Seeking Meaning in the East with Western Concepts: The Case of Public Policy
Abstract
Concepts are contextual. The relationship between the concept and the meaning is always formed within the context of time/space and society. The contextual relationship a society develops with the concept shows the meaning the said society attributes to it. Concepts are the object of theories while theories are the subject of concepts. In the traditional period, each society used concepts and theories suitable for their contexts. However, this has changed due to modernism, with which all societies in the world have started using Western-centric concepts and theories. Engaging in scientific activities with concepts and theories imported from the West distorts the web of significance in the East or, in other words, transforms this web of significance with a Westward orientation. Moving from this point, this study examines concepts and theory of public policy imported from the West and underlines the necessity of novel concepts and theory unique to Eastern societies in the general sense and to the society of Turkey in the specific sense.
Keywords
References
- Akarsu, B. (2007). Felsefe Terimleri Sözlüğü. İstanbul: İnkılâp.
- Altınok, M. & Metin, H. (2003). Karşılaştırmalı Yaklaşımla Karar Verme. Abant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi Volume: 2003-2, Number:7, pp. 93-104.
- Altun, F. (2005). Modernleşme Kuramı – Eleştirel Bir Giriş. İstanbul: Küre.
- Amin, S. (2007). Avrupa-Merkezcilik Bir İdeolojisinin Eleştirisi. Trans. Mehmet Sert, İstanbul: Chiviyazıları.
- Arda, E. (2003). Sosyal Bilimler El Sözlüğü. İstanbul: Alfa.
- Aydınlı, E. & Mathews, J. (2008). Türkiye Uluslararası İlişkiler Disiplininde Özgün Kuram Potansiyeli: Anadolu Ekolü Oluşturmak Mümkün mü?. Uluslar arası İlişkiler Vol 5, Number: 17, pp. 161-187.
- Cevizci, A. (2005). Felsefe Sözlüğü. İstanbul: Paradigma.
- Cochran, C. L. & Malone, E. F. (2005). Public Policy – Perspectives and Choices. London: Lynne Rienner.
Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
-
Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Yusuf Çifci
*
0000-0001-6453-0084
Türkiye
Publication Date
March 16, 2020
Submission Date
January 3, 2020
Acceptance Date
January 16, 2020
Published in Issue
Year 2020 Volume: 8 Number: 2