Authors:Cansel POYRAZ AKYOL; İbrahim Emre SUGEL Abstract: In this research, which is under the umbrella of social memory and media, a critical reading of unkown perperator who lived in Turkey in the 90’s was made through the space/buffer. In the research, the dialectical relations between the empty signifier and the master signifier were revealed, and it was traced in Turkey’s practice of remembering through media materials. The main purpase of the research within the scope of this stalking process is to contribute to democratization with the criticism of the violence phenomenon made visible through the states of otherness and identity conflicts created in Turkey and to reveal the role that the mainstream media has or has not assumed. In this context, the qualilative design waz used in the research, and the headline news in the mainstream newspapers of the perios were subjected to qualilative descriptive analysis,together with Lacan’s matrix showing the master signifier,within the framework of purposive sampling. In the research,with the aim of reaching the resultant of social memory,the cartoons which were determined within the framework of purposive sampling in the alternative media of the period, The Limon and The Leman,were analyzed with Barthes’s studium modeling and seniotic analysis. Within the findings obtained, secular/intellectual - conservative/radical Islamic otherness and Kurdish/left ideology/intellectual - nationalist/conservative/radical Islamic otherness, alevi/left-ideology/intellectual - nationalist/conservative/radical Islamic otherness and Kurdish/left ideology/intellectual in the axis of otherness nationalist/Turkish/conservative otherness was seen. Turkey’s violence-lynching topology was created and presented as a critical reading model within the framework of critical reading for the presentation of news in tje mainstream media through these otherness. PubDate: Fri, 28 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +030
Authors:Hatice BATMANTAŞ; Fatma ZEYBEK Abstract: Today, in addition to the physical and mental efforts of the employees of the organizations that want to be successful in the competitive environment, the emotional labor of these employees is extremely important in the sectors where face-to-face communication is established. In the health sector, which is one of these sectors, the emotional labor of the employees plays an important role in the success of the companies. In addition to their emotional labor, health workers experience physical exhaustion due to the heavy workload in the organization they are part of, and mental and emotional exhaustion if they do not receive the reward for their efforts. However, these employees may not always be able to conduct their work and family lives in a balanced way, and this may cause various conflicts in their family or work lives. In this respect, the role of work-family conflict in the relationship between emotional labor and burnout levels of healthcare workers was evaluated in the study. In this context, an online questionnaire was applied to 161 healthcare workers who were determined by convenience sampling method in hospitals operating in Istanbul and Balıkesir. Multiple correlation analysis and hierarchical regression analysis were applied with the obtained data. As a result of the analyzes applied, it was determined that the effect of emotional labor on burnout levels was fully mediated by work-family conflict. However, the fact that the mediating role of work-family conflict in the relationship between emotional labor and burnout is not examined in the literature highlights the originality of this study. PubDate: Fri, 28 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +030
Authors:Oğuz YILDIZ; Alpaslan KELLECİ Abstract: Today, environmental and societal issues, such as climate change and social inequities, have been worsening. Sustainable consumption and production, though not a panacea, seem one of the ways to tackle environmental and social problems. So far, extant studies have sought to determine the factors that have an impact on sustainable consumption from an environmental perspective, and limited research has taken the social dimension of sustainability into account. Thus, this paper aims to address components of sustainable consumption behavior in a more holistic way, from an economic, environmental, and social standpoint. The present study employs consistent partial least squares structural equation (PLS-SEM) modeling to process 350 questionnaires which have been collected through a face-to-face survey method. In this study, three significant determinants, out of a total of nine, make a considerable difference toward sustainable consumption behavior: (i) knowledge, (ii) personal image, and (iii) word-of-mouth, respectively. PubDate: Fri, 28 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +030
Authors:Asiye Gün GÜNEŞ GÜLAL; Senem ATVUR, Ceren UYSAL OĞUZ Abstract: The rise of populist radical right parties in the last decades is one of the most significant political developments in Europe. The Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) which was founded in 1956 is considered as a remarkable example in terms of using anti-immigrant and xenophobic discourses and affecting Austrian politics for more than half a century. In this article the FPÖ’s anti-Türkiye rhetoric is investigated by using discourse analysis. The Turkish community in Austria growing since the 1960s, the cultural differences and Türkiye’s EU membership discussions are the main topics used by the FPÖ to influence the public opinion. Therefore, it is aimed to reveal how and why FPÖ relates its nationalist, anti-immigrant, anti-Islam rhetoric to Türkiye and Turks. The FPÖ’s anti-Türkiye discourse is a noteworthy example of how a radical populist right-wing party targets another country, part of its own population and its cultural identity for its political pursuits. PubDate: Fri, 28 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +030
