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Türkiye’de Gıdanın Ekonomi Politiği: Başka Bir Gıda Sistemi Mümkün mü?
No full textIn this study, the political economy of food in Turkey is studied and the policies implemented by governments in agriculture that led to a transformation both in production and consumption of foodstuff is discussed. The paper focuses on small producers and the first part examines the changing position of these small producers in line with the policies implemented by governments in different periods. In so doing, we discuss how these different economic policies marginalized the small producers, transformed the production relations and the production-consumption nexus. The second part of the paper discusses with various examples the possibilities for re-integrating the excluded small farmers to the food provisioning system. Ergo this section explores how small farmers can be repositioned in the food provisioning system by adhering to the principles of Food Sovereignty movement, co-operating with the urban consumers and the premises of Diverse Economies.Bu çalışmada Türkiye’de gıdanın ekonomi politiği incelenmekte ve tarıma ilişkin uygulanan politikaların gıda alanında hem üretim ve hem de tüketimde nasıl bir dönüşüme yol açtığı ele alınmaktadır. Bu çerçevede Türkiye’de yaşanan gıda krizinin arka planındaki nedenler incelenerek ve farklı uygulamalar tartışılarak dönüşümün yönünün değiştirilmesi için neler yapılabileceği sorgulanmaktadır. Küçük tarım işletmelilerini (küçük çiftçiler) merkeze alan çalışmanın birinci bölümünde, Türkiye’de farklı ekonomik politikaların izlendiği dönemlerde, küçük çiftçilerin tarım sektörü içerisinde konumlarının nasıl değiştiği ve bu değişimin tarımda üretim ilişkilerine, üretim-tüketim ağına yansımaları incelenmektedir. İkinci bölümdeyse, giderek tarımın çeperine itilen fakat sağlıklı bir tarım sektörünün oluşmasında önemli bir yeri olan küçük çiftçilerin sisteme tekrar kazandırılmaları için neler yapılabileceği örneklerle tartışılmaktadır. Bu bağlamda, küçük çiftçiliği yeniden tarımda konumlandırmayı amaçlayan ve bu yolda Türkiye’de ve dünyada güçlü örnekler deneyimlenmesine alan açan Gıda Egemenliği (Food Sovereignty) hareketi ve bu hareketten kaynaklanan alternatif tüketici oluşumları Çeşitlilik Ekonomileri (Diverse Economies) perspektifinden ele alınmaktadır
A Mixed-Methods Study of Cultural Heritage Learning through Playing a Serious Game
No full textThe main goal of this study was to investigate the impact of a serious game on university students' learning about cultural heritage content and to reveal the factors affecting their learning experiences during the serious gameplay. The serious computer game Europe in a museum, which includes tangible and intangible cultural heritage visuals of several European countries, was used in the study. The main research design was a mixed-methods sequential explanatory design. The participants were 50 freshman students studying in the Digital Game Design department at a private university. Pre-knowledge test, post-test and delayed post-test instruments were used to collect quantitative data, while semi-structured interviews were implemented to obtain qualitative data. Based on independent-measures t-tests, post-test and delayed post-test scores of the students' cultural heritage knowledge for students who played the serious game were significantly higher than those of students taught by traditional methods. Content analysis results showed that game design, gameplay and instructional content were the main themes affecting players' learning experiences during the serious gameplay. According to the students, the narrative used to convey the story of the game created a better playing and learning experience. The students indicated that the challenges must be consistent with the expectations of the gamers. They also noted that concise and clear presentation of cultural heritage content within the game had a positive impact on their learning experiences. This study contributes to the literature in showing the long-term effect of serious games on cultural heritage learning. Factors influencing the cultural heritage learning experience of players during serious gameplay can be a guide for instructors, instructional technologists and game designers
Assessment of Mentalization-Based Interventions with School-Age Children
