31 research outputs found
An Example for the Construction of Masculinity in Turkey: The Woman Has No Name
No full textIn Turkey, the academic works on gender rather focus on Women’s Studies, whilst Masculinity Studies are perceived as a relatively new research field. From this perspective, the aim of this work is to look closely at the social construction of masculinity in Turkey through the feminist author Duygu Asena’s book entitled Kadının adı yok (The woman has no name). This book hit the bookstores in 1987 and had a selling record in Turkey with its forty editions within year. Duygu Asena rather depicts her male characters from a critical perspective. According to her, in the social construction of masculinity in Turkey we see that men use psychological, physical and sexual violence against women. Men criticize women, limit their liberties, beat them at times, have physical intercourse with them without necessarily asking for their consent. Even though in Turkey masculinity is actually getting modernized and we see non-traditional forms of masculinity around, we notice that hegemonic masculinity is getting reproduced in homosocial communities. We can argue that men encounter insecurity in the midst of the modernization process and suffer from the oppression related to the “male roles”. We recommend that there ought to be more contributions on Masculinity Studies in Turkey
The BDP in Turkey and Its Approach to the Gender Question
No full textThis article evaluates how the pro-kurdish party Barış ve Demokrasi Partisi (BDP, The Peace and Democracy Party) which was founded in 2008 in Turkey, deals with women’s problems. The research is based on three main pillars: The BDP’s gender approach in the party program, the BDP’s gender approach in the last national election bulletin and the declarations of the BDP members which appeared in one of the most sold dailies in Turkey, Hürriyet (Liberty). The BDP is a gender-sensitive party. It has gender quotas of 40 percent in its statutes and hence benefits from a significant female presence in its decision-making mechanisms. This sensitivity is reflected in the party program as well as in the last national election bulletin. The BDP declares its intention to further strengthen penal laws concerning women’s rights violations, open shelters for women exposed to violence, procure easy access to social security for homemakers, support female presence in political and economic life via gender quotas, supervise gender sensitivity of the medias, eradicate prostitution and finally implement CEDAW (The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women). In the declarations of its politicians, the support for the PKK (Kurdistan Workers’ Party) is evident. The women of the BDP gladly underscore that the PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan supports women. The BDP places women’s problems on top of its priorities, right after the Kurdish issue
Sensitivity of College Students towards Social Responsibility Projects in Turkey Sensitivity of College Students towards Social Responsibility Projects in Turkey
No full textAbstract: This paper aims to understand college students' sensitivity towards social responsibility projects through qualitative research. In June 2014, in-depth interviews were conducted with students who had taken part in social responsibility projects, in İstanbul. Most students who are sensitive towards such projects are females, students in the Psychological Counseling and Guidance Department. They participate in more than one project at a time and/or they have handicapped family members. The female embracement of charity work shows the patriarchalism of the Turkish society. Psychological Counseling and Guidance Department students are more sensitive than others, because they are prospective Care professionals. Presence in a project or one-to-one contact with a disabled family member encourages students to get involved in more projects and be socially responsible. To attract more people and especially men into such projects, the society should break patriarchalism, both campuses and mass media should work on raising awareness for social responsibility projects
Political science publications about Turkey
No full textWOS: 000426807700009In this study, we conducted a bibliometric analysis of Thomson Reuters' Web of Knowledge (WoK): Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Arts & Humanities Citation Index (A&HCI), and Journal Citation Reports (JCR) focusing on political science publications about Turkey from 1900 to 2016. We found a total of 1280 publications: articles (65.20%) and book reviews (26.33%). Most of the publications were single-authored, were written in English (88.2%) followed by German (9.61%), were cited four times, and gave references to 27 publications on average. The words that frequently appeared in the 2000-2010 period (e.g., Cypriot, Greek, consolidation, military, armed, Islam) were related to important aspects of Turkish politics, particularly to Turkey-EU relations. Moreover, the words that frequently appeared in the 2011-2016 period (e.g., shift, Islamic, religious, party, hegemonic, AKP, CHP) were mostly related to Turkey's domestic politics and the rule of the governing party, AKP. Based on these findings, we predict that the number of political science publications about Turkey and their impact will continue increasing in the next decade
The brexit negotiations: The next battleground for French-U.K. relations
No full textIn March 2017, following the successful referendum in the UK to leave the European Union in June of 2016, negotiations began to discuss the policies regarding the official exit of the United Kingdom with Theresa May’s declaration of Article 50. In recent developments associated with the Brexit negotiations, more ties have been seen between the UK and France than other member-states of the EU. Given the long history between France and the UK, it is clear that the Brexit negotiations have become the next battleground for UK-French unrest. This essay responds to the strength of the theory of intergovernmentalism within the context of the Brexit negotiations and how the leadership role established by France in the wake of Brexit is a phenomenon based on their economic interests, a desire to advance their position as an international actor, and their deep-rooted, historical discontent for one another. Through analyzing a series of most-read newspapers from both countries, the research has shown the battleground of French-UK relations as taking place in these three categories with national interests being more pertinent in the Brexit negotiations than international relations.Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2020-05-01The student, Emilee McArdle, accepted the attached license on 2018-04-19 at 11:28.The student, Emilee McArdle, submitted this Thesis for approval on 2018-04-19 at 13:20.This Thesis was approved for publication on 2018-04-19 at 15:24.DSpace SAF Submission Ingestion Package generated from Vireo submission #12377 on 2018-08-31 at 17:21:02Made available in DSpace on 2018-09-04T20:36:48Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2