Authors:Ali AYATA; Halil KARATAŞ Abstract: The world is a set of systems that have existed for a long time. It can also be called a large set of systems containing many small systems. Each element in this cluster contains many events and phenomena within itself. The world community has witnessed and continues to witness many such systems from the first human to the present day. Unlike the systems of other living and non-living beings, the systems created by humans have constantly changed and developed due to social, economic and political reasons. This change and development, which took the form of a cumulative progress, spread over a wider area geographically as the civilization reached advanced dimensions and people dispersed to different geographies through migration. In this context, the formation of world systems and the phenomenon of migration are in a close relationship with each other. There is a mutual constructive effect between Immanuel Wallerstein's world systems thesis and the phenomenon of migration. This mutual interaction is one of the most important proofs that the phenomenon of migration and the current world system are two important concepts for each other. PubDate: Fri, 28 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +030
Authors:Sedef ŞEN Abstract: A large body of both theoretical and empirical literature has been conducted to show the relationship between financial development (or called financial depth) and economic growth. However, for Central Europe and Baltic countries, the existing empirical evidence is scarce. This paper revisits whether financial development stimulates economic growth in the context of eleven Central Europe and Baltic countries during the 2000-2019 period. By incorporating broad characteristics of financial institutions (such as banks and insurance companies) and financial markets (including stock markets, bond markets, and derivative markets) into the finance-growth nexus, this paper not only attempts to underline the potential importance of financial depth for economic growth but also tests the hypothesis that financial access, efficiency, and stability promote economic growth or vice versa. This paper applies a panel bootstrap approach to Granger causality testing, which considers cross-sectional dependence and heterogeneity issues. Empirical results show limited support for the supply-leading and demand following hypotheses. PubDate: Fri, 28 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +030
Authors:Aybala LALE; Bilal KARABULUT Abstract: The fact that the production and management of information is one of the most remarkable means of obtaining power has disclosed the concept of propaganda is especially crucial for authoritarian states. In this framework, The North Korea, as an authoritarian country without freedom of the press, seized the power of information and adopted various propaganda methods. Trying to adapt to digital transformations, the North Korea has benefited from the internet as a propaganda tool. Naturally, this brings along the digitalisation of propaganda. This article scrutinises the North Korea's digital propaganda and strategic communication methods through a critical discourse analysis of four North Korean news texts. The method of the article was determined based on Teun A. van Dijk's news discourse analysis. In this context, it has been tried to reveal whether there is a relationship between the concepts of propaganda and strategic communication. Besides the discursive changes of the propaganda contents depending on the period have been discussed. The claim that the critical discourse analysis has the authority-power relationship and the reflections of this relationship on discourse have been supported by the North Korean propaganda. PubDate: Fri, 28 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +030
Authors:Can Burak NALBANTOĞLU; Seçil ULUFER KANSOY Abstract: Organizational dissent is defined as the disagreements between the employees and the organization. This study was carried out in order to determine the perceptions created by the concept of organizational dissent on employees, which is a limited number of studies in the literature. In this study, employees' perceptions of organizational dissent were examined in terms of their organizations. The research was carried out on the data collected by the survey method from 153 people working in the service and production sectors in Istanbul. Data were collected from the employees determined by simple random sampling method with a survey study, and hypotheses were tested using the SPSS program. Confirmatory factor analysis was used in the study and it was seen that it met the appropriate values. In the study, independent sample t-test and one-way analysis of variance tests were applied. As a result, organizational dissent perceptions of individuals were found to be statistically significant. PubDate: Fri, 28 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +030
