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DESCRIPTION:Transnational NGO Initiative and Moynihan European Research Cen
 ters Present: State of Civil Society Organizations in Turkey by Dr. Uygar 
 ÖzesmiJoin Dr. Özesmi for a discussion on the state of civil society in Tu
 rkey\, including an analysis of the legal environment\, state of funding\,
  public perceptions\, and current trends and topics. He will also examine 
 how the state of civil society is progressing\, and what the future holds.
 Dr. Özesmi serves on the global management team of Change.org\, the larges
 t global citizen petition platform – an exciting new form of digitally fac
 ilitated citizen activism. He is a scientist and activist in the areas of 
 civil society and the environment. He received a MSc degree in Environment
 al Science at Ohio State University as a Fulbright Scholar and a PhD as a 
 MacArthur Scholar in Conservation Biology and Development and Social Chang
 e at the University of Minnesota. He has worked as Assistant Professor and
  Chair of Environmental Science at Erciyes University (2000-2004)\; Enviro
 nmental Specialist at the United Nations Development Program (2004-2006)\;
  Executive Director of the TEMA Foundation (2006-2008)\, and Greenpeace Me
 diterranean (2008-2012). Dr. Özesmi is currently on the board of CIVICUS –
  World Alliance for Citizen Participation.
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SUMMARY:Transnational NGO Initiative and Moynihan European Research Centers
  present: Dr. Uygar �zesmi
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Transnational NGO Initiative and Moynihan Euro
 pean Research Centers Present: State of Civil Society Organizations in Tur
 key by Dr. Uygar Özesmi<br><br>Join Dr. Özesmi for a discussion on the sta
 te of civil society in Turkey\, including an analysis of the legal environ
 ment\, state of funding\, public perceptions\, and current trends and topi
 cs. He will also examine how the state of civil society is progressing\, a
 nd what the future holds.<br>Dr. Özesmi serves on the global management te
 am of Change.org\, the largest global citizen petition platform – an excit
 ing new form of digitally facilitated citizen activism. He is a scientist 
 and activist in the areas of civil society and the environment. He receive
 d a MSc degree in Environmental Science at Ohio State University as a Fulb
 right Scholar and a PhD as a MacArthur Scholar in Conservation Biology and
  Development and Social Change at the University of Minnesota. He has work
 ed as Assistant Professor and Chair of Environmental Science at Erciyes Un
 iversity (2000-2004)\; Environmental Specialist at the United Nations Deve
 lopment Program (2004-2006)\; Executive Director of the TEMA Foundation (2
 006-2008)\, and Greenpeace Mediterranean (2008-2012). Dr. Özesmi is curren
 tly on the board of CIVICUS – World Alliance for Citizen Participation.<br
 ><br>
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