No full textA common factor linked to recovery in a variety of psychotherapies is mentalizing, the fundamental human ability to understand oneself and others in terms of intentional mental states, such as feelings, desires, attitudes, and goals. Psychotherapy interventions that promote mentalization are also linked to positive outcomes. The adoption of mentalization-based interventions for children has been somewhat slow, despite their potential. Moreover, when compared to the evidence-base for mentalization-based interventions for infants or adults, middle childhood currently lacks a well-developed body of research supporting mentalization-based interventions. The studies depicted in this paper aim to address this gap, elucidating the kinds of mentalization-based interventions and their assessments that are being conducted at Istanbul Bilgi University Psychotherapy Center. These studies have the aim of not only assessing the effectiveness of mentalization-based interventions with school-age children, but also identifying why and how these interventions work, meaningfully linking clinical process with outcome. © 2024 JICAP Foundation, Inc.American Psychoanalytic Association, APsaA; International Psychoanalytical Association, IPA; Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştırma Kurumu, TÜBİTAK: 215K180, 121K733The work was supported by the\u00A0American Psychoanalytic Association International Psychoanalytical Association T\u00FCrkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Ara\u015Ft\u0131rma Kurumu. I would like to thank Dr. Norka Malberg and the organizing committee of the International Congress on Mentalization-Based Treatment for Children, Adolescents and Families for inviting to me to present the following paper and Dr. Susan Warshaw for the opportunity to contribute to this special addition. The studies described here were partially supported by Scientific and Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) Project No: 215K180 and 121K733 as well as grants from International Psychoanalytic Association and American Psychoanalytic Association.The studies described here were partially supported by Scientific and Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) Project No: 215K180 and 121K733 as well as grants from International Psychoanalytic Association and American Psychoanalytic Association
Performance Rating and Flow Analysis of an Experimental Airborne Drag-Type VAWT Employing Rotating Mesh
No full textThis paper presents the results of a performance analysis conducted on an experimental airborne vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT), specifically focusing on the MAGENN Air Rotor System (MARS) project. During its development phase, the company claimed that MARS could generate a power output of 100 kW under wind velocities of 12 m/s. However, no further information or numerical models supporting this claim were found in the literature. Extending our prior conference work, the main objective of our study is to assess the accuracy of the stated rated power output and to develop a comprehensive numerical model to analyze the airflow dynamics around this unique airborne rotor configuration. The innovative design of the solid model, resembling yacht sails, was developed using images in the related web pages and literature, announcing the power coefficient (Cp) as 0.21. In this study, results cover 12 m/s wind and flat terrain wind velocities (3, 5, 6, and 9 m/s) with varying rotational velocities. Through meticulous calculations for the atypical blade design, optimal rotational velocities and an expected Tip Speed Ratio (TSR) of around 1.0 were determined. Introducing the Centroid Speed Ratio (CSR), which is the ratio of the sail blade centroid and the superficial wind velocities for varied wind speeds, the findings indicate an average power generation potential of 90 kW at 1.4 rad/s for 12 m/s and approximately 16 kW at a 300 m altitude for a 6 m/s wind velocity
The Socio-Political Attitudes of the Youth in Turkey
