Kurtulus Gemici
Postdoctoral Fellow, 2008-2009, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies, Cologne, Germany;
Ph.D. Sociology, October 2008, UCLA;
M.A. Sociology, 2003, UCLA;
B.A. Economics, 2001, Bogazici University
Fax: 310-206-9838
E-mail:
kgemici@ucla.edu
Subfield
International Political Economy, political sociology, economic sociology, economic development, social movements, collective action
Research Interests
Dissertation Title: "Hot Money, Cold Money: Managing Global Capital in Chile, South Korea, and Turkey."
"Moral Economy Redux: The April 2001 Shopkeeper Protests in Turkey." Revise and Resubmit, Politics and Society.
"Contentious Politics and Anticipatory Emotions: A Model of Collective Action in the Presence of Fear and Hope."
"Growth or Distribution? The Politics of Hot and Cold Money in Emerging Economies."
Notes
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Publications
Gemici, Kurtulus. 2008. "Karl Polanyi and the Antinomies of Embeddedness." Socio-Economic Review, 6: 5-33.
Link to the article (journal subscription required)
The following articles in the Sage Encyclopedia of Global Business:
Capital Account Balance; Chile; Current Account; Foreign Exchange Reserves; Foreign Portfolio Investment; International Capital Flows.
Grants and Awards
Mellon Fellowship in Latin American Studies (2006-2007)
Dissertation Fellowship, UC Institute of Global Conflict and Cooperation (2005-2006)
Pre-dissertation Field Research Grant, UC Institute of Latin American Studies
UCLA Graduate Division, Quality of Graduate Student Education Award (2004)
Advisors
Michael Mann
Conference Presentations
"Karl Polanyi and Embeddedness." Paper read at the Tenth Annual Polanyi Conference, Istanbul, Turkey.
"Economic Life, Institutions, and Social Action: Reflections on Polanyi's Approach to Studying Economic Life." Paper read at the ASA 2005 Annual Meeting.
“Project Labor Agreements in California Public School Construction Projects: Some Preliminary Results,” invited presentation at the biannual Construction Economics Research Network (CERN) Conference (2004).
“Spontaneity in Social Protest.” Paper read at the sixth annual Society for Comparative Research Graduate Student Retreat, University of California, San Diego (2004).
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