Authors:Günay KURTULDU Abstract: Marketing ethics is a subject of great interest in the field of marketing as it concerns both businesses and consumers. However, when the studies on marketing ethics are examined, it has seen that ethical issues especially about consumers remain in the background. Thus, the aim of the study is to contribute to the validity, reliability and development of the Consumer Ethics Scale by questioning the validity and reliability of the scale in today's conditions. The data were collected by convenience sampling and online survey and reached 305 sample size. To questionize the validity and reliability of the scale exploratory factor analysis, reliability analysis and confirmatory factor analysis were performed. As a result of the study, the scale was formed in 7 dimensions. The dimensions “no harm/no foul activities”, “downloading copyrighted materials/buying counterfeit good”, “doing the right thing/doing good”, “passively benefiting from illegal activities”, “recycling/environmental awareness”, “actively benefiting from deceptive (or questionable, but legal) practices” had been determined as valid and reliable scales that meet the convergent and discriminant validity conditions and have construct validity. Furthermore it had been determined “actively benefiting from illegal activities” dimension doesn’t meet the construct validity conditions. The study contributed to the literature by determining the validity and reliability of the three new dimensions, adapting the dimensions requiring reverse coding without the need for reverse coding, transforming the questions of the scale into judgment sentences and adapting the answer categories. In addition, the adaption of 5 difficult to understand questions to today's conditions is another contribution. PubDate: Fri, 28 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +030
Authors:Seda Gözde TOKATLI Abstract: The United States has maintained its dominance over the system for a certain period of time in the new world order. In particular, the increasing inward-looking practices, passive stance in the face of common problems and interest-oriented foreign policy approach with the Donald Trump administration have led to more questioning of the legitimacy of the United States within the system. The change in the power of the United States within the system has increased the rhetoric that China can become a substitute power. This study, based on the principle of relative gain, will analyse the power struggle between the USA and China within the international system from the framework of neorealist theory. The competitive relationship between China and America will be examined within the framework of Graham Allison's concept of the Thucydides trap concept. Within the scope of the Thucydides trap, this study will be emphasize that the war that started on an economic basis between the United States and China has reached a more serious dimension by showing its impact in other areas. This study shows that the multi-faceted threat perception felt by the United States in the face of China's continuous rise within the system makes bilateral relations more fragile, while also reveal the argument that power competition draws states into the Thucudides trap. PubDate: Fri, 28 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +030
Authors:Martina ZHUZHELOVSKA; Gonca BAYRAKTAR DURGUN Abstract: The separation of power in a country is still a topic on which many scientists, politicians, social philosophers debate. The separation of power depends on many factors, such as social, societal, geographical, cultural, political, historical and so on. Thus, one of the main goal of this study is to explain what the concept of power and the separation of power actually represent in a given country. After briefly defining the concepts of power and separation of power, it is analyzed whether the separation of power in Republic of North Macedonia really works in practice, or it is something put in the framework of Constitution, laws and bylaws, i. e. written on paper, in order to show its citizens that they live in a democracy. The most attention is paid to the separation of power, the so-called check and balance system, which is established in order to have a certain control, balance and supervision between state bodies, could be considered as the primary variable to determine the quality of democracy in any political regime. More specifically, the relationship between the legislative and executive authorities is analyzed. In other words, it examines the means that the legislative authority possesses for control over the work of the executive authority and, more importantly, try to show how much they are effective and efficient. PubDate: Fri, 28 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +030
Authors:Tolga ERDEM; Cengiz ÖZBEK Abstract: The weapons that have self-controlling capacity and are equipped with the technology to independently choose and destroy a target are called autonomous weapons. Presently, autonomous weapon technology is developed to contribute to the defence and offensive capacities of states and restructure their armies. However, there is a common concern that the quality of autonomous weapons to make decisions in the international arena independent of humans may cause a global security problem. In this respect, the United Nations (UN) supports disarmament by holding meetings and issuing reports to ensure that these weapons are controlled while under development. The present article intends to clarify the activities of the UN which aim to control autonomous weapon technology. The first part of the article defines autonomous weapons in detail and then evaluates their possible benefits and threats. Later on, the article provides an outline of the disarmament endeavours with regard to autonomous weapons. The final part, on the other hand, discusses the disarmament activities of the UN as to autonomous weapons. In this sense, the official documents of the UN were selected as primary sources in revealing the global aspect of the disarmament struggles concerning autonomous weapons. This article, therefore, uses the document analysis method. In consequence of the document analysis, it was concluded that more data were required to establish a consensus as to the performance of a wider disarmament activities under the UN regarding autonomous weapons. PubDate: Fri, 28 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +030
