A QUALITATIVE STUDY ON THE EVALUATION OF BUREAUCRATIC EMPLOYMENT OF DISABLED PEOPLE IN THE CONTEXT OF SYMBOLIC REPRESENTATION

Abstract

Symbolic representation, which is one of the types of representative bureaucracy theory, which claims that a more responsive public service will be provided with the participation of all demographic groups that make up the society in the bureaucracy, argues that even if the representative bureaucrats make no effort, they will benefit their own groups. Based on this statement, the present research aims to evaluate the employment of people with disabilities in public institutions in the context of symbolic representation. In this context, the symbolic effects of the bureaucratic representation of disabled individuals were tried to be revealed by using phenomenology, one of the qualitative research method designs. The study group of the research consists of 20 participants, including bureaucrats, politicians, academics and members of non-governmental organizations, who took an active role in the employment of the disabled. The data collected by the semi-structured interview technique in the research were analyzed with content analysis. The findings obtained as a result of the interviews showed that the bureaucratic representation of the disabled individuals, in parallel with the literature, provides symbolic representation in terms of "reducing prejudice against minority groups, being a role model, ensuring the legitimacy of the bureaucracy / providing a fair and reliable administration perception in the eyes of the citizens and increasing the motivation of the representative bureaucrats".

Keywords

• Representative Bureaucracy
• Symbolic Representation
• Employment of Disabled People in the Public Sector

ENGELLİ BİREYLERİN BÜROKRATİK İSTİHDAMININ SEMBOLİK TEMSİL BAĞLAMINDA DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİNE YÖNELİK NİTEL BİR ÇALIŞMA

Abstract

Toplumu oluşturan bütün demografik grupların bürokraside yer almasıyla daha cevap verebilir bir kamu hizmeti sağlanacağını ileri süren temsili bürokrasi teorisinin türlerinden olan sembolik temsil, temsilci bürokratların hiçbir çaba sarf etmese dahi kendi gruplarına faydası olacağını ileri sürmektedir. Bu savdan hareketle mevcut araştırma engelli bireylerin kamu kurumlarında istihdamının sembolik temsil bağlamında değerlendirilmesini amaçlamaktadır. Bu kapsamda çalışmada nitel araştırma yöntemi desenlerinden fenomenoloji kullanılarak engelli bireylerin bürokratik temsilinin sembolik etkileri ortaya çıkarılmaya çalışılmıştır. Araştırmanın çalışma grubu engelli istihdamında aktif görev almış bürokrat, siyasi, akademisyen ve sivil toplum kuruluşu üyelerini içeren 20 katılımcıdan oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmada yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme tekniği ile toplanan veriler içerik analiziyle analiz edilmiştir. Görüşmeler sonucunda elde edilen bulgular engelli bireylerin bürokratik temsilinin literatürle paralel olarak “toplumun engellilere karşı önyargısını azaltma, rol model olma, bürokrasinin meşruiyetini sağlama/ vatandaş gözünde adil ve güvenilir bir yönetim algısı oluşturma ve temsilci bürokratların motivasyonunun artmasını sağlama” yönleriyle sembolik temsili sağladığını göstermiştir.

Keywords

• Temsili Bürokrasi
• Sembolik Temsil
• Engelli Bireylerin Kamu Sektöründe İstihdamı

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