{"id":8890,"date":"2009-02-03T00:31:18","date_gmt":"2009-02-02T21:31:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.turkishforum.com.tr\/en\/content\/?p=8890"},"modified":"2023-07-25T15:19:30","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T12:19:30","slug":"turkey-decoded-by-ann-dismorr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/2009\/02\/03\/turkey-decoded-by-ann-dismorr\/","title":{"rendered":"TURKEY DECODED by: Ann DISMORR"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Immediate Media Release – <\/span><\/span>
\n“TURKEY DECODED” with Ambassador Ann DISMORR
\nDate: <\/strong>On Wednesday, February 25, 2009, NYC.<\/span>
\nToday’s Date: <\/strong>January 28, 2009, NY
\nFor INVITATION of the Program><\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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LIGHT MILLENNIUM in collaboration with the COLUMBIA University Middle Eastern and Asian Languages and Cultures, Middle East Institute, and the Consulate General of SWEDEN in New York, proudly presents:<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
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\n<\/em>A Book Presentation and Signing:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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TURKEY DECODED<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n<\/span>by:<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/em>Ann DISMORR<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span>
\nSwedish Ambassador to Turkey from 2001-2005<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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Introduction of the author by:<\/span><\/strong>
\nAmbassador Ulf HJERTONSSON <\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Moderator: <\/strong>
\n<\/em> Professor Peter AWN<\/strong>
\nDean of General Studies and Director of MEI at Columbia University
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\nWHEN:<\/strong>On Wednesday, February 25, 2009<\/span>
\nTIME: <\/strong>Registration & Reception 6:30 pm, with program to follow<\/span><\/p>\n

WHERE:<\/strong>Columbia University<\/span>, International Affairs Building (IAB room 1501, 15th floor)
\nLocated at 420 W. 118th Street (at Amsterdam Avenue)
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\nPlease RSVP by:<\/strong> February 24, 2009, 5PM.
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\n<\/strong><\/em>Please RSVP to><\/strong> <\/em>contact@lightmillennium.org<\/strong>
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\nWeb site:<\/strong> <\/em>
\n– This event is free and open to the general public.<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Ann DISMORR<\/span><\/strong>\u2019s book, \u201cTurkey Decoded\u201d<\/span><\/strong>, examines Turkey’s foreign policy, ties with the US and the Middle East, as well as troubled relations with the EU.<\/p>\n

Some of the twenty-first century’s greatest challenges are reflected in Turkey-EU relations: the widening gap between the West and the Muslim world, terrorism, and the struggle for human rights and democratization. Although membership talks were launched more than three years ago and are anticipated to finish in 2014, fully fledged membership is far from certain. There is growing concern in both Turkey and the West about Turkey’s “Islamization.”
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\nAnn DISMORR<\/span> <\/strong>examines the implications of Turkey’s affiliation with Europe while also addressing its role in the Middle East and its complex relationship with the U.S. She pays particular attention to the sweeping reforms initiated by the Justice and Development Party, and to the career and policies of one-time political prisoner and current Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan<\/span><\/strong>. <\/span><\/p>\n

From the unique view point of one of the few female ambassadors to Turkey, DISMORR<\/span><\/strong> describes a country in transition, covering topics from the Kurds to the Iraq War, women’s rights, the crisis over Cyprus and the polarizing presidential election of 2007.
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\n“Turkey Decoded” includes the following 12 chapters:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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1)<\/span><\/strong> <\/span>Turkish Identity;
\n2)<\/span><\/strong> Turkey in the Waiting Room of the European Union;
\n3)<\/span><\/strong> Changing EU-Turkish Relations, 1999-2007;
\n4)<\/span><\/strong> Pro-Islamic Party Gained Power and Succeed in Historic EU Breakthrough;
\n5)<\/span><\/strong> From Human Rights Deficit to Progress;
\n6)<\/span><\/strong> <\/span>The Kurdish Question: A Roadblock to Turkish EU Membership?;<\/span><\/td>\n		7)<\/span><\/strong> <\/span>Women Between Tradition and Transformation;
\n8)<\/span><\/strong> <\/span>Changing US-Turkish Relations and their Impact on the EU Process;
\n9)<\/span><\/strong> Turkey’s Role in the Middle East: Possibilities and Limitations;
\n10)<\/span><\/strong> Turkey: Bridge or Barrier Between East and West?;
\n11)<\/span><\/strong> Turkey’s Future: EU Success Story or Unfulfilled Promise?;
\n12)<\/span><\/strong> The Beginning of a Post-Kemalist Era.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Following the presentation, there will be an open discussion moderated by Prof. Peter AWN.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n


\n The American Turkish Society<\/strong><\/span>(www.americanturkishsociety.org), as a part of its Meet the Ambassadors<\/span><\/strong><\/em> program, will host a reception in honor of Ambassador Ann DISMORR<\/span> <\/strong>and guests at the event’s venue.<\/p>\n

