Conference on Rethinking Governance, Institutions and Democracy
Conference on Rethinking Governance, Institutions and Democracy
19 July 2011, Tuesday
Rectorate Conference Hall
Boğaziçi University, Istanbul
09:45-10:00 - Welcome Note
- Refik Erzan, Boğaziçi University
10:00 - 11:15 - State Formation, Colonization and Income Inequality
Chair: Gökhan Özertan, Boğaziçi University
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Kıvanç Karaman, Boğaziçi University (with Şevket Pamuk, Boğaziçi University and London School of Economics and Political Science)
“Different Paths to the Modern State in Europe: The Interaction between Domestic Political Economy and Interstate Competition”
- Arhan Ertan, Boston University and NYU
“Colonial Origins of Institutions: Path Dependence Revisited”
“Religion, Income Inequality and the Size of the Government”
11:15 - 11:30 - Coffee Break
11:30 - 13:00 - Political Economy Perspectives on Governance and Institutions
Chair: Ozan Hatipoğlu, Boğaziçi University
- Caner Bakır, Koç University
“Structure, Institutions and Agency - Based View on the Comperative Governance of Banking Systems”
- Ali Resul Usul, Bahçeşehir University
“Academia and Legitimitizing International Politics: The Studies of Democratization and World Politics”
- Fikret Adaman, Boğaziçi University
“Is Corruption a Drawback to Turkey's Accession to the European Union?”
- Ahmet Faruk Aysan, Boğaziçi University
“Rethinking the Role of Governance, Institutions on Private Investment: Reflections After the Arab Spring”
13:00 - 14:15 - Lunch Break
14:15 - 15:30 - The Role of Governance Institutions on FDI, Trade and Private Investment
Chair: Murat Koyuncu, Boğaziçi University
- Nihal Bayraktar, Pennsylvania State University
“Foreign Direct Investment and Ease of Doing Business: Before, During and After the Global Crisis”
- Mehmet Babacan, Istanbul Commerce University
“The Role of Institutions and Governance in International Trade”
Ahmet Faruk Aysan, Boğaziçi University(with Ömer Faruk Baykal, Kadir Has University and ETDB, Marie-Ange Veganzones-Varoudakis, CERDI, CNRS, Universite d' Auvergne)
“The Effect of Convergence in Governance on Capital Accumulation in the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Countries”
15:30 - 15:45 - Coffee Break
15:45 - 16:30 - Keynote Speech
- Roger R. Betancourt, Boğaziçi University of Maryland and Development Research Center
