Murat Es, a doctoral student in geography in the College of Arts and Sciences, received a pre-dissertation award from the Council for European Studies (CES).
Es will use the 2008-2009 Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Pre-Dissertation Award for his study, “Dutch Mosques: Construction of Transnational Spaces and Islam in Europe.”
Es, who received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Bogazici University in Turkey, focuses his work on the politics of place and space, critical social theory, religion, and Turkey and Europe. Through his research, he hopes to contribute to the debates on a variety of issues related to the politics of modernity, secularism and identity in Turkey and Europe.
CES awarded 18 pre-dissertation awards to highly talented emerging scholars through a national competition. Pre-dissertation awardees are provided with a stipend for travel and stay in Europe between summer 2008 and summer 2009 and a conference stipend to attend the 17th International CES Conference of European Studies in early spring 2010.
Founded in 1970, CES is the leading academic organization for the study of Europe. The council promotes and recognizes outstanding, multidisciplinary research in European studies through a range of programs, including conferences, publications and awards.