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\nAbout the Author:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Ann DISMORR has extensive knowledge of the region and of Islam, having lived in Saudi Arabia, worked on the Middle East peace process and served as an ambassador in Lebanon. Since 2006 she is the Ambassador\/Head of the International Department of the Swedish Parliament, and working actively to enhance the understanding and dialogue with the Muslim world.
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\nDISMORR’s other key positions:<\/span><\/strong>
\nSwedish Foreign Ministry 1981
\nSenior advisor on Parliament\u2019s project on its relations with the Muslim world in the EU\u2019s immediate vicinity (launched in 2005)
\nAmbassador in Turkey and Azerbaijan 2001-2005
\nAmbassador in Lebanon 1999-2001
\nCounsellor, Swedish UN Mission in Geneva 1995-99; in charge of human rights issues
\nDeputy Director, Foreign Ministry in Stockholm 1993-95; political department, Middle East department
\nDiplomatic Advisor to Sten Andersson, Former Foreign Minister and special envoy to the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks 1993-97
\nExecutive assistant to Foreign Minister Margareta af Ugglas, 1991-92
\nNegotiating EU-EFTA affairs, Foreign Ministry Trade Department, 1988-89
\nEmbassy in the UK; first secretary, economic affairs, 1985-88
\nEmbassy in Zimbabwe; second secretary, 1983-85
\nChairperson of the Friendship Association of the Swedish Research Institute in Istanbul.
\nAuthor of the book “Turkey Decoded” (published by Saqi books, London in 2008)
\nCo-author of the book \u201cPlikten och \u00e4ventyret\u201d (published by Carlsson Bokf\u00f6rlag 2008)
\nPhD studies at Yale University, Connecticut, USA, 1990-91, political science (EU-USA relations)
\nPostgraduate studies (political science), University of Gothenburg
\nBachelor of Arts, University of Stockholm
\nLived in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 1979-1981, 1982-83.<\/em><\/div>\n


\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span>About Ambassador Ulf HJERTONSSON:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

As of March 1, 2006, Ambassador Ulf HJERTONSSON<\/span><\/strong> is the Consul General of Sweden<\/span><\/strong> in New York. Ambassador Ulf HJERTONSSON<\/span><\/strong> has worked for the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs <\/span><\/strong>since <\/span>1965.\u00a0 His career in the Swedish foreign service has included a number of key appointments, both in Stockholm and abroad.<\/p>\n

Most recently, from 2001 to 2006, he was Ambassador of Sweden in Helsinki, Finland.\u00a0 Prior to this, he served as Special Adviser to the Foreign Minister and Chairman of the EU-US Task Force<\/em> during the Swedish EU Presidency in 2001.<\/p>\n

Previous appointments include Director General for Political Affairs at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs i<\/em>n Stockholm in 1995; Ambassador of Sweden in Madrid, Spain,<\/em> in 1989; Minister at the Embassy of Sweden in W<\/em>ashington DC in 1985; Foreign Policy Adviser to Prime Minister Olof Palme<\/em> in 1984; and Assistant Under-Secretary for Political Affairs<\/em> in 1983.<\/p>\n

His first diplomatic assignment was at the Swedish Embassy in Santiago de Chile<\/em>, followed by the Permanent Mission of Sweden to the United Nations in New York in 1967, <\/em>and the Swedish delegation to the European Communities in Brussels <\/em>in 1978.<\/p>\n

Ulf HJERTONSSON<\/span><\/strong> has a special interest in language and literature and has published a number of literary translations, including works by Pablo Neruda and Michel Tournier.<\/p>\n


\n<\/strong><\/span>About Professor Peter J. AWN: <\/strong><\/span>
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\n<\/strong>On July 1, 2008, Professor Peter J. AWN<\/span><\/strong> took up his three-year term as Director of the Middle East Institute<\/span><\/strong>.<\/span> He also continues to serve as Dean of the School of General Studies at Columbia.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Peter J. AWN<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> is Professor of Islamic Religion and Comparative Religion in the Department of Religion. He received his Ph.D. in Islamic Religion and Comparative Religion from Harvard University in 1978, at which point he joined the Columbia faculty. Previously he earned degrees in Philosophy, Classical Languages, and Christian Theology. Professor AWN<\/span><\/strong>‘s book, “Satan’s Tragedy and Redemption: Ibl\u00ees in Sufi Psychology<\/em>“, received a book award from the American Council of Learned Societies<\/em>. In 1984 he was the first recipient of the “Phillip and Ruth Hettleman Award<\/em>” for distinguished teaching and research. In 1995 Professor AWN<\/span> <\/strong>was awarded the “Great Teacher Award” <\/strong><\/em>from the Society of Columbia Graduates. Professor AWN<\/span><\/strong> <\/span>has received numerous grants including a Fulbright <\/strong><\/em>and several grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities<\/em>. He was also a Principal Investigator on the Muslim Communities in New York City research project, sponsored by the Ford Foundation<\/em>. In addition to his work at Columbia, Professor Awn has been Visiting Professor of Religion at Princeton University. Professor AWN<\/span><\/strong> has traveled widely in Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, Iran, and South Asia.<\/p>\n

In addition to his service as Dean of the School of General Studies (GS), Professor AWN<\/span> <\/strong>currently serves as Acting Dean of the School of Continuing Education <\/em>(SCE). He has served as chair of the Department of Religion<\/em>, chair of the Steering Committee of the Chairs of the Arts & Sciences Departments<\/em>, and chair of the Executive Committee of the Faculty of Arts & Sciences.<\/em> In addition he has served as Direc<\/em>tor of Graduate Studies for the Department of Religion, and Arts & Sciences Faculty Liaison to the Office of Univ<\/em>ersity Development and Alumni Relations.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n


\n<\/strong><\/span>Producers of the program: Bircan \u00dcnver<\/strong><\/span><\/strong>, Light Millennium & <\/em>Prof. Etem Erol<\/strong>, Columbia University & <\/em>
\nMartina H\u00f6gberg<\/strong>, Consulate General of Sweden in New York<\/em><\/span>
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\nFor more information:<\/span><\/strong> <\/span> contact@lightmillennium.org<\/strong><\/span>, ee2105@columbia.edu, martina.hogberg@foreign.ministry.se or\/ martina.hogberg@gmail.com<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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