THEMES

The symposium themes include, but are not limited to, the following topics:

1. Typologies and Models of Modernization

2. Alternative Pathways and Experiences of Modernization

3. The Core Dynamics of Modernization in Türkiye: Theoretical and Historical Perspectives

4. Theoretical Foundations of Turkish Modernization: Intellectual Legacy and Foundational Figures

5. Structural Parameters of Modernization in Türkiye (Religion, Language, Education, Law, Politics, Economy)

6. Westernization and Modernization: Conceptual Distinctions and Shifting Meanings

7. Tradition–Modernity Tensions and Reconciliation Attempts in Turkish Modernization

8. Rupture and Continuity in the Trajectory of Turkish Modernization

9. Modernization and Political Culture: Bureaucracy and State–Society Relations

10. The Limits of Turkish Modernization in the Context of Neoliberal Approaches

11. Legal and Economic Dimensions of Turkish Modernization

12. The East–West Dilemma: Identity in the Context of Turkish Modernization

13. Educational Reform and the Transformation of Learning in Turkish Modernization

14. Modernization and the Politics of Secularization, Laicism, and Religion

15. Tajdīd and Modernization: Quest for Reform in Religious Thought

16. Modernization and Women: Gender Roles and Social Transformation

17. The Aesthetic Dimensions of Turkish Modernization: Transformations in Cinema, Literature, and Music

18. Architecture, Urbanization, and Modern Life: The Reconstruction of Space

19. Media and Popular Culture as Vehicles of Modernization

20. Türkiye between Local and Global Modernization: Adaptation, Resistance, and Hybridity