Authors:Merve MERT Abstract: Fear of missing out (FoMO) and phubbing behavior are some of the psychological factors that negatively affect an individual's social relationships, work performance, and overall quality of life. There is evidence in the literature that the FoMO on developments is a negative emotional state that can be associated with phubbing behavior. The first objective of this study is to examine the relationships between FoMO, problematic social media use, and phubbing behavior. The second aim of the study is to examine the mediating role of problematic social media use in the relationship between FoMO and phubbing behavior. In this context, the study sample consists of a total of 451 (217 (48.1%) female, 234 (51.9%) male) university students studying at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. The students included in the study were interviewed with a personal questionnaire. The data collection instruments used were the Fear of Missing Out Scale, the Problematic Social Media Use Scale, and the Phubbing Behavior Scale. Results showed that FoMO and problematic social media use significantly predicted phubbing behavior. In addition, problematic social media use was found to have a mediating role in the effect of FoMO on telephone passion, which is a subdimension of phubbing behavior, whereas problematic social media use had no mediating role in the effect of FoMO on communication disorder, which is another subdimension of phubbing behavior. Therefore, it is anticipated that the findings obtained will make an important contribution to both the literature and practice. PubDate: Fri, 28 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +030
Authors:Gökhan ÇINKARA Abstract: This article examines the process of geopoliticization in Turkey, fueled by ideological shift, new elite consensus and popular historical narratives as a direct consequence of the heightened sensitivity of both elites and the public as a whole to geopolitical concerns. ''Geopoliticization'' refers to the heightened sensitivity and dependency of domestic politics on the global geography at both discursive and practical levels. Understanding Turkey's current politics at both substantive and institutional levels requires an analytical mapping of the complex interactions of elites and society with the external scale (such as military, personal interest, leverage in domestic politics, and ideological convergence). At this juncture, ideological shift, differences in the attitudes and attributes of the governing elites, and the reinterpretation of national history as a new dimension of the interaction with society have come to the forefront of the discussion. In Turkey, geopolitical tensions have permeated politics, society, and the economy in these three dimensions. The lines that have traditionally drawn between domestic and global politics have begun to blur as a result of this trend. It is possible to claim that Turkey's foreign policy engagements will deepen and grow as a consequence of the geopoliticization being supported by elites and social groups. The feeding of this macro-shift via the military-industrial complex à la Turca leads to a new normal, and perhaps even status quo, among the bureaucracy, politics, society, and intellectuals. This article concludes that geopoliticization, accelerated by the expansion of the defense industry, has the potential to shape both the content of politics in Turkey as well as the actor distribution of politics through the formation of elite alliances and public support. PubDate: Fri, 28 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +030
Authors:Melike PEKEL ÇETİN Abstract: The impact of R&D on growth can be understood through the lens of endogenous growth theory, which emphasizes the role of knowledge and technology in driving economic growth. According to this theory, R&D activities lead to the creation of new knowledge and technologies, which increase productivity and drive economic growth. Thus, one of the key mechanisms by which R&D can influence growth is the creation of new products and processes. Sectorial R&D activities are the processes produced by the public, companies and higher education institutions. Which sector is effective in its activities is important in terms of applied R&D policies, allocation of resources and created externalities.The aim of this study is to analyze the effect of R&D expenditures made according to sectors on economic growth comparatively. In the study, ARDL analysis was used for the example of the Turkish economy between the years 1990-2021. In particular, the effect of R&D expenditures made by each sector on individual growth was investigated and the effects of sectorial R&D activities were compared with each other. The findings support the theories and other empirical studies in the literature. PubDate: Fri, 28 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +030
Authors:Süleyman KAHRAMAN; Ahmet ÖZBAY, Behice Zülal AKARCA Abstract: The aim of this research is to investigate the concept of self-compassion in women diagnosed with uterine, ovarian or both cancers within the scope of the phenomenology design, which is one of the patterns used in qualitative research. It is aimed to understand the perspective of patients with this diagnosis on the disease from their own eyes, to examine how they experience the disease from their own perspective, to find out how the compassion they show themselves has changed after receiving the diagnosis, to examine how they treat themselves during this period and how their environment treats them through the concept of self-compassion. The sample of the study consisted of 7 participants from Turkey. The data of the research were obtained by interview method using 15 questions prepared by the researcher. The data were analyzed in accordance with the coding principles according to the concepts obtained from the data. As a result of the analysis of the data obtained from the interviews; Five themes were determined, namely, the environmental impact in the belief towards healing, the change in the core, the belief in the common experiences of humanity, staying in the moment with awareness, and the difficulties reflected in life due to life change. It was observed that there was a change in the level of compassion that the participants showed to themselves according to their experiences before being diagnosed with cancer. PubDate: Fri, 28 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +030
