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Pinar Tank
Research Director, Senior Researcher
Email: pinar@prio.no
Work Phone:+47 22 54 77 27
Mobile Phone:40 64 90 99
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My current research focuses broadly on Turkey's domestic and foreign policies. In the realm of foreign policy, this includes Turkey's regional role, uses of soft power and resulting identity shifts. In the domestic arena, my research has been related to the Kurdish issue and political Islam. In addtion, I maintain my interest in civil-military relations in transitional democracies.

A related secondary theme using Turkey as a case is the role of rising powers in peacebuilding and humanitarianism.

Languages spoken:

English, Norwegian, Turkish, French, Spanish

Working experience:

 1998–Present: Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)

2011–Present: Research Director, Dimensions of Security
2010–2011: Programme Leader, Conflict Resolution and Peace Building
2009–2010: Senior Researcher
1998–2009: Research, Security Programme

 1995–1997: Reseacher, Center for European and Asian Studies, Norwegian School of Management, BI.
 1993–1995: Various positions including Teaching, translation and personal assistance.

Academic visitorships:

 2003 - Fulbright research scholarship, Georgetown University, Washington.
 2001 (October) - Visiting Research fellow at Centre for Eurasian Strategic Studies (ASAM) in Ankara, Turkey. 

Education:

 2009 - Dr. Philos. in Political Science, University of Oslo/PRIO.

Dissertation title: Turkey's military élite at a crossroad: Paths to desecuritisation?"

 1993 - Master of Philosophy in International Relations - Security Studies, University of St. Andrews, Scotland.

M.Phil thesis: “Ecofeminism: Critique or critical theory?”

 1990 - Bachelor of Arts Honours in French and Politics (including one year spent at Literature Faculty of Université de Nantes, France as part of French language degree). University of Keele, England. 
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Peer-reviewed-Journal-Article

Tank, Pinar (2010) Tyrkias militære og "den dype staten" [Turkey's Military and "The Deep State"] , Babylon: Nordisk Tidsskrift For Midtøstenstudier 8(1): 70–80.
Tank, Pinar (2006) Dressing for the Occassion: Reconstructing Turkey's Identity , Southeast European and Black Sea Studies 6(4): 463–478.
Tank, Pinar (2006) The Current Role of International Military Force in Peace Operations , Review Paper For the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs .
Tank, Pinar (2005) The Effects of the Iraq War on the Kurdish Issue in Turkey , Journal of Conflict, Security and Development 5(1): 69–86.
Tank, Pinar (2005) Political Islam in Turkey: A State of Controlled Secularity , Turkish Studies 6(1): 3–19.
Tank, Pinar (2002) 'Re-solving' the Cyprus problem: Changing perceptions of state and societal security , European Security 11(3): 146–164.
Tank, Pinar (2001) Turkey as a 'Special Case' for the EU: Will the Generals Retreat from Politics? , Security Dialogue 32(2): 217–231.
Tank, Pinar (2001) Turkey 2001: A Year of Struggle. Report for the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs .

Book Chapter

Tank, Pinar(2007) Turkey’s Ambiguous Identity: The Symbolic Significance of EU Membership Are We Captives of History? Historical Essays on Turkey and Europe. : (129–148).
Tank, Pinar(1998) The CFSP and the Nation State Foreign and Security Policy of the European Union. : (9–22).
Tank, Pinar(1998) Security Issues Emanating from the Mediterrananean Basin Foreign and Security Policy of the European Union. : (161–184).

Non-refereed_Journal_Article

Tank, Pinar (2005) Cyprus: A Note on Security Guarantees and Threat Perceptions , The Turkish Yearbook of International Relations 2004 169–176.
Tank, Pinar (2005) Er Tyrkia USAs nye modell i midtøsten? [Is Turkey the USA's New Model in the Middle East?] , Babylon 3(1): 50–55.

Popular Article

Lende, Gina; & Tank, Pinar (2008) Siste forsøk på gjenforening [Last attempt at reunification], Stavanger Aftenblad, 13 November 2008.
Tank, Pinar; & Lende, Gina (2005) Ny giv i Kypros-konflikten? [New Initiatives in Cyprus?], Morgenbladet, 14 January.
Tank, Pinar; & Lende, Gina (2004) Historisk sjanse for Kypros [Historical Opportunity for Cyprus], Dagsavisen, 22 April.
Tank, Pinar (2002) Det turbulente Tyrkia ser mot Europa [The Turbulent Turkey looks to Europe], Aftenposten, 4 October.

Conference Paper

Tank, Pinar 2005 Turkey’s Ambiguous Identity: The Symbolic Significance of EU Membership, presented at Turkey and Europe – are we Captives of History?, , 11 April.

Report Other

Tank, Pinar (0) The concept of "rising powers": .

Report External Series

Tank, Pinar (1999) Understanding Turkey's Kurdish Dilemma, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 7. : .