Can Mert
Can Mert Kökerer B.A., Sociology, Galatasaray University (2017)
M.A., Sociology, The New School for Social Research (2019) Email Interests:

Comparative/Historical/Macro Sociology, Culture, Political Sociology, Sociology of Religion, Social Theory, Democracy
Doctoral Candidate (2019)

Dissertation Title: The Participatory Foundations of Democracy in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1630-1691: Institutional Innovation, Political Legitimation, and Popular Domination 

Committee: Andreas Glaeser (co-chair), Marco Garrido (co-chair), Steven Pincus (History), John P. McCormick (Political Science), Matthew Landauer (Political Science)

Can Mert Kökerer is a PhD candidate in Sociology at the University of Chicago. His research focuses on the historical manifestations and theoretical underpinnings of democracy, popular politics, and participatory institutions. He is currently completing his dissertation on the legitimate bases of participatory government in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1630-1691.  

 



 

Recent Research / Recent Publications

Recent Research

Can Mert Kökerer. 2024. “Marx’s Three Different Conceptions of Political Change under Capitalism: Direct Democracy, Proletarian Revolution, or Self-government under Proletarian Leadership”  Constellations 31(4): 545-562.

Can Mert Kökerer. 2024. “Max Weber and Carl Schmitt on Legitimate Domination: Belief in Legitimacy or Acknowledgement of Legitimacy?” Critical Sociology: 1-16.

Can Mert Kökerer. 2024. “Max Weber’s Athens: The Entanglement between Charismatic Domination and Non-Legitimate Domination” Journal of Classical Sociology: 1-19.

Can Mert Kökerer. 2021. “The Sine Qua Non of Carl Schmitt’s Political Thinking: The Issue of Interstate Relations” Philosophy & Social Criticism 47(10): 1137-1153.