Authors:Tülay YENİÇERİ; Maida UZUNER Abstract: Stigma is defined as a discrediting or an undesirable characteristic. Social identity threat, on the other hand, is expressed as a phenomenon that is affected by both individual characteristics and environmental factors, as well as the complexity of social identity, which is examined as a personal feature. In this study, it is aimed to examine the thoughts and behaviors of Turkish and Albanian societies in terms of social stigma and social identity threat in the consumer behavior in discount stores. In the study, a questionnaire consisting of 16 questions was developed using the social stigma scale and the social identity threat scale. In addition, demographic characteristics including the education levels of the consumers, their total family income, their gender and age were asked. A survey in which participants from each of the two countries participated voluntarily was conducted through Google forms. The results of the questionnaire revealed that there was a statistical difference between the two countries. As a result of all the findings and evaluations, it is thought that a more comprehensive profile can be obtained by emphasizing different social, psychographic and psychological factors as well as different socio-economic data in new studies on the basis of countries on social stigma and social identity threat in discount stores. PubDate: Fri, 28 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +030
Authors:Emre EKİNCİ; Sabina NASİROVA Abstract: Democracy, in terms of its etymological origin, means government/kratos of people/demos. Therefore, it can be stated that the concept of democracy is shaped around two basic concepts, the first of which is 'the people' and the second is 'government'. However, when the question is asked 'What does the democracy/government of the people mean'', there are deep debates. At the root of these debates is how the concepts of people and government are defined. Because, in the development process of the idea of democracy, the scope of the concept of the people, which characterizes the concept of government, has changed and therefore the definition of the concept of democracy has changed. According to this article, the cause of this problem is what will be referred to as the 'equality problem'. When the theory of democracy is analyzed from a holistic point of view, it is observed that the concept of 'equality' was taken as a basis when defining the concepts of the people and therefore the people's government, from its birth in Ancient Greece to its current state in the 21st century. Therefore, this study will aim to propose a categorization that deals with the relationship between the concepts of people and people's government in the focus of the concept of equality problem to there are different definitions of democracy in the theory of democracy. In this article, an analysis centered on the 'equality problem' will be made by making use of original views on democracy. This means that as a result of considering the views on democracy around the equality problem, it is shown that the theory of democracy can be considered in four basic categories. These suggested sections are; 'the people who can not govern' on the basis of the 'naturalness of inequality', 'the people who do not govern' on the basis of the 'artificiality of inequality', 'the people who should govern' on the basis of the 'artificiality of equality', and 'the people who govern' on the basis of the 'naturalness of equality'. The main point that this article hopes to make visible as a result of the analysis to be made is to draw attention to the fact that the problem of equality takes a central place in the debates focused on the concept of democracy. Thus, a categorical contribution will be made to the debate on democracy. PubDate: Fri, 28 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +030
Authors:Banu SAYINER; Müge AKBAĞ Abstract: In our age, with the development of technology, the use of information technologies has reached a very high rate. Cell phones, which were initially used for communication purposes, have now reached the level of smartphones and have become a small computer. With smartphones being portable, spending time in the digital environment has become an indispensable condition for individuals. As a result of excessive use of smartphones, some people have problematic smartphone use. One of the behaviors created by the problematic use of the smartphone is phubbing. Phubbing, which is a combination of the words “phone” and “snubbing”, defines a person as showing more interest in the mobile phone while communicating with another person face to face. Recently, it has been observed that there has been an increase in the number of studies on phubbing caused by the excessive use of smartphone. In this review study based on the relevant literature, it is aimed to help the creation of new researches by evaluating phubbing in different contexts such as married couples-romantic relationships, friendship/peer relationships, parent-child relationships, educational environment, work environment, negative psychological indicators and measurement. This way, it will enable us to better understand this new behavior pattern. PubDate: Fri, 28 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +030
Open Access journal
[185 journals]
