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Confronting 'Uncivil Society' and the 'Dark Side of Globalization': Are Sociological Concepts up to the Task?
(SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD, 6 BONHILL STREET, LONDON EC2A 4PU, ENGLAND, 2001-11-30)
International terrorism is frequently categorized as one element of 'uncivil society' or as the 'dark side of globalization.' The paper examines these concepts, finding them unhelpful in understanding the context for the ...
A Precarious Relationship: The Alevi Minority, The Turkish State And The EU
(Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 4 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon Ox14 4Rn, Oxfordshire, England, 2011)
Over the last decade, the political significance of the Alevis, the largest sectarian Muslim minority in Turkey, has notably changed. This article aims to evaluate the Alevi community's changing stance as a sectarian ...
Reflections on Karl Kautsky and the Theory of Ultra-Imperialism: Social Democracy and International Relations
(Uluslararasi Iliskiler Konseyi Dernegi, Sogutozu Cad No 43, Tobb-Etu Binasi, Oda No 364, Sogutozu, Ankara 06560, Turkey, 2013)
This paper examines the ultra-imperialism theory of German politician and theorist Karl Kautsky. Karl Kautsky's ultra-imperialism conception is an essential approach which had significant influences on political history ...
Placing Democratization within the Global Frame: Sociological Approaches to Universalism, and Democratic Contestation in Contemporary Turkey
(BLACKWELL PUBL LTD, 108 COWLEY RD, OXFORD OX4 1JF, OXON, ENGLAND, 2002-05)
The process of democratization in Turkey is enhanced by both proximity to the European Union's enlargement process and universalistic discourses of personhood rights. and. at the same time, compromised by a nationalistic ...
Anthony Giddens and international relations: structuration, modernity and globalization
(Uluslararası İlişkiler Konseyi Derneği, Söğütözü Cad No 43, Tobb-Etü Binası, Oda No 364, Söğütözü, Ankara 06560, Turkey, 2015)
This paper aims to examine the subjects which are pertaining to International Relations in the works of Anthony Giddens and also to evaluate different uses of such issues in the International Relations literature. As one ...
Religiosity and tolerance in Turkey: Is Islam the problem?
(Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 4 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon Ox14 4Rn, Oxfordshire, England, 2015-10-02)
This study analyses the impact of religiosity on tolerance in Turkey, where social divisions are deep, and where religiosity is one significant source of such divisions. In going beyond survey research studies which limit ...
Why has social democracy not developed in Turkey? Analysis of an atypical case
(Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 4 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon Ox14 4Rn, Oxfordshire, England, 2015-10-02)
This paper scrutinizes why the Western European type of social democracy has not developed in Turkey. Both the historical backdrop and current constraints on the development of social democracy are examined. This paper ...
The 'Civil Society Policy' of the European union for promoting democracy in Turkey: Golden goose or dead duck?
(Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 4 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon Ox14 4Rn, Oxfordshire, England, 2013-09-01)
Golden goose' of European integration for some time now, EU's civil society policy displays a vivid example during Turkey's accession. This article queries the impact of this policy in the Turkish context, ultimately showing ...
Fragile Balances: Turkish Foreign Policy on the Sovereignty of the Dodecanese Islands (1940-1947)
(Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2-4 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon Ox14 4Rn, Oxon, England, 2018)
The Dodecanese Islands became a subject of diplomatic negotiations both during and after World War II. This article examines the position of Turkish foreign policy on the sovereignty of the islands. It argues that the ...
The position of social democracy vis a vis globalization: a field research on the RPP case
(Uluslararası İlişkiler Konseyi Derneği, Söğütözü, Cad No 43, TOBB-ETÜ Binası, Oda No 364, Söğütözü, Ankara 06560, Turkey, 2017)
In this paper, the approach of Turkey's social democracy to the globalization issue is to be scrutinized. In the first part of this article, based on the field research conducted in five different cities of Turkey (Bursa, ...