Asst. Prof. Dr. Nur Köprülü Contact details

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Asst. Prof. Dr. Nur Köprülü

Contact details Tel: 0548 863 64 68

Mails:koprulunur@gmail.com nur.koprulu@neu.edu.tr

Address: Tepe Sokak, Anıttepe Apt No:1/ 3, Lefkoşa, KKTC Education

2000 – 2007 PhD at International Relations Department, Middle East Technical University (METU)/ Ankara – Turkey.

1997 – 1999 MSc in International Relations, Middle East Technical University (METU) – Ankara/ Turkey 1993 – 1997 BA in International Relations, at Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU), North Cyprus

Employment

Since July 2013 Asst. Prof. Dr., Near East University, North Cyprus

(full-time) Lecturer, Department of International Relations, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences

Teaching Duties:

 BA: Analysis of International Relations I & II

 MA: Changing Middle East & Theories of IR Administrative Duties:

Vice-Chair, Near East Institute

Oct. 2004 – June 2013 Asst. Prof. Dr., Cyprus International University, North Cyprus

(full-time) Department of International Relations, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences

Administrative Duties:

Since 2008 – Head of the Department

Feb - Oct 2012: Rector’s Coordinator for Students Affairs

August – Sept 2012 Queen Mary, University of London, UK School of Politics and IR,

Visiting Researcher

2001 – 2004 Instructor, Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU), Famagusta, North Cyprus (part-time) Department of International Relations

1999 – 2000 Instructor, Near East University (NEU), Nicosia, North Cyprus

(part-time) Department of International Relations

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Honours and Awards Feb 23 –

March 19, 2009 United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs – International Visitor Leadership Programme on “U.S. Foreign Policy Challenges”

Funded Research

KKTC Milli Eğitim Bakanlığı, Lefkoşa. – “Avrupa-Akdeniz Ortaklığı Projesi ve Kuzey Kıbrıs Örneği”, 2008 – 2009.

Editorial Experience

Special Issue Editorship and Editorial Press:

With Al Ariss, A. and İnal G. Special Issue on ‘Exploring careers of skilled immigrants in the Middle East’, International Journal of Business and Globalisation, 8 (4), 2012.

Publications Book Chapters

Nur Köprülü; “Interplay of Palestinian and Jordanian Identities in the Re/Making of state and nation-building in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan”, in State Formation and Identity in the Middle East and North Africa, Ken Christie & Mohammad Massad (eds), Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.

Nur Köprülü; “Chp 7: Civil Wars and the Fragility of Democracy in the Arab Middle East: Notes From Lebanon”, in Guardians or Oppressors: Civil-Military Relations and Democratisation in the Mediterranean Region, Amany Salaheldin Soliman and Gülçin Balamir Coşkun (eds), Cambridge University Press, 2015.

Journal Articles

Nur Köprülü; “The Impact of Arab Uprisings on the Islamist Movement: Lessons from Tunisia, Egypt and Jordan”, Ortadoğu Etütleri, Vol: 6, No: 2, January 2015, pp: 80-94.

Nur Köprülü; “Consolidated Monarchies in the post-‘Arab Spring’ era: the case of Jordan”, Israel Affairs, Vol:

20, No: 3, 1-10, 2014. (SSCI)

Nur Köprülü; “Jordan Since Uprisings”, Middle East Policy, Vol: XXI, No: 2, Summer 2014. (SSCI)

Nur Köprülü & İlker Salih Ebrem, “Lübnan’da Çoklu Güç Paylaşımı ve Ortaklıkçı Demokrasi Zemininin Arap Ayaklanmaları Sonrası Geleceği”, Akademik Ortadoğu, Cilt 8, Sayı 1, 2013.

Nur Köprülü; “Monarchical Pluralism or De-Democratization: Actors and Choices in Jordan”, Insight Turkey, Volume 14, No 1, 2012, pp: 71 – 92. (ISSN 1302-177X)

Nur Köprülü; “State, Economy and the Palestinian Migrants in Jordan”, Special Issue on “Exploring careers of

skilled immigrants in the Middle-East”, International Journal of Business and Globalization (IJBG),

Inderscience Publishers, Vol. 8, No. 4, 2012. (ISSN 1753-3627)

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Umut Koldaş & Nur Köprülü; “Arap İntifadası mı?: Arap Dünyasındaki Toplumsal Hareketlerin İçsel, Bölgesel ve Uluslararası Dinamikleri”, Akademik Orta Doğu, Cilt 6, Sayı 1, 2011.

