Sağ ve Sol Birleşiyor mu Yoksa Anlamsızlaşıyor mu?: Çağdaş İdeolojik Pozisyonlar Üzerine Bir Tartışma

Öz

İdeolojilerin tarihi insanlık tarihinin çok eski dönemlerine kadar götürülse de aslında modern zamanların bir olgusudur. Kavram ilk olarak Aydınlanma Çağı'nda filozoflar tarafından sistematik olarak incelenmiştir. 19. yüzyılda siyasi partilerin gelişmesiyle birlikte ideoloji kavramı siyasi partilerle iç içe geçmiştir. Modern çağda siyasi partiler kimliklerini sağ ve sol spektrum üzerinde hizalayarak seçmenlerinin oyunu almaya çalışmaktadır. Bu çalışma, günümüzde “sol” ve “sağ” ifadelerinin anlamsız olup olmadığını değerlendirmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Hâlâ anlamlıysa, anlamları nelerdir? Çalışma, Comparative Manifesto Project (CMP) verilerini kullanarak Batı ülkelerindeki ideolojik yakınlaşmayı incelemektedir. Araştırma sonuçları, sol ve sağ kavramlarının hala anlam ifade etmesine rağmen zaman içinde aşındığını göstermektedir. Sonuçlar ayrıca sağ ve solun her ülkede aynı anlama gelmediğini de işaret etmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• İdeoloji
• İdeolojinin Sonu
• Sol
• Sağ
• Siyaset

Are Left and Right Converging or Becoming Meaningless?: A Discussion on Contemporary Ideological Positions

Öz

Although the history of ideologies is traced back to the ancient times of human history, it is actually a phenomenon of modern times. The concept was first systematically studied by philosophers in the Age of Enlightenment. With the development of political parties in the 19th century, the concept of ideology was intertwined with political parties. In the modern era, political parties try to get the votes of their voters by aligning their identities on the right and left spectrum. This study aims to evaluate whether or not the expressions “left” and “right” are meaningless today. If they are still meaningful, what are their meanings? The study examines ideological convergence in Western countries using the Comparative Manifesto Project (CMP) data. The research results show that although the concepts of left and right still make sense, they have eroded over time. The results also demonstrate that right and left do not have the same meaning in every country.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Ideology
• End of Ideology
• Left
• Right
• Politics

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