Ukrayna'daki Maidan Devriminin Çeşitli Nedenleri ve Siyasi Sonuçları: Edebiyattan Kuramsal Perspektifler

Yıl 2020, Cilt: 2 Sayı: 1, 217 - 243, 22.06.2020

Aram Terzyan

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Bu makale,
Ukrayna'daki 2014 Maidan Devrimi'nin nedenleri ve politik sonuçları hakkındaki
literatürü gözden geçirmektedir. Maidan Devrimi hakkındaki akademik literatür
kapsamlı ve çok disiplinlidir. Devrimden altı yıl sonra bile Ukrayna, Rusya ile
devam eden çatışması ve devam eden iç istikrarsızlık nedeniyle dünya medyasında
ve akademik bakış açısına devam ediyor. Bununla birlikte, hızla büyüyen bir
literatürün varlığına rağmen, şu anda Ukrayna siyasetinin öğrencileri
tarafından kullanılan kavramları problemleştiren ve açıklayıcı değişkenleri
değerlendiren sistematik bir inceleme bulunmamaktadır. Güçlü ampirik temelleri
olan mevcut literatüre odaklanarak ve yinelemeli araştırma tasarımı uygulayarak
bu çalışma aşağıdaki araştırma sorularını ele almaktadır:

 1.
Literatür Maidan Devrimi'ni nasıl kavramsallaştırıyor?

 2.
Literatür, Maidan Devrimi'nin Ukrayna'nın siyasi dönüşümü ve dayanıklılık inşası
üzerindeki etkileri açısından ne ölçüde başarılı olduğunu düşünüyor?

3. Literatürde
Maidan sonrası devlet inşası ve kimlik inşasının anatomisini açıklayan hangi
faktörler tanımlanmıştır?

İnceleme,
Ukrayna liderliğinin demokrasi, refah ve güvenliğin genel hedeflerine
ulaşmasındaki etkinliğini değerlendirebildiğini iddia etmiyor. Bunun yerine,
Maidan sonrası devlet kurma yörüngesinin daha büyük resmini, zorlukları,
fırsatları, aksilikleri ve başarıları ile açıklamayı amaçlayan, mevcut
literatürün ana hatlarıyla ortaya koyduğu ana faktörlere odaklanmaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Ukrayna, Maidan Devrimi, Ulus İnşası, Kimlik

Miscellaneous Causes and Political Implications of Ukraine’s Maidan Revolution: Theoretical Perspectives from the Literature

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This article presents a review of the literature on the causes and political implications of the 2014 Maidan Revolution in Ukraine. The academic literature on the Maidan Revolution is extensive and multidisciplinary. Even six years after the revolution, Ukraine remains in the world media and academic spotlight, due to its ongoing conflict with Russia and lingering internal instability. However, despite the availability of a rapidly growing body of literature, there is currently no systematic review that problematizes concepts and assesses the explanatory variables used by the students of the Ukrainian politics. By focusing on the existing literature that has strong empirical foundations, and applying iterative research design this study addresses the following research questions:
1. How does the literature conceptualize the Maidan Revolution?
2. To what extent does the literature consider the Maidan Revolution to be successful in terms of its implications for Ukraine’s political transformation and resilience-building?
3. What factors are identified in the literature that explain the anatomy of post-Maidan state-building and identity construction?
The review does not pretend to be able to evaluate the effectiveness of the Ukrainian leadership in achieving the general goals of democracy, prosperity and security. Instead, it focuses on the main factors outlined by the existing literature that aim to explain the bigger picture of post-Maidan state-building trajectory, with its challenges, opportunities, setbacks and accomplishments.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Ukraine, Maidan Revolution, Nation-Building, Identity

Kaynakça

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