Traditional sufi orders on the periphery: Kadiri and Nakşibendi Islam in Konya and Trabzon.

Donated by Klaus KreiserReprinted from : Richard Tapper. Islam in Modern Turkey: Religion, Politics and Literature in a Secular State

Migrants and changing urban periphery: Social relations, cultural diversity and the public space in Istanbul's new neighbourhoods

This study examines the dynamics of socio-cultural change in a peripheral neighbourhood in Istanbul, an "edge city" that is ethnically mixed, culturally heterogeneous, socially differentiated and spatially multi-functional. One major focus in the study is the changing nature of social relations in traditional groups. Though kinship, hemseri (place of origin) and neighbourhood solidarity is still crucial in the lives of the migrants, participation in these groups becomes more voluntary and the ties among members less obligatory. Secondly, the ethnic and religious groupings in the neighbourhood are not always exclusive, authoritarian and patriarchal communities. What generally appears as rigid communitarian fragmentation is often one of cultural diversity for the residents of the locality. The associational pluralism that exists in the neighbourhood enables people to claim multiple ethnic, religious, political and cultural identities. Thirdly, though they compare unfavourably with their middle class counterparts in the city, the new neighbourhoods provide greater opportunities and more public space for interaction among the members of the locality than for instance, the rural communities. The study also questions the often taken-for-granted image of a rigidly polarized city in view of empirical evidence that indicates the multiple and complex economic and political links between the new neighbourhoods and the broader urban society. Finally, isolation from middle class areas in the city does not necessarily lead to the exclusion of the whole peripheral urban population from urban life, urban institutions and urban culture. These become increasingly present in the new neighbourhoods and available for the majority of the residents. The main conclusion is that Istanbul contains a number of such edge cities, which have powerful integrating and urbanizing influences on individuals

Une approche de la politique ètrangère

Donated by Klaus KreiserReprinted from : Islam en Turquie les Annales de l'Autre Islam, no 6. INELCO - ERISM, Paris, 1999

Ethnic And Religious Bases Of Voting Politics, Parties And Elections In Turkey, Yılmaz R. Esmer & Sabri, Sayarı (eds),

Donated by Klaus KreiserReprinted from : Lynn Rienner Publishers, Boulder, London, 200

Ethnic And Religious Bases Of Voting Politics, Parties And Elections In Turkey, Yılmaz R. Esmer & Sabri, Sayarı (eds),

Donated by Klaus KreiserReprinted from : Lynn Rienner Publishers, Boulder, London, 200

Toplumsal yapı, refah göstergeleri ve toplumsal raporlama

TÜBİTAK SBB01.09.2002Proje, 15 Avrupa ülkesinde objektif toplumsal refah göstergeleri ile bunların sübjektif düzeyde algılanma biçimlerini ortaya koymayı hedefleyen karşılaştırmak bir araştırmanın Türkiye ayağını oluşturmaktadır. Proje, Türkiye'de yaşam kalitesi kavramının toplum ve bireyler tarafından nasıl algılandığını; öznel tanımlamalar ile nesnel tanımlamaların birbirleriyle ne kadar örtüştüğünü ölçmektedir. Proje, yalnızca bugüne dair bilgi üretmekle kalmayıp geleceğe dair çıkarımlar yapılmasına da olanak tanıyan ve olası toplumsal dönüşümlerin toplum üzerinde yaratacağı etkilerin önceden bilinebilmesini sağlayarak gerekli önlemlerin alınabilmesi için gerekli zemini hazırlamaktadır.The primary aim of this research is to measure level of welfare in Turkey in such a standard way that is comparable with welfare measurements of other countries. Project is a part of a larger international project that covers 9 European countries. Welfare which is used as an indication of overall development is traditionally measured by gross national product and has been employed for a long time to compare countries. However, recent evidence indicates that such economically based measures have serious flaws in reflecting social developments and characteristics of social structures in countries. Actually, social structure is much more complex than it is usually envisioned by economists and capturing this complexity reguires well designed measures that encompase various facets of structural characteristics as well as their interplay with the development process. What is proposed here is an alternative way to measure welfare which not only reflects social structural characteristics better but also takes into account perceptions of citizens about the welfare measures in Turkey. In fact, both the objective assessments of the welfare measures and their subjective evaluations by the people are combined in this new approach which is obviously superior to earlier measures that ignores subjective evaluations altogether. By adopting a new approach and being part of a comparative international study, this project provides a unique opportunity to place Turkey among not only in Europe but also other countries in the world where similar measures are available. Findings of the larger project may also contribute considerably to the ongoing discussions in the European Union to select candidate countries for membership by indicating the relative stand of Turkey in comparative terms. The project also carries considerable potential to help Turkish governments to modify the existing or design new welfare policies after locating the place of Turkey in Europe and in the world