Nur Köprülü; “Ürdün Haşimi Krallığı ve Siyasal Liberalleşme Süreçleri: 2010 Parlamento Seçimlerinin İçsel ve Bölgesel Dinamikler Açısından Bir Değerlendirmesi”, Akademik Orta Doğu, 10. Sayı, İstanbul, Mart 2011.

Nur Köprülü; “Trapped Between De-Liberalization, Politics of Identity and Regional Predicaments: Lessons from Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan”, Perceptions, Journal of International Affairs, Center for Strategic Research, Volume: XIV, Autumn – Winter, 2009. (ISSN 1300-8641)

Nur Köprülü & Umut Koldaş; “The Resurrection of Palestinian Identity in Divided Societies of the Middle East: The Cases of Jordan and Israel, Perceptions, Journal of International Affairs, Center for Strategic Research, Volume XV, No 1-2, Spring-Summer 2010, pp: 43-74. (ISSN 1300-8641)

Köprülü, Nur, “Arabizimden Teritoryal Kimliğe Geçiş: 1989 sonrası Ürdün’de Kimlik Politikaları ve Demokratikleş(eme)me Çabaları”, Ulusal Kalkınmacılıktan Küreselleşmeye Üçüncü Dünya, Mehmet Hasgüler (der), Siyasal Bilgiler Fakültesi Dergisi, İstanbul Üniversitesi, Sayi: 41, Ekim 2009.

Analysis & Reports

“Ürdün Krallığı ve Suriye Krizi”, Stratejik Düşünce Enstitüsü, Analiz, 18 Mart 2015.

“Ortadoğu’da Devam Eden Dönüşüm Bağlamında Türkiye-Ürdün İlişkilerine Yeni Bir Bakış”, ORSAM Bölgesel Gelişmeler Değerlendirmesi, No: 12, Ekim 2014.

“Ürdün Siyasetinin Değiş(e)meyen Yüzü: Siyasal İstikrar mı, Reform mu?”, Ortadoğu, Mart-Nisan, Cilt 6, Sayı: 61, 2014.

“Ürdün’de Parlamento Seçimleri: Değişim ve Süreklilik Arasında”, Ortadoğu Stratejik Araştırmalar Merkezi, ORSAM, Dış Politika Analizleri, 24 Ocak 2013.

“Arap Dünyasının İstisnai Krallığı: Yerel Aktörler ve Arap-İsrail Uyuşmazlığı Çerçevesinde Ürdün Krallığı’nın Demokratikleşme Deneyimleri”, ORSAM Rapor No: 90, Kasım 2011.

Book Reviews

Nur Köprülü; “When Victory is not an option” by Nathan Brown, Political Studies Review, Volume 12, Issue 1, January 2014, forthcoming. (SSCI) (ISSN: 1478-9302)

Nur Köprülü; “Faith in Moderation: Islamist Parties in Jordan and Yemen”, Jillian Schwedler – Comparative Politics, Political Studies Review, Volume: 8, Issue: 3, September 2010. (SSCI) ( ISSN: 1478-9302)

Köprülü, Nur, “Harmonizing Foreign Policy: Turkey, the EU and the Middle East”, Mesut Özcan, C. A. Ataç &

Ö. Çaykent (eds), Journal of Cyprus Studies (JCS), No: 35, Vol: 14, 2008.

Proceedings

Köprülü, Nur; “The Euro – Med Partnership Revisited in the light of the Cyprus Question”, Centre for Cyprus

Studies, Conference Proceedings, Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta, North Cyprus, November

2009.

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International Conference Papers and Workshops

Nur Köprülü; “Middle East Between Change and Stability”, Conference on Area Studies and International Relations, METU / ODTÜ-Ankara, June 17-19, 2015.

Nur Köprülü; “Parties, Electoral Politics and the future of political reform in Jordan”, Panel # 5: Origin and Development of the Political Party System in the Arab World: A Comparative Perspective, Beyond the Arab Uprisings: Rediscovering the MENA region, XII SeSaMo Italian Society for Middle Eastern Studies Conference, Ca’Foscari University/ Venice, Italy, 16-17 January 2015.

Nur Köprülü; “Geçmişten Bugüne Türkiye-Ürdün Siyasi İlişkileri”, Ortadoğu Üzerine İstişareler: Türkiye- Ürdün ve Değişen Bölgesel Çevrede İlişkiler konulu çalıştay, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Dışişleri Bakanlığı Kamu Diplomasisi Koordinatörlüğü, Stratejik Araştırmalar Merkezi (SAM) ve Ortadoğu Stratejik Araştırmalar Merkezi (ORSAM)’ın ortak çalıştayı, Ürdün Üniversitesi, Amman, Ürdün, Mayıs 2014.