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Toward a Deleuzean theory of translation: a translation of and commentary on A fuego eterno condenados
No full textThis translation and commentary thesis presents a theory of literary translation
based on the ideas of Gilles Deleuze, informed by and applied to a translation
of parts 0, 1 and 2 of the novel A fuego eterno condenados (1994) by Chilean author
Roberto Rivera Vicencio. Using an approach based on the iterative development
of a theoretical framework and translation, it examines how specific translation
problems from the text can contribute to and benefit from a translation theory
based on the ideas of Deleuze. Analysing the work of Lawrence Venuti as
indicative of a shift by Translation Studies from thinking of translation in terms
of equivalence to thinking of it in terms of difference, the thesis builds on
Venuti’s research, offering a systematic treatment of Deleuze’s earlier work
to theorise translation as the production of simulacra in which the translator
creates solutions in the domain of the Actual to a translation problem that exists
in the Virtual. It then goes on to examine Deleuze’s later work, written in
collaboration with F´elix Guattari, to develop a conceptual framework based on
the concept of the texture of prose derived from the principles of a minor, or
nomad, science. This framework is used to address specific problems arising
in the translation, deriving a series of practical techniques and considerations
that can be used to create this kind of texture in the application of a Deleuzean
theory of translation to literary texts
AN ASPECT OF LOCAL PROPERTY OF FOURIER SERIES
No full textWOS: 000419402200004In this paper, a general theorem concerning vertical bar(N) over bar, p(n), theta(n)vertical bar(k) summability factors of Fourier series is obtained. Using this result we study a localization problem for Fourier series.Ahi Evran University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit [FEF.A4.17.004]This work was supported by Ahi Evran University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit. Project Number: FEF.A4.17.004 and the author would like to thank the referees for a careful reading and several constructive comments that have improved the presentation of the results
A Variation on Absolute Weighted Mean Summability Factors of Fourier Series and its Conjugate Series
No full textWOS: 000486985000006In this paper, theorems concerning vertical bar(N) over bar, p(n), theta(n)vertical bar(k) factors of Fourier series and its conjugate series are studied. The presented results are generalizations two theorems of Mazhar on conjugate series and Fourier series.Ahi Evran University Scientific Research Projects Coordination UnitAhi Evran University [FEF.A4.17.004]The author would like to express her sincerest thanks to the referee for valuable suggestions for the improvement of this paper. This work was supported by Ahi Evran University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit. Project Number: FEF.A4.17.004
The effect of UNHCR operations in the development of Turkey's asylum framework
No full textTurkey is increasingly occupying an important position within the world and more so within migration studies because of its triple role, as a sending, receiving, and transit country. This text addresses Turkey’s changing position within world orders in regards to migration and asylum concerns and how UNHCR operations have affected Turkey’s development of its asylum framework. Due to Turkey’s geographical location at the heart of major migratory networks, it continues to strictly observe the 1951 Geneva Convention through the lens of its Geographical Limitation. This limitation is central to Turkey’s current asylum system with the separation of Europeans from non-Europeans ensuing in the application of differential treatment by which only Europeans are eligible for the granting of full fledged refugee status. One of Turkey’s most recent milestones is its successful completion of the draft process for its first ever law on asylum - The Law on Foreigners and International Protection, a significant portion of Turkey’ s quest of reforming its asylum framework through policy. Both the EU and UNHCR were able to exert their influence on Turkish officials throughout the draft law process. Their influential impact will be addressed through the phenomena of UNHCR-ization and Europeanization respectively. The EU’s power significantly stems from EU-Turkey accession negotiations while UNHCR has become influential because of its identity as the mandated UN agency for the international protection of asylum seekers and refugees. The position UNHCR occupies in Turkey is valuable in assessing the influence an international organization can have on the development of a nation’s national policy and the potential power gain, whether intentional or unintentional, in carrying out the respective policy. UNHCR’s influence within Turkey’s asylum system is observable in the organization’s increasing operations. These operations include the processing of asylum claims, determining refugee status, and resettling refugees out of Turkey. The EU is an important actor for Turkey’s asylum reform process, but they are not the only actor enacting change and they might not even be the most influential actor. The Turkey-UNHCR relationship, especially in regards to providing services of international protection to asylum seekers and refugees is worth further analysis.Item withdrawn by Mark Zulauf ([email protected]) on 2013-04-23T22:03:38Z
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