No full textThe purpose of this paper was to examine the differences in the attitudes of the Turkish youth regarding political interest, religious commitment, social conformity, autonomy, support for national technologies, and trust in media and public institutions based on demographic factors including age, gender, education, social class, and marital status. The data were collected through a public opinion survey administered to 812 young people in Turkey, aged 15-29 years. A quota -random sampling method was used in the survey. Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) resulted in the identification of 7 factors; patriotism, autonomy from family, trust in government/institutions, political interest, religious commitment, social conformity, and trust in the media. The data indicated a strong patriotic attitude among young people regarding domestic/national technologies. However, trust in the government/institutions and media was at a low level. Young people were seen to have a positive attitude towards social conformity and religious commitment, and more than half of the young people supported the pursuit of autonomy from family. The data indicated that young people have an emotional attachment to their country, but wish to move abroad, particularly due to a lack of trust in institutions and the pursuit of a better life
Material Characterization and Damage Assessment of Byzantine Rock-Cut Monastery: A Case Study of Kiyikoy Hagia Nicholas
No full textRock -cut historical structures have been constructed worldwide for various functions throughout history, including during the Byzantine Empire. The Kiyikoy Hagia Nicholas Monastery is an exceptional one of the surviving rock -hewn buildings in the Thrace Region. It has a basilical plan and was constructed in the Early Byzantine Period. The study goals are to provide original material characterization, suggestions for damage prevention and conservation measures for rock -cut structures of Byzantine architecture through this monastery case. Therefore, firstly the distinct architectural style of the building was revealed through a comprehensive analysis and by comparing it with similar structures. Then, a damage reconnaissance was performed and material samples were subjected to mechanical, physical, and chemical analyses and acid treatment experiments. Investigations focused on identifying the original materials and understanding the reasons for various decay and damage types observed in the monastery. Proposals for materials compatible with the original material, considering physical, mechanical, and chemical properties, were developed. The effectiveness of the characterization methods was explained. To prevent the effect of cracks, which is the main structural damage, constructing strengthening structural elements by using suitable materials was recommended. For non-structural damages, the removal of moisture in the main rock was recommended, and possible actions for surface cleaning, conservation and consolidation were described. It is concluded that the documentation, diagnostic and restoration steps developed for this monastery can be applied to similar Byzantine rock -cut structures
Search for quantum black hole production in lepton plus jet final states using proton-proton collisions at ?s=13 TeV with the ATLAS detector
No full textA search for quantum black holes in electron + jet and muon + jet invariant mass spectra is performed with 140 fb(-1) of data collected by the ATLAS detector in proton-proton collisions at root s = 13 TeV at the Large Hadron Collider. The observed invariant mass spectrum of lepton + jet pairs is consistent with Standard Model expectations. Upper limits are set at 95% confidence level on the production cross section times branching fractions for quantum black holes decaying into a lepton and a quark in a search region with invariant mass above 2.0 TeV. The resulting quantum black hole lower mass threshold limit is 9.2 TeV in the Arkani-Hamed-Dimopoulos-Dvali model, and 6.8 TeV in the Randall-Sundrum model.ANPCyT, Argentina; YerPhI, Armenia; ARC, Australia; BMWFW, Austria; FWF, Austria; ANAS, Azerbaijan; SSTC, Belarus; CNPq, Brazil; FAPESP, Brazil; ANID, Chile; NSERC, Canada; CAS, China; NRC, Canada; MOST, China; CFI, Canada; NSFC, China; CERN; Minciencias, Colombia; MEYS CR, Czech Republic; DNRF, Denmark; DNSRC, Denmark; IN2P3-CNRS, France; CEA-DRF/IRFU, France; SRNSFG, Georgia; BMBF, Germany; HGF, Germany; MPG, Germany; GSRI, Greece; RGC, China; Hong Kong SAR, China; ISF, Israel; Benoziyo Center, Israel; INFN, Italy; MEXT, Japan; JSPS, Japan; CNRST, Morocco; NWO, Netherlands; RCN, Norway; MEiN, Poland; FCT, Portugal; MNE/IFA, Romania; JINR; MES of Russia; NRC KI, Russian Federation; MESTD, Serbia; MSSR, Slovakia; ARRS, Slovenia; MIZS, Slovenia; DSI/NRF, South