Dini Populizm, Damgalama, İnsandışılaştırma ve Nefret Suçlarının Muhtemel Bağlantılılıkları ve Rusya’daki Müslümanlar Üzerine Bir Değerlendirme

Year 2018, Volume: 1 Issue: 2, 255 - 274, 31.12.2018

Yusuf Fırıncı

Abstract

Popülist telkinler çok uzun süredir halkları etkilemekte, küresel ve küresel-yerel politikaları şekillendirmektedir. Fakat günümüzde, popülizmin etkileri artan biçimde yerel politikalar ve uluslararası ilişkilerde önemli roller üstlenmektedir. Bu araştırma dini popülizm, damgalama, insandışılaştırma, nefret suçları ve insan hakları ihlallerine odaklanmaktadır. Bu araştırma sonucunda söz konusu fenomenler arasında muhtemel bağlantılılıklar olduğu önerilmektedir. Bu muhtemel bağlantılılık, söz konusu fenomenlerin önemini arttırmaktadır; çünkü en temel ihlaller dahi vahim insan hakları ihlallerine sebep olabilecektir. Dini popülizm öğretilerinin toplumsal arındırma veya insanlığa karşı işlenen suçlar gibi vahim sonuçlara yol açabileceği hatırlatılmıştır. Ayrıca, Rusya’da yaşayan Müslümanların hakları ve onların içinde yaşadıkları güncel şartlar hakkındaki çeşitli argümanlar incelenmiştir. Son olarak bilgi ve algı operasyonlarının önemi ve ilgili stratejiler vurgulanmıştır.

Keywords

Dini Popülizm, Damgalama, Nefret Suçları, Medya Yanıltmaları, İslamofobi

The Possible Interconnectedness of Religious Populism, Stigmatization, Dehumanization and Hate Crimes and an Evaluation on Muslims in Russia

Abstract

Populist indoctrinations have been influencing peoples and shaping global and glocal policies for a very long time. But nowadays, the effects of populism increasingly play crucial roles in domestic policies and international relations. This research focuses on religious populism, stigmatization, dehumanization, hate crimes and violations of human rights. As a result of this research, it is suggested that there is possible interconnectedness between these phenomena. This possible interconnectedness increases the importance of these phenomena, since even the most basic violations of rights may result in creation of grave human right violations. It is reminded that religious populism indoctrinations may even lead to grave consequences like societal sterilization or crimes against humanity. Besides, the rights of Muslims living in Russia and some arguments about the contemporary conditions that they live in are examined. Finally, the importance of information and perception operations and related strategies emphasized.

Keywords

Religious Populism, Stigmatization, Hate Crimes, Media Deceptions, Islamophobia

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