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Dr
Enver
Ethemer
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CURRICULUM VITAE
1. Family name: Ethemer
2. First name(s): Enver
3. Nationality: Cypriot
5. Contact Details: Mobile: +90 5488819021/+905488619021
email: enver.ethemer@gmail.com
6. Education: Detailed below
Institution
(Date from - Date to) Degree(s) or Diploma(s) obtained:
University of Surrey 2008-2012 PhD in Politics
Thesis focus: EU Law, Europeanisation, Institutionalism, Social Movements, Gender and LGBTI Rights
University of Sussex 2006-2007 MA in Contemporary European Studies
Bilkent University Ankara MBA with Dean’s Honours
University of Texas at Austin BA in Economics with Dean’s Honours
7. Language skills: Indicate competence on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 - excellent; 5 -basic)
Language Reading Speaking Writing
English 1 1 1
Turkish 1 1 1
French 5
Learning 5
Learning 5
Learning
Greek 5
Learning 5
Learning 5
Learning
8. Membership of professional bodies: Research Networks and Academic Organisations
European Citizenship Research Network, UACES, Associate Member and Steering Committee Leader Deliberative Democracy Research Network, Political Studies Association
Academic Member, University Association for Contemporary European Studies (UACES) Academic Member, Political Studies Association
Member (Full), British International Studies Association (BISA) Academic Member, American Political Science Association
Full Member, Social Research Association (SRA)
9. Relevant Skills:
a. Personal Skills
Report and Grant Writing Skills
Computer Literacy (Microsoft Office 2010, Microsoft Office 2010 full-package, Microsoft Outlook 2010)
Excellent Communication Skills Project Management
Networking, Teamwork, Interpersonal Skills
Decision Making, Organisational Effectiveness, Problem Solving
b. Research and Social Research Skills
SPSS, N-Vivo, MAxQDA
Training (online) for Atlas-ti
Semi-Structured Interview Technique Critical Discourse Analysis
Ethnographic Analysis Narrative Analysis Focus groups, participant observation Action Research
10. Specific experience in the region:
Country Date from - Date to
Cyprus 2003-2006
Turkey 1997-2003
United Kingdom 2006-2011
EU 2008-2011
11. Academic Experience
TEACHING AND TRAININGS TEACHING
04/2013-01/2017 University of Liverpool, Online
Courses: Policy Analysis, Individual, Civil Society and State, Culture- Politics and Power, Introduction to Sociology
02/2010 Edexcel Examiner
Economics, Citizenship Studies, Global Perspectives
02/2010 IB Examiner, Higher Paper
Economics Higher Paper, International Perspective
02/2010-12/2010 London College, UniversityCollege Kensington
Part-Time Lecturer
Introduction to Politics, European Union Integration
I mostly focused on theory of politics, politics as an area of public debate. In European Integration course I have discussed the gender politics, Constitutionalisation of EU following Maastricht.
09/08- 08/2010 Brunel University Associate Tutor-
Introduction to EU, Social Policy of European Union, European Political Integration
10/07-06/08 University of Sussex Associate Tutor
Introduction to EU, EU Political Integration
04/07-06/08 International Study Centre, Universityof Sussex Part time Instructor
Politics Foundation Course, Media Studies Foundation Course
08/01-05/03 Bilkent University Instructor
Research Methods for Social Sciences, Introduction to Politics
08/99-06/01 Bilgi University
Instructor (part-time)
Introduction to Political Economy, Introduction to Economics
12. Professional experience
Date from
- Date to
Location
Company
Position
Description
02/2017-08/2018 Nicosia National Audit Office Researcher- Gender Audit Auditing budgetary lines and legal benchmarks of government institutions with respect to gender mainstreaming and gender audit. Researching performances, budgets and financial outcomes of the governmental and semi-governmental authorities (i.e. Electricity)
02/2017-08/2018 Nicosia European Union Project Services Office Civil Society Projects Monitoring and Evaluation Expert Evaluating already running projects in terms of their impact, outcomes and monitoring progress of activities. Monitoring some small grants and community involvement activities of gender, rights based and advocacy projects
02/2017-07/2017 Home based Sustainable Development Association Project Associate Providing expert help of monitoring and evaluation of the Small Grants Action by Association of Sustainable Development as part of the EU Civil Society Grant Scheme. Providing administrative support for
EU Project on Sustainable Rural Development. Administrative duties include procurement, tenders, project briefing reports ad grant application logistic help. Organising rural advocacy workshops and other relevant local events on rural and ecological farming and tourism.