Africa; MICINN, Spain; SRC, Sweden; Wallenberg Foundation, Sweden; SERI, Switzerland; SNSF, Switzerland; Canton of Bern, Switzerland; Canton of Geneva, Switzerland; MOST, Taiwan; TAEK, Turkey; STFC, United Kingdom; DOE, United States of America; NSF, United States of America; BCKDF, Canada; CANARIE, Canada; Compute Canada, Canada; CRC, Canada; COST, European Union; ERC, European Union; ERDF, European Union; Horizon 2020, European Union; Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions, European Union; Investissements d'Avenir Labex, France; Investissements d'Avenir Idex, France; ANR, France; DFG, Germany; AvH Foundation, Germany; Herakleitos programme - EU-ESF, Greece; Thales programme - EU-ESF, Greece; Aristeia programme - EU-ESF, Greece; Greek NSRF, Greece; BSF-NSF, Israel; GIF, Israel; Norwegian Financial Mechanism 2014-2021, Norway; NCN, Poland; NAWA, Poland; La Caixa Banking Foundation, Spain; CERCA Programme Generalitat de Catalunya, Spain; PROMETEO Programme Generalitat Valenciana, Spain; GenT Programme Generalitat Valenciana, Spain; Goran Gustafssons Stiftelse, Sweden; Royal Society, United Kingdom; Leverhulme Trust, United KingdomWe thank CERN for the very successful operation of the LHC, as well as the support staff from our institutions without whom ATLAS could not be operated efficiently. We acknowledge the support of ANPCyT, Argentina;YerPhI, Armenia; ARC, Australia; BMWFW and FWF, Austria; ANAS, Azerbaijan; CNPq and FAPESP, Brazil; NSERC, NRC and CFI, Canada; CERN; ANID, Chile;CAS, MOST and NSFC, China; Minciencias, Colombia; MEYS CR, Czech Republic; DNRF and DNSRC, Denmark; IN2P3-CNRS and CEA-DRF/IRFU, France; SRNSFG, Georgia; BMBF, HGF and MPG, Germany; GSRI, Greece; RGC and Hong Kong SAR, China; ISF andBenoziyo Center, Israel; INFN, Italy; MEXT and JSPS, Japan; CNRST, Morocco; NWO, Netherlands; RCN,Norway; MEiN, Poland; FCT, Portugal; MNE/IFA, Romania; MESTD, Serbia; MSSR, Slovakia; ARRS and MIZS, Slovenia; DSI/NRF, South Africa; MICINN, Spain;SRC and Wallenberg Foundation, Sweden; SERI, SNSF and Cantons of Bern and Geneva, Switzerland; MOST, Taiwan; TENMAK,Turkiye; STFC,United Kingdom; DOE and NSF, United States of America. In addition, individual groups and members have received support from BCKDF,CANARIE, Compute Canada and CRC, Canada; PRIMUS21/SCI/017 and UNCE SCI/013, Czech Republic; COST,ERC, ERDF, Horizon 2020, ICSC-NextGeneration EU and Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions, European Union; Investissements d'Avenir Labex, Investissements d'Avenir Idex and ANR, France; DFG and AvH Foundation, Germany; Herakleitos, Thales and Aristeia programs cofinanced by EU-ESF and the Greek NSRF, Greece; BSF-NSFand MINERVA, Israel; Norwegian Financial Mechanism2014-2021, Norway; NCN and NAWA, Poland; La Caixa Banking Foundation, CERCA Programme Generalitatde Catalunya and PROMETEO and GenT Programmes Generalitat Valenciana, Spain; Goran Gustafssons Stiftelse, Sweden; The Royal Society and Leverhulme Trust, United Kingdom. The crucial computing support from all WLCG partners is acknowledged gratefully, in particular fromCERN, the ATLAS Tier-1 facilities at TRIUMF(Canada), NDGF (Denmark, Norway, Sweden), CC-IN2P3 (France), KIT/GridKA (Germany), INFN-CNAF(Italy), NL-T1 (Netherlands), PIC (Spain), ASGC(Taiwan), RAL (UK) and BNL (USA), the Tier-2 facilitiesworldwide and large non-WLCG resource providers. Major contributors of computing resources are listedin Ref.[93]
Introduction: social movements and radicalisation in Europe
No full textThis Special Issue (SI) provides a nuanced understanding of the root causes of radicalisation among European youth with both nativist and religious affiliations. The contributions challenge the civilisational paradigm and the reductionist interpretations that often conflate it with extremism, terrorism, and violence. Our contributors contend that the rise of populist rhetoric across Europe, alongside the notable strengthening of grassroots resistance, has led to a pronounced polarisation of public opinion. Drawing on the literature in Social Movement Studies, each contributor provides an analysis of various processes of youth radicalisation across different European nations. They illuminate that both nativist and Islamist forms of radicalisation among European youth function as frames for justification and alternative political expressions - almost akin to a form of anti-politics. This serves as a means for them to protect themselves from the destabilising effects of deindustrialisation, discrimination, alienation, humiliation, and stigmatisation. The findings underscore that radicalised youth tend to employ unconventional forms of political expression to articulate their knowledge and garner public attention to their marginalised status. This stems from their lack of trust in political centers, which they perceive as failing to provide remedies for disenfranchised youths experiencing socio-economic, political, spatial, and nostalgic deprivation in the era of globalisation.European Commission [785934]; ERCThis chapter was partly prepared in the scope of the ERC Advanced Grant research, Islam-ophob-ism (Agreement Number 785934, see https://bpy.bilgi.edu.tr)
The Matthew Effect in the Game of Success and Asymmetrical Distribution of Reward
Get PDFÖZET: Günümüzde performansa dayalı yapılan başarı değerlendirmesi ve başarı ödülü arasındaki ilişkinin dinamiklerinde büyük dönüşüm yaşanmaktadır. Bu dönüşümün bir sonucu olarak performans ve başarı ödülü arasındaki ilişki asimetrik bir boyut kazanmıştır. Nitekim performans dönüşüm öncesinde olduğu gibi normal dağılım gösterirken başarı ödülü artık güç yasasına göre dağılmaktadır. Performansın bir sınırı vardır ve başarıya karşılık gelen performans düzeyine yakın olan birçok farklı düzey tanımlanabilir. Buna karşılık küçük performans farklarının başarıya dönük getirileri arasında ortaya çıkan büyük farklar güç kanununa göre logaritmik dağılmaktadır. Diğer bir ifadeyle performanstaki küçük bir farkın karşılığında alınan ödülde büyük ölçekli farklar elde edilmektedir. Performans ile başarı getirisi arasındaki orantısızlığın bir sonucu olarak farklı alanlardaki eşitsizlikler de hızla derinleşmektedir. Avantajın sürekli yeni avantajları doğurmasını açıklayan Matta etkisi ve ölçeksiz-ağlarda bağlantıları en fazla bağlantıya sahip düğüme yönlendiren tercihli bağlanma karakteristiği performans-başarı ödülü ilişkisindeki yeni durumu anlamada önemli katkılar sağlama potansiyeline sahiptir. Bu nedenle bu çalışmada Peter Erdi’nin (2020) Ranking: The Unwritten Rules of the Social Game We All Play’ve Albert-László Barabási’nin (2022) Formül: Başarının Evrensel Kanunları kitaplarının modern zamanlarda eğitimden ekonomiye, sanattan teknolojiye kadar her alandaki başarı oyununda Matta etkisi ve tercihli bağlanma etkisi ile başarı ödülünün güç yasasına göre dağılımı ve nihayetinde toplumsal eşitsizliklerin derinleştirilmesi bağlamında değerlendirmesi yapılmaktadır.ABSTRACT: Today there is a great transformation in the dynamics underlying the relation between performance-based success evaluation and its reward. As a result of this transformation, the relationship between performance and success reward has gained an asymmetric dimension. As a matter of fact, while performance is normally distributed as before the transformation, the reward of success is now distributed according to the power law. The performance has a limit and there are many different performance levels close to the performance corresponding to success. On the other hand, the emerging substantial gaps between the rewards of success for minor performance differences distribute logarithmically according to the power law. In other words, a bare difference in performance results in large gaps in return of success. Due to the disproportion between performance and return, inequalities in different areas are rapidly deepening. Both the Matthew effect, which explains how an advantage constantly begets further advantage, and the preferential attachment that directs connections to a node with larger connections in scale-free networks, have the potential to make significant contributions to understanding the transformation in the relation between the performance and its reward. For this reason, in this study we review Peter Erdi’s (2020) Ranking: The Unwritten Rules of the Social Game We All Play and Albert-László Barabási’s (2022) Formula: Universal Laws of Success books for providing a better understanding the transformation in modern times, from education to economy, from art to technology. We also discuss the impact of the Matthew effect and the preferential attachment in the context of the distribution of the reward by the power law and ultimately the deepening of social inequalities