February, 1-3, 2008

Poverty is a widespread and global phenomenon, which has pervasive effects on global and local communities. Different social scientific disciplines, vary from sociology to economics, political science to social work, emphasize on the different aspects of the problem, and thus contribute the existing literature on poverty and its causes, pervasiveness and effects in 21st century. Furthermore, there is a profusion of supranational actors, usually lying beyond the state, to tackle poverty. UNDP, World-Bank and local or global civil society organizations work in the field of poverty alleviation and offer a variety of services and solutions to the problem of poverty alongside the nation-states. In this respect, it is crucial to bring civil, public, academic and supranational actors together to discuss different aspects of the problem of poverty and thus to establish global and local platforms to fight against poverty.
Thus, Deniz Feneri Poverty Research Center, thus, to promote cooperation and exchange of knowledge and expertise in the field of poverty alleviation aims to organize an international symposium on poverty between 1st and 3rd of February, 2008 in Istanbul/Turkey.

Symposium Topics
Poverty: Between Society and Economy
Poverty and Public Policy
Poverty and Supranational Institutions
Philantrophy, Poverty and Civil Society Organizations
Globalization and Poverty
Sustainability, Natural Resources and Poverty
Poverty Alleviation, Strategies and Alternatives
Knowledge, Governance and Poverty

Symposium Practical Info Date
Symposium will be held between February, 1-3, 2008 in Istanbul. It is organized by Deniz Feneri Poverty Research Center.

Abstracts
Participants/ speakers should submit their abstracts until August.20 2007, which are not more than 250 words, to the symposium secretariat via e-mail. The abstract review outcomes will be announced in August.31.2007.

Manuscripts
Upon acceptance, a conference manuscript should be submitted to symposium secretariat until December.25. 2007. The manuscript reviews will be announced in January.05.2008. All the manuscripts should be written in Microsoft-Word format. All submitted documents should also be written in APA writing style. For APA-style visit http://apastyle. apa.org/
Papers can be submitted in English or in Turkish. In Turkish papers, an English abstract, which is not more than 250 words, should be added. All documents should include a keyword section, written in both in English and Turkish.

The Language
The languages of the symposium are English and Turkish.

Transportation and Accommodation
The transportation and accommodation will be provided on the basis of availabilities.

Symposium Committee
Prof. Korkut Tuna
Prof. Zekeriya Kurþun
Prof. Raþit Küçük
Prof. Ömer Çaha
Prof. Davut Dursun
Assoc. Prof. A. Emre Bilgili
Harun Kapýyoldaþ
Ýbrahim Altan

Symposium Secretariat
Ümit Aydoðmuþ (deyam@denizfeneri. org.tr, uaydogmus@denizfene ri.org.tr )
Zeynep Güneþ (deyam@denizfeneri. org.tr, zgunes@denizfeneri. org.tr )

International Symposium on Poverty
Scientific Committee
Prof. Adnan KULAKSIZOÐLU - Marmara University
Prof. Ali AKAY - Mimar Sinan University
Prof. Ali SEYYAR – Sakarya University
Prof. Aydýn GÜLAN – Istanbul University
Prof. Azim ÖZTÜRK – Seyhan Municipality Mayor
Prof. Bilal ERYILMAZ - Sakarya University
Prof. Coþkun Can AKTAN-Dokuz Eylül University
Prof. Davut DURSUN - Sakarya University
Prof. Eser KARAKAÞ - Bahçeþehir University
Prof. Faruk BEÞER - Sakarya University
Prof. I. Mete DOÐRUER - Marmara University
Prof. Ýsmail DOÐAN - Ankara University
Prof. Kenan GÜRSOY – Galatasaray University
Prof. Korkut TUNA - Istanbul University
Prof. M. Lütfullah KARAMAN - Fatih University
Prof. Mehmet ALTAN - Istanbul University
Prof. Murat ÇÝZAKÇA - Bahçeþehir University
Prof. Mustafa DÝLBER - Fatih University
Prof. Nazif GÜRDOÐAN – Fatih University
Prof. Necmettin TOZLU - Yüzüncü Yýl University
Prof. Niyazi ERUSLU - Istanbul Technical University
Prof. Ömer ÇAHA - Fatih University
Prof. Raþit KÜÇÜK - Marmara University
Prof. Saziye GAZÝOGLU- University of Aberdeen
Prof. Steven Rathgeb SMÝTH – University of Washington
Prof. Þinasi GÜNDÜZ - Istanbul University
Prof. Vildan SERÝN – Fatih University
Prof. Zekeriya KURÞUN - Marmara University
Assoc. Prof. Ahmet Emre BÝLGÝLÝ - Marmara University
Assoc. Prof. B. Berat ÖZÝPEK - Gaziosmanpaþa University
Assoc. Prof. Emin Yaþar DEMÝRCÝ - Yüzüncü Yýl University
Assoc. Prof. Fatih BÝLGÝLÝ - Balýkesir University
Assoc. Prof. Mustafa TAÞDEMÝR - Marmara University
Assoc. Prof. Songül S. GÜL - Süleyman Demirel University
Assist. Prof. Havva ÇAHA - Fatih University
Assist. Prof. Necdet SUBAÞI - Muðla University
Dr. Mehmet ASUTAY – Durham University
Dr. Adnan TEKÞEN
Psy. Celil GÜNGÖR - Director of Ministry of Culture Research and Education Dept.

Contact :

ÜMÝT AYDOÐMUÞ – ZEYNEP GÜNEÞ
Deniz Feneri Yoksulluk Araþtýrmalarý Merkezi (DEYAM)
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Zeytinburnu/ Istanbul
Tel: +90-212-41461 18 / 22
Fax: +90-212-4156161
E-mail: sempozyum@deyam. org
www.yoksulluk. org
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