04/2014-05/2018 Nicosia Envision Diversity Association Co-Founder and Project Coordinator Running EU Projects on Human Rights, Gender and Sexuality issues. Running advocacy campaigns on sexual health, HIV in high schools and public. Managing there EU funded projects on youth, sexuality and human rights awareness. Published three supplementary issues on LGBTI rights with local newspapers.
Managed a awareness campaign on HIV in 2015 with local TV stations, high schools, and universities
Overseeing all administrative, financing and report writing of the two main projects
Management of the project activities
01/2010-
12/2010 London University of East London European Project Associate (Home Based-contact): Gender, UK and Communities Managed and administered different EU Projects in within the Funding and Grants Unit in collaboration with the academic departments. Preparing project bids and project proposals to various regional projects at European Union tendered by various EU organisations. Managed the communication between the European Union Office and regional lobby organisations in Brussels. Managing two local education projects as part of a cross-departmental project team.
Overseeing the project budgeting and implementation as well as prepared post-project reports for the management team. I also work as part of two local initiatives preparing project framework and outcomes and objective reports along with project contingency and budget outline.
01/2009-
12/2009 Brighton and London UNESCO Media Literacy Project Project Assistant Media Literacy and Teacher Training in Education Worked as a project research assistant on a project commissioned by UNESCO Media Literacy Project for Teacher Training. I will work part of a team providing research input on the media and politics leg of the project which aims to develop the media literacy skills of teachers and offer a framework for training teachers on how they can best integrate media into their teaching. I will be updating a wiki website created by UNESCO by providing output of research findings in report format.
09/2006-
12/2008 Brighton Brighton and Hove Council, European Office Project Associate- Social Policies and Social Engagements Managed and administered different EU Projects in Brighton and Hove Council mainly those concerning with governmental and civil society organizations. Prepared project bids and project proposals to various regional projects at European Union tendered by various EU organisations. Managed communication between the European Union Office and regional lobby organisations in Brussels.
Managed two local education projects as part of a cross- departmental project team. Oversaw the project budgeting and implementation as well as prepared post-project reports for the management team. I have also worked as part of two local initiatives preparing project framework and outcomes and objective reports along with project contingency and budgetoutline
06/2003-
08/2006 Nicosia BRITISH
COUNCIL, Nicosia Project and Education Services Associate I have managed educational inquiries from students, helped students with their UCAS applications and performed in depth educational counselling to students intending to study in UK.I have participated in the team that organized Education UK Fair and I was in charge of publicity and coordination of the fair on the North part of the island. I have took the whole responsibility of promoting the event in North in 2005.I have also organized and managed university representative visits to secondary schools and prepared welcome packs and itinerary as well as pre-enrolment meetings with students. I was mainly responsible all exam business (IGCSE, Edexcel, Royal School etc.) in the North Cyprus and worked in close coordination with the Country exam coordinator to ensure the smooth operation of the exams. I have managed most of the arrangements regardingvenues, booking of venues, dispatching of exam papers to boards and communicating any problems to the boards through comprehensive reports at the end of each exam period. I have worked with Projects Unit to prepare a proposal for UNDP to run the project called “Building Peace through Sports” which was modelled after the Football for Peace of British Council Israel. I have been selected for a three day job attachment to British Council, Israel to observe their Youth Action through Sports, Football for Peace as well as Dreams and Teamsprojects.
05/2002-
05/2003 Ankara Turkey UNESCO
Most Program (part- time as a research assistant) Project Associate: Impact Assessment and Political Interactivities Worked as a project assistant for UNESCO Most projects run in collaboration with Bilkent University Institute of World Systems, Economies and Strategic Research. Working under the supervision of the project leader, I have prepared project briefings, drafted project policy papers and written presentations for international conferences (for project leader). I have also prepared various stakeholder analysis, project initiation and bid documents and prepared project framework documents for governmental offices.
