my visit at Aarhus AVƵ. 2014 – 2019 Ph.D Project in Political Science and Philosophy, “Social Cohesion in Post-Migration Societies: In Defense of a Post-Migration Paradigm”, Cotutela Ծé de Genève (UNIGE) and KU Leuven. Advisor: Matteo Gianni (Institute of Citizenship Studies, UNIGE); Co-advisor: Helder De Schutter (KU Leuven); Committee: Barbara Buckinx (Princeton); Antoon Vandevelde (KU Leuven) and Marco Giugni (UNIGE). |
Publications Edited Journal Special Issues: In Progress:
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Contributors: Anna Triandafyllidou (Ryerson AVƵ); Helder De Schutter (KU Leuven); Felix Lambrecht (AVƵ of Toronto); Matteo Gianni (AVƵ); Sophie Guérard de Latour (AVƵ of Lyon); Patrick Savidan (Ծé Paris-Panthéon-Assas). Publications: In Progress:
Baycan-Herzog, Esma. (Revise & Resubmit). “Tճ”. Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy. Baycan-Herzog, Esma. (In Preparation, Accepted Abstract). “Tճ”. Democratic Theory. Baycan-Herzog, Esma. (In Preparation, Accepted Proposal). “Book Review: Democracy and Exclusion” (forthcoming book by Patti Tamara Lenard, Oxford AVƵ Press). Global Justice: Theory, Practice and Rhetoric. Baycan-Herzog, Esma. (In Preparation, Accepted Proposal). “Tճ”. Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy. Published: Boucher, François, Guérard de Latour, Sophie, and Baycan-Herzog, Esma. (2023).“”. Ethnicities. 23(4): 527–46. . Impact Factor: 2.215 Baycan-Herzog, Esma. (2022). , Danish Yearbook of Philosophy, Nationalism and Rationality Special Issue, (Eds. Lasse Nielsen & Nikolaj Nottelmann), pp. 134 – 153. . Baycan-Herzog, Esma. (2021). In Migration, Stability and Solidarity, Corinna Mieth and Wolfram Cremer (Eds.). Nomos, pp. 155-186. . Baycan-Herzog, Esma, and Matteo Gianni. (2019). “” In Religion and Political Theory: Secularism, Accommodation and The New Challenges of Religious Diversity, Jonathan Seglow and Andrew Shorten (Eds.). ECPR Press, pp. 175-194. Baycan, Esma. (2016). “” In Pro-Independence Movements and Immigration, Johanna Mitterhofer, Patricia Popelier, and Roberta Medda-Windischer (Eds.). Brill, pp. 86–117. . Turculet, Georgiana and Baycan, Esma. (2016).A Fair Cooperation Scheme in a de facto Uncooperative Institution? The EU and the Current Refugee Crisis. Europolis, Journal of Political Science and Theory, 10(2), pp.243–50. Baycan, Esma. (2016) . “” (Eds. Peter Balint and Sophie Guérard de Latour), Political Studies Review, Vol: 14(2), p.237. . Baycan, Esma. (2016) . “” (by Alan Patten), Political Studies Review, Vol: 14(1), pp. 73-4. . Baycan, Esma. (2015) . “”, Tijdschrift voor Filosofie, Vol:77(2), pp. 427-9. Baycan, Esma. (2014). “”, Ethical Perspectives, Vol: 3, pp. 429-39. . Selected Academic Events: As an ORGANIZER: Forthcoming 12-15 Aug. 2024 “” Co-organizer with Simon Stevens (De Montfort AVƵ), ECPR General Conference 2024. Past: 23-28 Apr. 2023 ECPR Joint Session of Workshop, Toulouse: . With Jonathan Leader Maynard (King’s College London), (Endorsed by Methods of Normative Political Theory and Political Theory ECPR standing groups.)
28-30 Sep. 2022 “”, Aarhus AVƵ, CEPDISC Denmark. With Annamari Vitikainen and Kasper Lippert-Rasmussen. 22-26 Aug. 2022 , Political Theory Section. With Matteo Gianni 18 – 20 Nov. 2021 “Multicultural Citizenship 25 Years Later”, Ծé Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne. With Sophie Guérard de Latour, Francois Boucher and Juliette Monvoisin.
Selected Invited Contributions: Forthcoming Baycan-Herzog, Esma. Invited Article Presentation: “Migration, State System Legitimacy and Differentiated Rights: When the Kind of Citizenship Matters…”. Mardi Intimes, Chaire Hoover, Ծé Catholique de Louvain; 20 Feb. 2024. Past: Baycan-Herzog, Esma. Invited Paper Presentation: “Residential vs Statuary Security? Baycan-Herzog, Esma. Invited Paper Presentation: “Equal Treatment and International Reciprocity: Are Citizenship-based Rights’ Differentiations Justified?”, , 17-19 May 2022. Baycan-Herzog, Esma. Invited Paper Presentation: “Rights’ Differentiations and Equal Treatment: What is Wrong with Citizenship-based Rights’ Differentiations?”, , KU Leuven, Co-organized by François Boucher, Johan Olsthoorn and Eszter Kollar, 24 – 25 March 2022. Baycan-Herzog, Esma. Invited Paper Presentation: “Inclusive Membership as Fairness? A Rawlsian Case for Provisional Immigrants”, , Arctic AVƵ of Norway, 14-16 Dec. 2021. |
Actualité / Média Public Engagement: Baycan, Esma. Roundtable participation on Turkish-European “Refugee Deal” and the Human Rights Protection in Turkey. Philosophy Night Amsterdam, Together with Tamar De Waal and Laurien De Vos, (the Amnesty International Turkey Coordinator in the Netherlands). Philosophy Night is a general audience philosophy event organized by Filosofie Magazine, a general audience Dutch philosophy journal. 15 Apr. 2016. Baycan, Esma. Two Days Seminar on International Migration and Social Cohesion in Contemporary Normative Political Theory. Yücel Cultural Foundation, Istanbul. 26-27 Dec. 2014. Baycan, Esma. “Roundtable on Gezi Protests in Turkey”, Together with Prof. Gerrit Steunebrink, Soeterbeeck Program, Radboud Universiteit. 11 Jun. 2013. Blog Posts: Baycan-Herzog, Esma, and Boucher, François. (2022). , NCCR-On the Move Blog. Baycan-Herzog, Esma. (2020). , NCCR-On the Move Blog. Baycan, Esma. (2017). , NCCR-On the Move Blog. |