Nur Köprülü; “Two People on One Land: The Interplay of Palestinian and Jordanian Identities in Re/making the state and nation formation in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan”, Workshop No: 2, 13. Mediterranean Research Meeting, Robert European University Institute, Schuman Center for Advanced Studies – Italy, 20 – 23 March 2012.

Nur Köprülü & Umut Koldaş; “A Trend Towards Democratization: Comparative Analysis of the Social Movements in Mashreq and Maghreb”, International Conference on Arab Uprising: Causes and Consequences, EMU, North Cyprus, 12 – 14 December 2011.

Nur Köprülü; “A shift from Monarchical Political Pluralism toward De-democratization: Lessons from the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan”, Workshop No: 6, 12. Mediterranean Research Meeting, Robert European University Institute, Centre for Advanced Studies Italy, 6 – 9 April 2011.

Nur Köprülü; “Policies and Its Implications on Career Development of Palestinian Migrants in Jordan”, Conference on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Vienna University, Austria, July 2010.

Nur Köprülü; “International Relations Studies and Universities in Cyprus”, 9th METU Conference on International Relations, The Mediterranean in the World System: Structures and Processes, Session 5-D, METU NCC, May 20 - 22, 2010.

Nur Köprülü; “EU’s Mediterranean Policy: Capability of the Euro-Mediterranean Cooperation in Overcoming Regional Unsteadinesses”, 9th METU Conference on International Relations, The Mediterranean in the World System: Structures and Processes, METU NCC, May 20 - 22, 2010.

Nur Köprülü; Chair, Session 3-A, “Turkey and the Middle East”, 9th METU Conference on International Relations, The Mediterranean in the World System: Structures and Processes, METU NCC, May 20 - 22, 2010.

Nur Köprülü; “Practices of Consociational Democracy in divided societies: Cases of Jordan & Lebanon”, Panel

on Re-examining Federalism and Consociationalism as a Constitutional and Political Arrangements for

Community Conflicts in Post-Ottoman Lands, 12. Mediterranean Research Meeting, Robert European

University Institute, Centre for Advanced Studies, Florence & Montecatini Terme Workshop No: 05, 24 – 27

March 2010.

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Köprülü, Nur, “Regional Instabilities, Politics of Identity and Retreat from Political Liberalization: The Case of Jordan”, International Conference on Change and Stability in the Middle East & North Africa, Jagiellonian University, Krakow/ Poland, 28 – 29 May 2009.

Panel on “All Quiet on the Island: Critical Notes on the EU’s Cyprus Policy”, Köprülü, Nur; “The Euro – Med Partnership Revisited in the light of the Cyprus Question”, Centre for Cyprus Studies, Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta, North Cyprus, 4 – 5 November 2009.

Köprülü, Nur, “US Foreign Policy and Challenges under Barack Obama Administration”, International Visitors Program on Project for Europe, US State Department Activity, San Francisco/ CA, 2009.

Köprülü, Nur, “Obstructing Counter-Hegemonic Forces: Conflicting Identities in Jordan”, 7

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International Conference on International Relations: Hegemony or Empire, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, June 2008.

Conference Papers

Nur Köprülü, “Arap Ayaklanmaları Sonrası Ortadoğu: Değişim ve Süreklilik Arasında”, Arap Baharı ve Türkiye konulu Konferans, Lefke Avrupa Üniversitesi, Lefke, KKTC, 27 Mart 2015. (Davetli Konuşmacı) Nur Köprülü, “Arap Dünyasında Bölgesel Siyaset”, Arap Baharı, Doğu Akdeniz ve Kıbrıs Sorunu, Insight Turkey Toplantısı, YDÜ – Lefkoşa, KKTC, 12 Mayıs 2012. (Davetli Konuşmacı)

Nur Köprülü, “Arap Baharı’nın Güney Akdeniz ve Orta Doğu Siyasal Coğrafyasına Etkileri”, Bursa Kent Konseyi Gençlik Meclisi organizasyonu, Bursa, Türkiye, 7 Mart 2012.

Nur Köprülü, “Arap Baharı sonrası Ortadoğu ve Bölgesel Siyaset”, 2. Dünya Kıbrıs Türkleri Konferansı, Girne, KKTC, 18 Nisan 2012. (Davetli Konuşmacı)

Languages: English (competent); Turkish (native)