08/2001-
05/2002 Ankara Samsung Ankara Business Development Associate( Contractual Business Consultant) Performed market analysis for the new retail outlets for new product launches and existing product penetration. Performed two new store market and profitability assessment as well as strategy assessment. Development and negotiation of existing business links and strategy development to improve cross selling and cross marketing and maintain intensive and extensive telephone and written contacts with current clients
08/1999-
07/2001 Istanbul Citibank Turkey Associate Business and
Financial Project Analyst Implemented project appraisal and financial feasibility studies for various corporate products. Administered profitability and future predictions on gains and forecasted sales and financial gains of financial products. Prepared the feasibility and project proposals as well as business strategies for new retail banking products. Compiled month end analysis, analysis of operating expenses against budget, reporting on advertising and promotional spend against budgets. Provided analysis of pricing, reporting on advertising and promotional spend
against budgets.
08/97-07/99 Ankara Turkey REAL HIPERMA RKET Market Research Assistant I have completed a market research project for two new store openings. I have evaluated the customer shopping behaviour and shopping floor statistics and turnover on promotions. Completed attitude and focus group survey for marketing programs and selection of product mix for two newstores.
13. Other relevant information (All other relevant experience and information deemed to contribute to the requirements of the position is attachedbelow)
CONTRACT WORK AND OTHER VOLUNTARY POSITIONS
11/2015-05/2016 Steering Committee Member
Civic Space, a Civil Society Support Project by EU Support Office 22/03/2017 UN Special Session Racism and Equality,Geneva
Special Rapporteur on Cyprus
01/2012-02/2013 Equalities and Gender Committee- (Parliamentary Commission)
- Policy Researcher- National Action Plan on Gender
05/2015 Kibris Postasi and Yeniduzen, LGBT SpecialIssue
04/2014 Co-Founder
Envision Diversity Association, A Human Rights NGO
05/2014 Kibris Postasi and Yeniduzen, LGBTSpecial Issue 02/2013 American Embassy and Fulbright Commission, Cyprus
Member of the Consultation Group on Gender Rights and LGBT 02/2011-08/2012 Bi-communal SupportProgram
LGBT Voluntary Consultation Panel
I developed and prepared proposals on a bi-communal programme sourcing out projects which is bi- communal in focus and spans across different fields and areas such as culture, gender, art for social change. I am working on developing new projects which will involve wider public and citizens from two sides of the border in order to help bringing together broader range of people on a consensus and constructive collaboration in building peace and reconciliation with past.
09/2011-04/2012 Cyprus Human Rights Foundation, Project Associate andLGBT Report Writer
Mapping Human Rights in North Cyprus Project 02/2011-06/2011
Cyprus EU Foundation, Open Cyprus Project Translator, Info Cyprus Project Report
01/2009-02/2012 Gender Initiative, Collaborative Research Network of European Citizenship Research Network, and Research Assistant (Part-time contract based:Ongoing)
Working as a part time research associate as part of the network, I am responsible for running policy analysis and discursive legislative developments in Gender Equality in UK within the remit of EU and European Convention on Human Rights. I am ad-hoc research associate on small case projects writing policy analysis and sketching out the legislative changes especially after the Human Rights Act 1998 in UK. I chaired the Steering Committee of the Project which is preparing its bid for the UACES funding.
12/2010-12/2011 Anonymous: Collaborative RadioProject
Ran a Radio Show on Feminist Democracy and Gender and Politics with an informal approach to daily issues such as gender, violence, women and LGBT rights, peace.
10/2010-08/2011 Initiative againstHomophobia
Active member and activist
Organised panel on LGBT rights, actively participated in advocacy campaigns and represented Initiative in ILGA Regional Conference
04/2011 POST Research Institute, Celebrating Women,Moderatorof Public Discussions of VaginaMonologues
05/2011 GAILE, Co-Edited the LGBT Special Issueincommemoration of International Day for Homophobia http://feministatolye.org/index.php/kibrisfem/makaleler/gailelgbtq
08/1993-06/1995 UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS INTERNATIONALOFFICE
PALS COORDINATOR
I have coordinated internationals students’ activities with on campus committees. Planned and managed some activities with International Students Committee.
