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EMRE SARAOĞLU

Home:University:

Kyoto University, Graduate School of Human and

Environmental Sciences

606-8007 Sakyo-ku Nihonmatsu-cho,

Kyoto / Japan

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e-mail:emresaraoglu (at) hotmail_com

EDUCATION

04/2003 - Ph.D. Candidate, Grad. Sch. of Human and Env. Studies,

KyotoUniversity

04/2001 - 03/2003M.A., Grad. School of Human and Environmental Studies,

KyotoUniversity

M.A. Thesis:

“Political and Legal Factors in the Revision of Status-of-Forces Agreements– A Comparative Analysis of Japan and Germany”

04/2000 - 04/2001Research Student, Grad. Sch. of Human and Env. Studies,

KyotoUniversity

09/1999 - 04/2000Graduate Student, Institute of Social Sciences,

Department of International Relations,

Middle EastTechnicalUniversity

09/1995 - 06/1999B.Sc., Department of International Relations,

Middle EastTechnicalUniversity

09/1994 - 06/1995Department of International Relations,

Near EastUniversity

09/1991 - 06/1993DiyarbakırAnadoluHigh School

09/1987 - 06/1991AnkaraAtatürkAnadoluHigh School

WORK EXPERIENCE

April 2003 - March 2004Teaching Assistant to Professor Nishii Masahiro,

GraduateSchool of Human and Environmental Sciences,

KyotoUniversity.

February 2002 - October 2002Secretary, Kyoto Turk Sosyal Bilimler Ogrencileri

Calistayi (Joint Workshop, Turkish Social Sciences Students in Kyoto).

April 2001 - Teaching Assistant to Professor Nishii Masahiro,

GraduateSchool of Human and Environmental Sciences,

KyotoUniversity.

March 2001 - Volunteer Translator (English-Japanese-German-Turkish)

KyotoCity International Foundation.

September 1999 -April 2000Student Assistant to Professor A. Mete Tuncoku,

Department of International Relations,

Middle EastTechnicalUniversity.

July 1999 - January 2000Senior Translator for JICA

(Japan International Cooperation Agency) Study Team,

Ankara.

October 1998 - February 1999Student Assistant to Professor Atila Eralp,

Chairman, Department of International Relations,

Middle EastTechnicalUniversity.

July 1998 - November 1999Translator at nta (News & Translation Agency), Ankara.

February 1997 - September 1998Student Assistant to Professor A. Mete Tuncoku,

Department of International Relations,

Middle EastTechnicalUniversity.

September 1996 - February 1997Systems Administrator at the Computer Labs,

Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences,

Middle EastTechnicalUniversity.

ACADEMIC AFFILIATIONS

September 2004 -Member of IISS

(International Institute for Strategic Studies)

August 2003 - Member of HPAIR

(Harvard Project on Asian InternationalRelations)

April 2002 - Member of the Sekaihou Gakkai

(World Law Association)

April 2002 - Member of the Kokusaihou Gakkai

(International Law Association, Japan Branch)

April 2002 - Member of the Kokusaihou Kenkyuukai

(International Law Workshop)

February 2002 - Co-Founder and Member of the Kyoto Turk Sosyal Bilimler

OgrencileriCalistayi (Kyoto Turkish Social Sciences Students Workshop)

ACADEMIC AWARDS AND HONORS

Accepted for the Ph.D. Program, GraduateSchool of Human and Environmental Sciences, KyotoUniversity.

Received M.A. degree from the Graduate School of Human and Environmental Sciences, KyotoUniversity. M.A. Thesis: “Political and Legal Factors in the Revision of Status-of-Forces Agreements– A Comparative Analysis of Japan and Germany”

Accepted for the Graduate Program, GraduateSchool of Human and Environmental Sciences, KyotoUniversity.

Accepted for the Monbushou Scholarship, granted by the Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture of Japan.

