LAST VOLUME : Amme İdaresi Dergisi
NO : 4
RELEASE DATE : 2023-12-04
The intellectual foundations of the perception/conceptualization of oriental despotism, which affects today's evaluations, go back to the writings of Aristotle in the ancient world. In the beginning of the late medieval and modern period, the writings of Western travelers and thinkers, and especially the analyzes of the political philosopher Montesquieu, were very influential in shaping the perception of oriental despotism. The concept of oriental despotism has a central feature in discursive evaluations shaped by the West-East dichotomy. It is seen that the subject has political aspects that go beyond the limits of pure academic curiosity and are related to both the internal affairs of Western countries and the imperial/ist goals of their states. The study analyzes the debates revolving around the perception of oriental despotism through Montesquieu and Edmund Burke with a critical view, especially focusing on different and sometimes contradictory evaluations
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A Critical Evaluation on the 'Oriental Despotism' in Political Thought
The intellectual foundations of the perception/conceptualization of oriental despotism, which affects today's evaluations, go back to the writings of Aristotle in the ancient world. In the beginning of the late medieval and modern period, the writings of Western travelers and thinkers, and especially the analyzes of the political philosopher Montesquieu, were very influential in shaping the perception of oriental despotism. The concept of oriental despotism has a central feature in discursive evaluations shaped by the West-East dichotomy. It is seen that the subject has political aspects that go beyond the limits of pure academic curiosity and are related to both the internal affairs of Western countries and the imperial/ist goals of their states. The study analyzes the debates revolving around the perception of oriental despotism through Montesquieu and Edmund Burke with a critical view, especially focusing on different and sometimes contradictory evaluations
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Authors: Fatih DUMAN
Page Number : 1-14
Keywords : Ş a r k D e s p o t i z m i , S i y a s a l D ü ş ü n c e T a r i h i , M o n t e s q u i e u , E d m u n d B u r k e
Shifting Policies, Changing Lives: The Local Development and Privatization Nexus in Single-industry Towns
This paper dwells on how single-industry towns (SITs) locally develop and are affected by the privatization of those dominant sectors. To do so, we attempt to discuss the potential results of local development and privatization tension in SITs. Typically, SITs are where one dominant industry becomes the leading actor in the local socioeconomic structure. As a result of the statist planning approach, the SIT policy was implemented in Türkiye by the Central Governments for years, starting with the Five-Years Industrial Development Plans in 1934 and 1938. In line with these plans, building state-owned firms (SOFs) in specific locations implies fostering local and regional socioeconomic development while accelerating national industrial progress. Nevertheless, this statist and well-planned policy to utilize SOFs for SIT formation has shifted over the years. Under the local socioeconomic influence of an SOF, Erdemir, the city of Karadeniz Ereğli, Türkiye, has been a typical case of SIT formation. The Turkish Government’s policy to build the iron and steel company in the small coastal town during the 1960s stimulated the city’s evolution to an industrial city and reformed its structure as an SIT. However, the heritage of the early Republic’s planned statist policies that lasted more than forty years in Ereğli has shifted with the privatization of Erdemir in 2006. Whereas Erdemir’s privatization contributed to the national economic growth, the city’s local socio-economic development has shrunk. This paper, utilizing a qualitative research design following a theoretical discussion through secondary data sources, asserts that SITs are locally vulnerable to Central Governments’ policy shifts and especially privatization. Hence, we stress that the Governments’ shifting policies regarding local areas deeply affect those local people’s lives.
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Authors: Atahan DEMİRKOL
Page Number : 14-29
Keywords : K e n t s e l P o l i t i k a P l a n l a m a s ı , T e k - e n d ü s t r i l i K e n t , Y e r e l E k o n o m i , E r d e m i r , K a r a d e n i z E r e ğ l i
Distribution Criteria for Settlement Planning of Syrians in Turkey: Spatial Concentration, Poverty and Security
Having opened its doors to nearly 4 million displaced Syrians after the Syrian civil war, Türkiye is both a destination and transit country due to its geopolitical location and opportunities, and is the country hosting the largest number of refugees in the world today. The arrival of so many refugees in such a short time might cause many social problems, especially from perspective of security. The uncontrolled dispersal of asylum seekers triggers spatial segregation as well as problems in areas such as adaptation, accommodation, education, labour market integration, security, and poverty. The Ministry of Interior started to implement a dilution policy based on spatial concentration in 2022 and some provinces were closed to settlement. This study aims to examine the dispersal criteria that can be implemented in Türkiye, based on the available data and literature, within the framework of the dispersal policy, which started to be implemented in 2022. In the article, the data of the Directorate of Migration Management, TUIK and the data in the literature were used. In this context, it has been concluded that dispersal can be done through a program like MOORE program used for resettlement of refugees in the USA. Furthermore, the dispersal criteria that can be used in Türkiye are divided into three categories: the proportion of asylum seekers, poverty and security data, and other data. Data on compliance, matching, and risks can be utilized as criterion, it has been determined.
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Authors: Zuhal Karakoç DORA, Zahide ERDOĞAN
Page Number : 29-55
Keywords : D a ğ ı t m a p o l i t i k a s ı , y o k s u l l u k , g ü v e n l i k , m e k â n s a l a y r ı ş m a , v e r i y e d a y a l ı m o d e l
The Effect of the Emphasis on Justice in the Ottoman State Tradition and Legal System on the Judicial Independence Prior to the First Ottoman Constitution of 1876
The Ottoman State created a unique judicial system, established a strong judiciary with a view to realizing justice. In this system, judicial proceedings was of utmost importance. In this regard, necessary measures were taken for safeguarding the independence of judges. In this article, emphasis on justice in the Ottoman State with regard to its influence on the independence of judiciary is discussed with reference to archive documents and historical records.
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Authors: Hasan DOĞAN
Page Number : 55-
Keywords : O s m a n l ı D e v l e t i , T ü r k H u k u k T a r i h i , İ s l a m H u k u k u , Y a r g ı B a ğ ı m s ı z l ı ğ ı , Y a r g ı l a m a H u k u k u