Managed the HOST Family programme for international students. Arranged all international student excursions and trips to various events.
TRAININGS AND RESEARCH
TRAININGS
22-23/05/2016
18-19/04/2016
21-22/11/2015
18-20/09/2015
8-22/08/2015
27/04/2015
12-15/10/2014
22/08/2014
12/03/2014
09/10/2013
12-30/07/2012
04-08/2011
12-16/06/2010
20-22/04/2010
10-14/10/2009
12-20/ 07/2009
10-12/05/2008
European Academy of Law Same Sex Relationships and EU European Academy of Law Gender Equality in EU European Academy of Law
Applying EU Ant-Discrimination Directives and Law
European Training Academy
Citizenship, Life-Long Learning, Education and EU Projects
EfVET, Brussels
European Education, Training and Youth Forum
UN Women and Peace Training Institute
Implementation of UN Security Resolutions on Women, Peace and Security
European Training Academy
Education and Life-Long Learning Policies
Peace Operations Training Institute and International Peace Training Institute( Online)
Gender Perspectives in Peace and Conflict and UN System
Peace Operations Training Institute and International Peace Training Institute ( Online)
UN Course, Gender Perspectives
Peace Operations Training Institute( Online)
UN Course, Human Rights
Council of Europe
Human Rights, European Law and International Law
International Peace and Development Training Centre (IPDTC) Cyprus: Bridging the Divide EU Foreign Policy, Conflict Resolution and Negotiation Skills (April 08-10 2012): Applied Leadership & Peace-building Advanced Certificate Program
EUROPEAN TRAINING CENTRE, LONDON
EU Project Management Training
European University Summer Seminars Jean Monnet School on European Union Policies College of Europe, Bruges
Jean Monnet Seminar in EU and Citizenship and Lisbon Treaty University of Bologna, International Centre of European Law Protection of Fundamental Rights in Europe, Summer School
Cambridge-MIT Enterprise Programme- ESRPC Scholarship Recipient
ACADEMIC RESEARCH
02/2012 Researching Alternative Sexualities in Cyprus & Greece withCyprus Family PlanningAssociation
17-25 July 2010 Jean Monnet International Summer School, University RomeTon Verga and Italian Ministry Of Interior, recipient of one of the three full scholarship Awards(competitive)
7-11 August 2010 Analysis of Qualitative Data and Cross CulturalComparative Analysis, NATCEN Research Training, London,UK
30 July-5 August 2010 Ljubljana Summer School on Methods and Techniques,
University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
9-11 April 2010 Advanced Methods Spring School, University of Oxford SpringSchool 9-12 December 2010 GARNET 9th PhD School,GARNET Research Network, Wroclaw, Poland 8-14 July 2009 Essex Summer School in Research Methods, University of Essex,
ACADEMIC AND NON ACADEMIC ARTICLES
“Masculine Heteronormativity in Turkish TV series”, Presented at CWS Conference, Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta, Cyprus
“ Lopsided Modernity Saga: TRNC”, presented paper abstract at 4th International and Media Conference,
Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta, Cyprus
“Problematizing Gender in Turkish Cinema”, Co-Authored Paper, Communication in the Millennium Publication, Istanbul University
“Gender Representations in Cinema”, Co-Authored Paper with Izlem Kanli, Communication in the Millennium Conference, Istanbul University, Turkey
“Reconciling Trauma and Memory through oral stories? A gendered perspective of division and
war in Cyprus”, Towards a Common Past Conflicting Memories in Contemporary Europe, University of Lund, 14-16 May 2012, Lund Sweden
"Sociological Institutionalism and European Citizenship: Prospects and Limitations with Treaty of Lisbon”, Council of European Studies, 18th International Conference of Europeanist, June 20-22, 2011,
