Leading sociolog and social commentator Frank Furedi, a Professor at Kent University, is the guest of the fourth program of the seminar series “A Common Horizon for Humanity and the Planet”, which will be broadcasted live on the Cappadocia University YouTube channel on Monday, December 20 at 19:00, Turkish time. His research is oriented towards the study of the workings of precautionary culture and risk aversion in Western societies. He is the author of over 20 books, including “Paranoid Parenting” (2001); “Therapy Culture” (2003); “Politics of Fear” (2005), “How Fear Works: Culture of Fear in the Twenty-First Century” (2019), and “Why Borders Matter: Why Humanity Must Relearn the Art of Drawing Boundaries” (2020). His book titled “Culture of Fear” (1997) was translated to Turkish under the name of “Korku Kültürü”.
The conversation will be on the topic of “Politics of Fear in the Era of Permanent Pandemics”. The program will be moderated by Professor İskender Öksüz.
COVID-19 provided an opportunity for the authorities of politicisation of fear that has been pervading and shaping public life globally, especially in the West, to the extent that a new form of life d...
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Professor at the Kent University
Frank Furedi, a Professor at the Kent University, completed his BA in Political Science at McGill University, MA in African Politics and PhD in Research at the School of Oriental and African Studies at London University. Professor Furedi is a sociologist and social commentator. His research is oriented towards the study of the workings of precautionary culture and risk aversion in Western societies. He is the author of over 20 books, including Paranoid Parenting (2001); Therapy Culture (2003); Politics of Fear (2005), How Fear Works: Culture of Fear in the Twenty-First Century (2019), and Why Borders Matter: Why Humanity Must Relearn the Art of Drawing Boundaries (2020). His book titled “Culture of Fear (1997) was translated to Turkish under the name of “Korku Kültürü”. Professor Furedi has published in many academic journals and has received several international awards.
Proffesor at Cappadocia University
Prof. İskender Öksüz completed his undergraduate studies at Ege University in 1966, his MS in 1968 and PhD in 1969 at Yale University under the supervision of Prof. Oktay Sinanoğlu. In addition to various academic and administrative appointments in METU and Gazi University in Turkey and, University of Petroleum and Minerals in Saudi Arabia, he also served as a Member of the Turkish Atomic Energy Commission and Advisor to the Minister on Atomic Energy. Professor Öksüz has widely published on politics and sociology in addition to his main major Chemistry.
