Civil Society Organizations in Turkey
Uludag University Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences Department of Public Administration, Department of Political and Social Science faculty Asst. Assoc. Dr. Sertac Serdar and Asst. Assoc. Dr. View Gökırmak, "civil society organizations in Turkey," gave a seminar.
Assist NGOs in the history of Europe describes the emergence and development. Assoc. Dr. Mert Gökırmak each organization in the last century has made significant improvements. 17. century, Thomas Hobbes, "" social contract grounded the concept of telling the absolute consent of the individuals Gökırmak authority, said the contract is made a part of the state of civil society.
18. century, the king started to return to the nation state of the state reflects the Asst. Assoc. Dr. View Gökırmak, "was the French Revolution in 1789 this development. The legal nature of this period, an era where individual identity. There is a new actor on the political scene, however, the so-called citizen, "he said. 19 The modern concept of civil society Ferguson was taken forward by Scottish Gökırmak century stating, but suffered criticism of this approach is expressed as one-sided and biased.
Liberal approach to civil society debate, opinion and democratic socialist approach to describing the three main subjects collected over the Asst. Assoc. Dr. Gökırmak, "the modern state and civil society, the society to the community, in other words, the community is considered to be transitional society. Which is the basis of solidarity and unity of the community structure of the community, "he said.
Asst. Dc. Dr. Sertac Serdar also important building blocks of the concept of democracy as a pluralistic civil society organizations said that in the political lives. Serdar, seen as a bridge between environmental NGOs noted in his speech centers, NGOs demands, suggestions and complaints, the applicability of the decisions taken at the center of provision, he said. The existence of an active civil society organizations active individuals, which indicates it may be possible Serdar, socialization of the individual consciousness began settling, ended up killing, he said.
Serdar, said:
"The individual being active, about his sense of political efficacy. Socialization in the process due to the locking system with a high level of belief system that can create a sense of political activity, including suggestions and complaints are political life through NGOs. So that makes the individual processes are active in NGOs, an NGO active in a sense to make. "
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April 2004
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Asst. Associate Professor Sertac Serdar and Asst. Associate Professor View Gökırmak'ın, "Science in the Light of Enlightenment Seminars in" news of their explanations.
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Democracy Culture and Interpersonal Communication
Prof. Uludag University faculty members. Dr. And Prof. Serpil Aytac. Dr. Veysel Bond, gave a seminar on Democracy Culture and Interpersonal Communication.
At the seminar, in terms of the historical development of democracy, a concept which has a history that indicates that over two thousand years Prof. Dr. Veysel Bond, as it literally means rule by the people, he said. Democracy is the essence of a culture of inclusion, pluralism, fundamental rights, equality, justice, secularism, freedom, trust, solidarity, mutual love, respect, reconciliation and tolerance, reflecting the Bond constitutes democracy, told us not allow the existence of dictators. Bond, receipt of guarantees of fundamental rights and democracy through the recording, "In other words, the idea of democracy, freedom, conscience, freedom, wisdom free form of government people. Today, they say democracy is the concept of freedom that comes to mind, "he said.
Professor of Democracy that does not mean anomaly. Dr. Veysel Booth said:
"One of the imperatives of democracy, certain principles, certain values of regime. So there is freedom on the one hand, the moral dimension to the other side, there are principles and responsibilities. What we call democracy, not some kind of irregularity. People are concepts usually take him just do what works and use their work as it comes. Thus, democracy, establishing a balance between freedom and responsibility on both sides appears to be a form of government. "
Voicing is sometimes confused with liberalism or liberal democracy Bond market economy, "the Liberal-dominated market economy, all countries are not democratic. Because the management of a totalitarian country, the liberal market economy can be. But I see that all the democratic countries with free market economy, "he said. Between the known characteristics of democracy have the right to vote and be elected, of saying the basic rights were secured. Dr. Veysel Booth, another essential element of democracy, secularism, he said, "You talk about democracy on earth, there is a non-secular" has included the views. Booth noted that the rule of citizenship in a democracy in other people's basic loyalty to tribe, family, religious culture of a democracy where bahsedebilmesinin stressed that it was impossible.
Element called the opinion a kind of culture of thinking, behavior and describing it as a lifestyle Prof. Dr. Veysel Bond, the other rule-educated citizens in a democratic regime is expressed as "a society is both ignorant, and it is not possible to be free. Democracy begins in the family, the school continues. So you recognize the autonomy of your family, if you do not respect the interests of your child, your child's socialization as a tool to not only use fear, fear of life will move in later stages of the child or from someone or scaring someone else will manage the road. But democracy is a culture of fear, not a culture of values, principles, culture. Confucius is a fundamental principle of the main uses, its one thing to another yapmayacaksındır want to be done. Therefore, a culture of democracy in a sense, it means personalizing the moral principle, "he said.
A survey of 40 countries on düzeyeni confidence, emphasizing that it is Turkey's second-Prof. Dr. Veysel Booth, "It is understood from now on, not only among ourselves but also trust managers will be extremely low. The lower the confidence that cooperation becomes more difficult, with this also isolates the economic and social relations. Therefore, continuous increase in costs, we see the control on the control mechanisms are looking for. In another respect, in a country where GDP is under three thousand dollars a functioning democracy, such as no man. But I also say, democracy, national income countries do not have the oil over $ 20 thousand. Equal to the development of enrichment culture of democracy, but a certain economic development, education and democratic culture of a certain level of development is one of the essential elements "gave the views.
A country's constitution could be modified in a few hours or even overnight, pointing to a Bond, finished by saying:
"But a group, a country, a person's understanding, can also easily change the mentality of a few generations. Thus, culture change takes time. We are currently in the republic's 80th not year, 180 If we were celebrating the anniversary, here probably would be talking to other things. Probably, the democracy-related concern that many people now would not mind. As long as 300 years before the West began, we would make 180 years ago, the national per capita revenues were around 20 thousand dollars instead of three thousand dollars, a number of democracy-related problems in many of the disappeared are now discussing, as a field of social integration would be much more stringent. "
Prof. Dr. Serpil Aytac and "interpersonal communication" on the subject of speech, democracy, open discussion, and reconciliation system at a point that blind date, he said. Looking at the idea of democracy, explaining the differences seen as a wealth Aytac, "Individuals differ in thoughts, digestion, elimination and alignment of elements seen as necessary, are not considerations are compatible with the idea of democracy. So, how do you do?. There are a number of innate emotions. As much as possible, in order to strengthen his own ego, we go the way of imposing their own ideas. In a society deprived of tolerance, of course, it is impossible not to talk about democracy, "he said. Prof. Dr. Serpil Aytac, said:
"Today, the political flexibility to ensure social peace and reconciliation at the beginning of the most important factors preventing karşısındakine environment is not to recognize a voice. Might enable Karşısındakine right to speak, her thoughts, feelings, thinking of the main formation of healthy communication reveals. Democracy is a team gives you rights to criticize the views of others, more appropriate to approach the upper floors of a building offers. However, other opinions, and to condemn segments, pushing aside the exclusion of all not tolerate. "
Date:
April 2004
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Prof. Dr. And Prof. Serpil Aytac. Dr. Veysel Bozkurt, "Science in the Light of Enlightenment" seminars at the news of their explanations.