Accepted as a Research Student (Kenkyuusei) to the Graduate School of Human and Environmental Sciences, KyotoUniversity, to study under the supervision of Professor Nishii Masahiro, April 2000 - March 2002.

Accepted for the Graduate Program, Department of International Relations, Middle EastTechnicalUniversity.

Graduated as a High Honor Student from the Department of International Relations, Middle EastTechnicalUniversity, with a CumGPA of 3.79/4.00.

Invited by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) for a series of seminars to Brussels, Belgium; December 2-5, 1998.

Accepted to take three Master’s courses during undergraduate studies at Middle East Technical University; “Contemporary Asian International Politics”, “Foreign Policy of Japan in the Post-war Era” and “The New World Order and European Security”; in addition to two “Directed Readings” courses.

Leading Student at Near EastUniversity, Department of International Relations, with a CumGPA of 4.00/4.00.

High Honor Student for two consecutive semesters at Near EastUniversity.

PUBLISHED WORK

Articles:

“Doitsu ni okeru NATOgun Chii Kyoutei Hosoku Kyoutei no Kaitei o meguru Seijiteki-Houteki Youin” (Political and Legal Factors in the Revision of the GermanSupplementary Agreement to the NATO SOFA), in Shakai Shisutemu Kenkyuu, no.8, February 2005, pp.155-164.

“Reisen Jidai no Doitsu oyobi sono Ryouiki ni okeru Gaikoku Chuuryuugun no Kokusaihoujou no Chii no Hensen – Doitsu ni okeru NATOgun Chii Kyoutei Hosoku Kyoutei no Kaitei o meguru Seijiteki-Houteki Youin no Bunseki e no Joron” (Changes in the International Legal Position of Germany and the Status of Foreign Forces on German Territory During the Cold War Period – An Introductory Study to the Analysis of the Political and Legal Factors in the Revision of the GermanSupplementary Agreement to the NATO SOFA), in Shakai Shisutemu Kenkyuu, no.7, February 2004, pp.83-96.

“Toruko Kaikyou ni okeru Tsuukou Seido to Kankyoujou no Hitsuyousei – Wakai e no Hitokokoromi” (International Law versus Environmental Imperatives in the Turkish Straits– A Framework for Reconciliation), in Vita Futura, no.10, February 2004, pp.26-38.

“Bir Adayı Paylaşan İki Halkın Hikayesi” (A Tale of Two Peoples Inhabiting One Island), in Stratejik Etütler Bülteni (Bulletin of Strategic Studies), Genelkurmay ATASE Başkanlığı (Turkish General Staff, Office of Military History and Strategic Studies), Eylül 1995-1996 (September 1995-1996), sayı 90-91 (no.90-91), s. 64-87 (pp. 64-87).

Book Reviews:

“Review of Christopher Marsh and June Teufel Dreyer (eds.), U.S.-China Relations in the Twenty-First Century: Policies, Prospects, and Possibilities,”China Information, Vol. XIX, no.2, 2005, pp.349-351.

“Review of Ted Osius, The U.S.-Japan Security Alliance: Why It Matters and How to Strengthen It,” H-US-Japan, H-Net Reviews, April, 2003.

URL: http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=144521055492692

“Review of Victor D. Cha, Alignment Despite Antagonism: The US-Korea-Japan Security Triangle,” H-US-Japan, H-Net Reviews, February, 2000.

URL: http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=4145951832237

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES, SYMPOSIA etc.

Participated in HPAIR (Harvard Project on Asian InternationalRelations) 2003, organized by HarvardUniversity; Seoul, August 21-24, 2003.

LANGUAGES

Turkish as mother tongue.

Fluent in English.

Fluent in Japanese.

Fluent in German.

Able to read and understand Dutch.

Elementary knowledge of Korean.

OTHER INFORMATION

Lived in FederalRepublic of Germany (1984-1987).

Attended GermanPrimary School (Deutsche Katholische Grundschule, 1984-1986) and AmericanPrimary School (Geilenkirchen American School, 1986-1987).