“Jurisprudence of ECJ on LGBT Rights and Europeanisation of Citizenship” CLEER – Centre for the Law of EU External Relations, EU’s Shaping of International Legal Order, The Hague, and May 2011
Winter Colloquium, Birkbeck College, London, Beyond the Pink Curtain Film Screening and Academic Discussion, January 2010
University of Pittsburgh, 5th Graduate Student Conference on European Union, Pittsburgh USA, Paper accepted, Sociological Institutionalist Approaches and European Citizenship: A Legal Analysis March 2010
ECPR Joint Session Conference, Munster, Germany, Paper accepted, March 2010
Realist Biography and European Policy, Leuven, Belgium, Joint Panel Paper Presentation, April 2010
Open University Conference, Citizenship without Community, Discussant, May 2010 Decolonizing Knowledge and Power Summer School, Tarragona, Spain, July 2010 International Social Sciences Conference, Cambridge, UK, Paper Presentation. Paper Title:
“European Citizenship as a Source of Legitimacy”, August 2010
3rd ECPR Conference, Dublin, Paper “EU Citizenship and Europeanisation of Rights”, Ireland,
Section Chair, September 2010
UACES Conference, Bruges, Belgium, Joint Panel Paper Presentation, UK and Europeanisation of LGBT Rights (Paper 1) and Opening up of Borders in Cyprus (Paper 2: Biographical Research), September 2010
Social Models in Europe, University of Bordeaux,” Gender equality and social models in Europe”
January 2009
UACES Conference at University of Salford, “ECHR vs. EU in LGBT Rights: A Survey of Development of LGBT Rights in UK and Europeanisation”, May 2009
ECPR Annual Conference, Angers, Loire Valley, September 2009 “The Europeanisation of LGBT Rights in the UK: A Discursive Survey of European Convention on Human Rights and Court of Justice of the European Communities Case Law”
Potsdam Conference, Potsdam, Germany, “Ireland and LGBT rights: A Crux of Europeanization in Irish Context”, September 2009
Solidarity Conference, University of Sussex, May 2008
European Citizenship Revisited Conference, University of Oxford, Oxford, June 2008
PERSONAL ARTICLES
Interview with Sumeya Kokten, Director of Film Sens Interdirt, published at Gaile Magazine, Cyprus
June 2010, Interview with Mathew Charles on beyond the Pink Curtain, Director of the Film, Pembe Perdeler ve Korkular (Pink Curtains and Fears), Gaile Magazine
September 2010Peace: No Bowing and Road Ahead? Gaile Magazine
February 2011, Toplumsal Cinsiyet ve Iktidar, Gender Equality and Authority, Gaile Magazine
February 2011, Postmodern Feminism, Gaile Magazine
March 2011, Sehirlerden Uzak Yasiyoruz, We live isolated from the City, Gaile Magazine
March 2011, A Short Reflection on Gender and Utopia: Queer(ing) of Hetero-Normativity, Independent Media Centre, and Cyprus
May 2011, LGBT Special Issue (Co-Edited), Queer, Homosexuality and Homophobia, http://en.calameo.com/read/0001881919397bed90d66
May 2014- Editor for LGBT Issue at Cyprus Daily News May 2014 Editor for LGBT Issue at Yeniduzen Newspaper
http://www.yeniduzen.com/Haberler/roportaj/homofobiye-karsi-inisiyatif-salt-bir-escinsel- orgutlenme-hareketi-degildi/38514
http://www.yeniduzen.com/Haberler/kultur-ve-sanat/lutfen-beni-dinleyebilir-misin/38510
http://www.yeniduzen.com/Haberler/kultur-ve-sanat/umarim-olmeden-unume-taniklik- ederim-robert-mapplethorpe-1/38511
Cyprus Post Article Depository- Column on LGBT, Gender and Society http://www.kibrispostasi.com/index.php/cat/35/news/137767/PageName/KIBRIS_HABERLERI http://www.feministatolye.org/index.php/kibrisfem/makaleler/gailelgbtq http://www.google.com.tr/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&sqi=2&ved=0C CoQFjAB...
