Essays about: "Turkey cultural analysis"

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  1. 21. Factories of Memory: Remembering the 12 September Military Coup in Beynelmilel and Bu Son Olsun

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Europastudier

    Author : Ozan Tekin; [2012]
    Keywords : Turkey.; history; reception studies; film studies; memory studies; cultural memory; 12 September 1980; collective memory; Cultural Sciences;

    Abstract : 12 September 1980, the third successful military coup in the history of Turkey, has had a debilitating impact on the social, political and cultural life of the country. This thesis examines the representations of the 12 September coup through the lens of film as memory. READ MORE

  3. 22. A Tale of an Uneven Urban Development: The socio-economic and socio-cultural contradictions of Tarlabasi Renewal Project

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Sara Pinar Onder; [2012]
    Keywords : Urban transformation; Tarlabasi Renewal Project; Henri Lefebvre s spatial triad; urban neoliberalization; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This paper audits, theoretically and empirically, how the nature of the renewal projects in Turkey and social justice are closely connected by looking at spatial and urban politics with a special emphasis on the case of Tarlabasi Neighborhood in Istanbul. Based upon the theoretical framework of Henri Lefebvre's spatial triad, the study aims to illustrate the socio-economic and socio-cultural contradictions of the urban regime in Turkey. READ MORE

  4. 23. The EU-Turkey Foreign Policy Relationship: A Security Approach - An analysis of Turkey’s orientation to the European Security Strategy and human security and its impact on the EU-Turkey relationship

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Karl-Fredrik Ahlmark; [2011-07-04]
    Keywords : European Union; Turkey; foreign and security policy; foreign policy; Human secu-rity; European Security Strategy; AKP; Davutoğlu;

    Abstract : The slowing down of Turkey‘s accession negotiations with the EU has led to an increased emphasis of the foreign and security policy relationship. This thesis argues that this develop-ment, while merging with the EU enlargement policy, will have increased importance in the future. READ MORE

  5. 24. Cultural Identity as a Discursive Product : Multiple Voices Towards Discursive Construction of Lazi Identity

    University essay from Avdelningen för språk och kultur; Filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Nazlı Avdan; [2011]
    Keywords : Cultural memory; identity building; heteroglosia; responsive reactions; discourse analysis; othering;

    Abstract : Ethno-linguistic diversities and the rights to enjoy and maintain indigenous languages and identities has been a central issue in the socio-political agenda of Turkey since the foundation of the Republic of Turkey. The Lazi have taken their part in the discussions concerning minority rights through the discourses of a group of Lazi activists since the early 1990s. READ MORE

  6. 25. Dam projects and the formation of state identity: A case study of states' dam constructions, the motives behind them and their social consequences

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Rickard Persson; [2010]
    Keywords : state identity; idea of the state; dam projects; GAP; Euphrates project; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Dam projects are initiated in large scale on rivers all over the world, inevitably resulting in social and cultural consequences. While the causes of states’ dam constructions conventionally are understood in economic and geostrategic terms, this thesis aims to understand why dams are constructed in terms of states’ ambitions to strengthen and maintain identities. READ MORE