Hegemonik Siyonist Düşünceden Parçalı Etnik Kimliğe: İsrail’in Politik Demografisi

Abstract

Bu çalışma, İsrail’in ideolojik ve kimliksel dönüşümünü, demografik değişimlerin etnik ve dini grupların siyaset ve toplum üzerindeki etkisini incelemektedir. Demografinin devlet kimliği oluşumundaki rolü, devlet otoritesi arayışına etkisi ve nüfus değişimlerinin siyasi sonuçları analiz edilmektedir. İsrail gibi etnik ve dini olarak parçalı toplumlarda küçük demografik değişimlerin siyaseti yönlendirmede belirleyici olduğu vurgulanmaktadır. Çalışma, Seküler-Siyonist/İsraillilik hegemonyasının düşüşü, sağ-revizyonist düşüncenin yükselişi ve günümüz parçalı yapısında nüfus ilkesinin kritik rol oynadığını ortaya koymakta; Harediler, İsrailli Araplar ve Rus Yahudiler örnekleriyle demografinin siyaset üzerindeki önemini göstermektedir. 

Keywords

• İsrail
• Politik Demografi
• Etnik Mobilizasyon
• Haradi
• Rus Yahudi
• İsrailli Araplar

From Hegemonic Zionist Thought to Fragmented Ethnic Identity: The Political Demography of Israel

Abstract

This study examines Israel’s ideological and identity transformation and the impact of demographic changes on ethnic and religious groups in politics and society. It analyzes the role of demographics in shaping state identity, influencing state authority, and the political consequences of population changes. In ethnically and religiously fragmented societies like Israel, even small demographic shifts play a decisive role in political dynamics. The study highlights that demographics were crucial in the decline of the secular-Zionist/Israeli hegemony, the rise of right-revisionist thought, and the current fragmented structure, illustrated through the example of Haredi, Israeli Arab, and Russian Jewish groups.

Keywords

• Israel
• Political Demography
• Ethnic Mobilization
• Haredim
• Russian Jews
• Israeli Arabs

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