CURRICULUM VITAE

 

ISA CAMYAR

 

Department of Political Science                                     Phone: (337) 482 5693

University of Louisiana at Lafayette                             Fax: (337) 482 6170

P.O. Box 41652                                                                E-mail: ixc2997@louisiana.edu

Lafayette, LA, 70504, USA

 

EDUCATION

 

PhD- 2007, Louisiana State University, Political Science, Baton Rouge, USA

MA- 2002, Bilkent University, Political Science, Ankara-Turkey

BA- 2001, Bilkent University, Political Science, Ankara-Turkey

 

EMPLOYMENT

 

Assistant Professor, 2007- , Political Science, University of Louisiana at Lafayette

 

RESEARCH AND TEACHING AREAS

 

Comparative Politics- European Politics, European Union Politics, Political Institutions, Political Parties

International Relations- International Institutions and Regimes, Regionalization and Globalization

 

RESEARCH

 

Publications

 

Isa Camyar (Forthcoming) “Europeanization, Domestic Legacies and Administrative Reforms in Central and Eastern Europe: A Comparative Analysis of Hungary and the Czech Republic”. Journal of European Integration

 

Isa Camyar (Forthcoming) “On Temporal Determinants of European Union Enlargement: The Case of Turkey’s Accession”.  Journal of Comparative European Politics

 

Isa Camyar (2006) “Maldives”. In Tate, C. Neal, ed. Governments of the World: A Global Guide to Citizens' Rights and Responsibilities, 4 vols. Detroit, MI: Macmillan Reference USA.

 

Under Review

 

Isa Camyar. “Political Parties and International Rule Compliance” (Journal of European Union Politics).

 

Isa Camyar. “Party Competition and International Trade: Niche Parties, Mainstream Parties and Trade Openness” (American Journal of Political Science)

 

Conference Papers

 

Isa Camyar. Information Asymmetry and the Elite-Public Gap. Prepared for the annual meeting of Midwest Political Science Association, 2008, Chicago.

 

Isa Camyar. “Why Is It So Difficult to Say ‘No’ to Turkey?: A Path Dependent Approach to EU Enlargement”. Prepared for the annual meeting of International Studies Association, 2007, Chicago

 

Isa Camyar, “What is ‘European’ in the Europeanization of Telecommunication Sectors in the EU: A Performance Analysis”. Prepared for the annual meeting of Southern Political Science Association, 2007, New Orleans.

 

Isa Camyar. “Globalization and Europeanization: Are They Alternative or Complementary?”. Prepared for the annual meeting of Midwest Political Science Association, 2006, Chicago.

 

Isa Camyar. “Historical and Institutional Basis of the Differential Impacts of Europeanization: A Comparative Study of Hungary and Czech Republic”. Prepared for the annual meeting of Midwest Political Science Association, 2006, Chicago.

 

Isa Camyar. “The Partisan Politics of Policy Compliance in the European Union” Prepared for the annual meeting of International Studies Association, 2006, San Diago.

 

Isa Camyar & Halit Mustafa Tagma. “Historical Institutional Approach to Turkey’s Bid for EU Membership”. Prepared for the annual meeting of International Studies Association, 2006, San Diego. 

 

Isa Camyar. “Democratization through Empowerment: How Does the European Union Affect the Process of Democratization in Turkey?. Prepared for the annual meeting of Graduate Student Conference at Louisiana State University, 2006.

 

Isa Camyar. “How Does Institutional Design in International Organizations Matter for Compliance?: Empirical Evidence from the European Union”. Prepared for the annual meeting of Southern Political Science Association, 2006, Atlanta.  

 

Isa Camyar. “How Do Individual Commissioners Matter in the European Union?: A Psychological Assessment”. Prepared for the annual meeting of Southern Political Science Association, 2006, Atlanta (Also presented in the annual meeting of International Studies Association-South, 2005, Miami).

 

Isa Camyar. “Are the African States and the European Union of the Same Kind?: Bringing the Quasi-State Back In”. Prepared for the annual meeting of International Studies Association- South, 2005, Miami.

 

Isa Camyar. “Casting Light into the ‘Black Hole’: Explaining Compliance in the European Union”. Prepared for the annual meeting of American Political Science Association, Annual Meeting, 2005, Washington DC.

 

Isa Camyar. “’Quasi-States’ in Europe: Integration, State Territoriality, and the Changing Nature of Statehood”. Prepared for the annual meeting of International Studies Association, 2005, Hawaii.  

 

Isa Camyar. “A ‘Powerful’ Parliament with Low Popularity?: The European Parliament and the Limits of a Post-National Democracy”. Prepared for the annual meeting of Midwest Political Science Association, 2003, Chicago.

 

Isa Camyar. “An Attempt to Explain Implementation within the EU: A Cross-Sectional Time-Series Analysis”. Prepared for the annual meeting of Midwest Political Science Association, 2003, Chicago.

 

TEACHING

 

University of Louisiana at Lafayette:

World Politics (Fall, 2007, 2008; Spring 2007)

Introduction to International Relations (Spring 2008)

International Political Economy (Fall, 2007)

International Security and Conflict (Fall, 2008)

Middle Eastern Politics (Fall, 2007; Fall 2008)

Louisiana State University:

Introduction to Comparative Politics (Spring, 2005, Spring 2007)

Introduction to International Relations (Summer, 2005)

Comparative Political Institutions (Summer, 2007)

 

AWARDS AND REWARDS

 

Travel Grant from Southern Political Science Association in 2007

 

Travel Grant from International Studies Association in 2006

 

Travel Grant from the Graduate School of Louisiana State University in 2005

 

Travel Grant from the Graduate School of Louisiana State University in 2002

 

Academic Excellency Scholarship from the Graduate School of Louisiana State University from 2002 to 2005

 

Graduate Fellowship from the Department of Political Science at Louisiana State University from 2002 to 2006

 

Graduate Fellowship from the Department of Political Science at Bilkent University from 2001 to 2002

 

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

 

Department Services at ULL

 

Member, Curriculum Committee

Member, Communication Committee

Member, Student Relations Committee

 

Other Professional Services

 

Panel Chair,

- Midwest Political Science Association, 2006, Chicago

 

Panel Discussant,

- International Studies Association, 2007, Chicago

- Southern Political Science Association, 2007, New Orleans

- Midwest Political Science Association, 2006, Chicago

 

Association Membership

 

American Political Science Association

International Studies Association

Midwest Political Science Association

Southern Political Science Association

European Union Studies Association