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The New Front in the Culture Wars: Cultural Transformation, Family and Social Policies

Cilt: 75 Sayı: 2 15 Ocak 2026
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The New Front in the Culture Wars: Cultural Transformation, Family and Social Policies

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Today, the concept of “family” is a subject situated at the intersection of social, economic, and cultural policy research. Three fundamental dynamics underlie this intersection: the problems faced by welfare states, neoliberal transformations in the economic sphere, and the rise of cultural policies. This article examines the phenomenon of the family in terms of its cultural dimensions as well as its social and economic dynamics. The institution of the family is analysed from a perspective that considers global and local economic and political developments. In the context of social policies, attention is drawn to the cultural dimension of the issue, and in particular, to the dimension of culture wars. The “family” should be analysed not only in terms of economic growth and employment but also in terms of its social and cultural dimensions. The role and structure of the family deserve to be examined not only through sociological and cultural perspectives but also within the context of political discourse. Issues of political conflict around the world and in Turkey have rapidly shifted from being purely economic and political to becoming cultural, both within societies (culture wars) and between civilisations (clash of civilisations). The formation of the new political culture is rooted in the cultural politics of the 1968 revolutions. Beginning as a counterculture movement in May ’68 and later becoming popularised as it institutionalised itself within the neoliberal economic structure, the “revolution of desire” ushered in a new political culture. Conservatives began to search for a countercultural revolution in opposition to the sexual revolution of 1968. The “family” constitutes the most vital front in the cultural war, alongside areas such as “art,” “media,” “law,” and “politics.” Concepts and themes such as “gender,” “LGBT,” and “abortion” represent issues that manifest the new family-centred cultural politicisation. Family values have increasingly become central to discourse and political struggle. While cultural policies were considered a part of social policies in the 1970s, social policies today have begun to become an extension of cultural policies. This study will focus on the effects of cultural wars conducted in the context of “family” on social policies.

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Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

Ekonomi Teorisi (Diğer)

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yayımlanma Tarihi

15 Ocak 2026

Gönderilme Tarihi

19 Kasım 2025

Kabul Tarihi

16 Aralık 2025

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2025 Cilt: 75 Sayı: 2

Kaynak Göster

APA
Etil, H. (2026). The New Front in the Culture Wars: Cultural Transformation, Family and Social Policies. İstanbul İktisat Dergisi, 75(2), 614-631. https://doi.org/10.26650/ISTJECON2025-1826753
AMA
1.Etil H. The New Front in the Culture Wars: Cultural Transformation, Family and Social Policies. İstanbul İktisat Dergisi. 2026;75(2):614-631. doi:10.26650/ISTJECON2025-1826753
Chicago
Etil, Hüseyin. 2026. “The New Front in the Culture Wars: Cultural Transformation, Family and Social Policies”. İstanbul İktisat Dergisi 75 (2): 614-31. https://doi.org/10.26650/ISTJECON2025-1826753.
EndNote
Etil H (01 Ocak 2026) The New Front in the Culture Wars: Cultural Transformation, Family and Social Policies. İstanbul İktisat Dergisi 75 2 614–631.
IEEE
[1]H. Etil, “The New Front in the Culture Wars: Cultural Transformation, Family and Social Policies”, İstanbul İktisat Dergisi, c. 75, sy 2, ss. 614–631, Oca. 2026, doi: 10.26650/ISTJECON2025-1826753.
ISNAD
Etil, Hüseyin. “The New Front in the Culture Wars: Cultural Transformation, Family and Social Policies”. İstanbul İktisat Dergisi 75/2 (01 Ocak 2026): 614-631. https://doi.org/10.26650/ISTJECON2025-1826753.
JAMA
1.Etil H. The New Front in the Culture Wars: Cultural Transformation, Family and Social Policies. İstanbul İktisat Dergisi. 2026;75:614–631.
MLA
Etil, Hüseyin. “The New Front in the Culture Wars: Cultural Transformation, Family and Social Policies”. İstanbul İktisat Dergisi, c. 75, sy 2, Ocak 2026, ss. 614-31, doi:10.26650/ISTJECON2025-1826753.
Vancouver
1.Hüseyin Etil. The New Front in the Culture Wars: Cultural Transformation, Family and Social Policies. İstanbul İktisat Dergisi. 01 Ocak 2026;75(2):614-31. doi:10.26650/ISTJECON2025-1826753