Democracy in Question: Soli Özel on Turkey s Political Protests

The latest episode of the Democracy in Question podcast, hosted by CEU President and Rector Shalini Randeria, features Turkish political scientist and a public intellectual, Soli Özel. Özel teaches in the International Relations Department of Kadir Has University in Istanbul. Over his career he has taught at institutions including Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies at Northwestern University and at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is currently a fellow at the Institute of Human Sciences (IWM) in Vienna, working on a project titled “Tracking the Making of a New World Order and Europe s Place in It”. Özel has published widely on topics such as Turkish geopolitical strategies and the worldwide populist authoritarian turn. In this episode Soli Özel on Turkey s Political Protests released on April 16, Randeria and her guest explore the broad implications of the large-scale protests across Turkey in response to President Erdoğan’s repression of political opposition. What is the background to the recent developments that the Turkish regime faces? And what are the dilemmas that have given rise to this political storm? Listen to hear why the current resistance in the streets to authoritarianism is a sign that young people and ordinary citizens are willing to protect democracy. For each episode of Democracy in Question, Randeria invites a leading scholar or public figure to explore the challenges and dilemmas facing democracies around the world. Listen to the trailer and subscribe here. Series 10 of Democracy in Question is produced in partnership with the Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy at the Graduate Institute in Geneva (AHCD) where Randeria is a Senior Fellow. ACHD and the Institute for Human Sciences (IWM) in Vienna co-produced seasons one and two of the podcast. Unit: The Office of the President and RectorCategory: Podcast: Democracy in Question with CEU President and Rector Shalini RanderiaNewsPresident and RectorImage: Content Priority: Top

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