http://www.google.com.tr/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&cad=rja&uact=8&sqi=2&ved=0C DQQFjAC...
http://www.kibrispostasi.com/index.php/cat/1/col/220/art/22731/PageName/KIBRIS_POSTASI http://www.kibrispostasi.com/index.php/cat/1/col/220/art/22612/PageName/KIBRIS_POSTASI http://www.kibrispostasi.com/index.php/cat/1/col/220/art/22548/PageName/KIBRIS_POSTASI http://www.kibrispostasi.com/index.php/cat/1/col/220/art/22496/PageName/KIBRIS_POSTASI http://www.kibrispostasi.com/index.php/cat/1/col/220/art/22443/PageName/KIBRIS_POSTASI http://www.kibrispostasi.com/index.php/cat/1/col/220/art/22394/PageName/KIBRIS_POSTASI http://www.kibrispostasi.com/index.php/cat/1/col/220/art/22331/PageName/KIBRIS_POSTASI Interview on LGBT Rights- Online News Portal Kibris 7/24 http://www.kibris724.com/kktcde-escinsel- olmak-41609h.htm (Received the highest hit( 9897 hits) in one day)
Awards
Vice Chancellor Travel Prize, Sussex University Awarded for two paper presentations at UACES Bruges Conference.
Jean Monnet Summer School Full Grant( highly competitive), Jean Monnet Summer School, Siena and Rome, Italy, Summer 2010, Summer Research School on Lisbon Treaty
Sussex Departmental Research Conference Award, SGI Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Conference, August 2010
ECSA- C Canada Full Grant, ECSA-C Biennial, Vancouver, Canada, April 2008 ECPR Scholarship for Ljubljana Summer School on Methods, Summer 2008, ECPR Scholarship for Ljubljana Summer School on Methods Summer 2009 ESRC Scholarship for Essex Summer School, Summer 2009
EU Grant Scheme Award- Postgraduate Research Methods, Sussex LADY MONICA COCKFIELD TRUST AWARD, MA at University of Sussex MBA Honour Club Prize- Bilkent University
Cyprus American Scholarship Program Scholarship (91-95) Mortar Board-Economics High Honour Association Department of Economics Honour’s College
Deans’ High Honour List- University of Texas at Austin
REFERENCES
Charlotte Goyon, EU Task Office North Cyprus, Head, charlotte.goyon@ec.europa.eu
Juliette Remy Sartan, Grow Civic Project Manager, remysartinjuliette@yahoo.fr
Selen Lermioglu Yilmaz, Grow Civic Capacity Expert, selen@civicspace.eu
Prof Dr Alex Warleigh, Professor, University of Kent, alex.brianson@yahoo.com
Orhan Güvenen. Manager, Citibank, orbas2005@yahoo.co.uk
Uğur Avcılar, Senior Officer, Central Bank, ugur.avcilar@kktcmb.org
Canan Öztoprak, KTIHV, Project Manager, cananoztoprak@yahoo.com
Dilek Behcetoğullari, British Council, dilek.behcetogullari@britishcouncil.org.cy
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Civil Society Dossier
As the Founder of Envision Diversity and through my involvement with various social and rights-based movements in North Cyprus, I have undertaken and managed a range of projects in various thematic areas as outlined below
1. HIV and Sexual Health Campaign in 2014 with 3 Private Schools and 3 Major Universities.
2. HIV Advocacy Videos, TV and Radio Programmes
3. 3 LGBTI Issues on IDAHOT Day
4. Special Issue on Women’s Issues on 8th of March, 2015
5. Diversity+ Project- 2 Major Symposiums
6. Youth and Human Rights
7. Children, Human Rights and Children Stories
8. Civic Space Steering Committee and Working Group Leader on Gender and Human Rights Thematic Group
9. University Clinics on LGBTI, Sexual Health, Gender Equality and Women’s Rights
10. LGBTI and Local Municipalities Workshops
Voluntary Work- Psychosocial Support
• Cancer Patients
• KISA with Asylum Seekers and Refugees
• Refugee Rights Association
• Prison with Female Prisoners
• HIV Patients Groups Therapy Sessions Facilitator