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This paper analyses how conflict impacts social capital. The existing literature suggests that the social capital of a society which has experienced conflict or military operations will not be shaped in the same way as the social capital in an area where there were no such actions. Yet, there is disagreement on what the specific effects of a conflict are. This paper seeks to address this puzzle by comparing levels of social capital in Serbia and Poland. The research presented in this paper was conducted among two groups; the first, a group of respondents including young Serbs (18-24 years old) who, during the 1990s, survived hostilities on the territory of their country or grew up surrounded by people who were participating in military actions. The second group includes young Poles (aged 18-24), who as children, grew up in a society, which from 1995-2002 did not experience either conflict or military action. Significant research results include the following: in a society in which no conflict has occurred in the past, there is a higher level of social and political participation; the formation of bridging communities, trust in social actors from outside the immediate family, trust in institutions, and a greater sense of security in the neighbourhood.

Dünyanın kanıtlanmış en büyük ham petrol rezervine sahip Venezuela'da, petrol gelirleri, tarih boyunca ülkenin hem ekonomik hem de siyasi gelişmelerinde önemli rol oynamıştır. 1958 yılında Punto Fijo Paktını imzalayan ülke elitleri, seçimleri kimin kazandığına bakmaksızın, petrol gelirlerini kendi aralarında paylaşmışlar, böylece ülkede petrol gelirlerinin paylaşılamaması üzerine ortaya çıkabilecek olası çatışmaların önüne geçmişlerdir. Ancak 1998 yılında Hugo Chavez'in ülke başkanı olarak seçilmesi bu 40 yıllık dönemi sona erdirmiştir. Hugo Chavez, ülkedeki petrolü kamulaştırmak suretiyle petrol gelirlerini Punto Fijo elitlerinden almıştır; böylece Venezuela'da 1998 yılında başlayan ve halen devam eden politik çatışma ortaya çıkmıştır. Bu çalışmanın amacı, Venezuela'da uzun yıllardır devam eden devlet-içi çatışmalar üzerine vaka çalışması metodunu kullanarak kapsamlı bir analiz yapmaktır. Söz konusu çatışmaların faktörleri üzerine literatürdeki baskın görüş çatışmanın toplumsal kutuplaşmaları içeren sosyal bir çatışma olduğu görüşüdür. Bu çalışmada ise çatışmanın sosyal değil, çevresel faktörleri (petrol gelirleri) içeren politik bir çatışma olduğu sonucuna varılmıştır. ; Venezuela has the world's largest proven crude oil reserves. Oil revenues has played an important role in both economic and political development of the country. The country's elite, who signed the Punto Fijo pact in 1958, shared the oil revenues among themselves, regardless of who won the elections, thus avoiding possible conflicts that could arise as a result of the oil revenues not being shared in the country. However, the election of Hugo Chávez as the country's president in 1998 ended the 40-year period. By expropriating the oil in the country, Hugo Chávez took the oil revenues from the hands of the Punto Fijo elites, thus the political conflict in Venezuela has started in 1998 and to today it still continues. The aim of this work is to conduct a comprehensive analysis of long-standing intra-state conflicts in Venezuela by adopting case study methodology. The dominant opinion in the literature claims that the ongoing Venezuelan conflict has social factors like social polarization, ergo it is a social conflict. However, according to the results of this analysis, the conflict in the country is political and has different political and environmental factors like oil revenues.

Susurluk (Turkey); social conflict; social problems; polarization (Social sciences); nationalism; ethnic relations; violance; Murder; Kurds

The purpose of this article is to analyse the dynamics and variability of the conflict between the Russian Federation and Ukraine. As noted in the introduction, the term "conflict" refers to the state of bilateral relations between the two countries since 2014, nevertheless, for the analysis of the current state of the conflict, the key date is 24 February 2022. Since the start of the invasion, described by the Russians as a "special military operation", we have seen an increase in the dynamics and intensity of the conflict at all levels. The intensification of military operations has also affected the political, economic, and social spheres. Just when it seemed that the so-called "annexation referenda" would mark a new phase in the course of the conflict, and the scenario of a "Ukrainian version" of a low-intensity conflict would become more feasible, it turned out that the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine changed not only the situation on the frontline but also dynamized the other levels on which the conflict is taking place. This forced the author to update the analysed phenomenon. The article concludes with the constatation that we are in a "period of transition", and the coming winter may once again change the situation of both sides in the ongoing war. Celem artykułu jest analiza zmienności i dynamiki konfliktu pomiędzy Federacją Rosyjską i Ukrainą. Jak zaznaczono we wstępie, termin "konflikt" odnosi się do stanu stosunków dwustronnych pomiędzy tymi państwami od 2014 roku, niemniej jednak, dla analizy obecnego stanu konfliktu, kluczową datą jest 24 luty 2022 roku. Od rozpoczęcia inwazji określanej przez Rosjan "specjalną operacją militarną" obserwujemy wzrost dynamiki i intensywności konfliktu na wszystkich poziomach. Intensyfikacja działań militarnych wpłynęła także na sferę polityczną, ekonomiczną i społeczną. W momencie kiedy wydawało się, że tzw. "referenda aneksyjne" wyznaczą nową fazę przebiegu konfliktu i bardziej realny stanie się scenariusz "ukraińskiej wersji" konfliktu niskiej intensywności, okazało się, że kontrofensywa Sił Zbrojnych Ukrainy zmieniła nie tylko sytuację na froncie, ale też zdynamizowała pozostałe poziomy, na których ten konflikt się rozgrywa. Wymusiło to na autorze zaktualizowanie analizowanego zjawiska. Artykuł kończy się konstatacją stwierdzającą, iż znajdujemy się w "okresie przejściowym", a nadchodząca zima może po raz kolejny zmienić sytuację obu stron w toczącej się wojnie.

Danışman: DR. ÖĞR. ÜYESİ ALİHAN LİMONCUOĞLU ; PROF. DR. MAHMUT KUBİLAY AKMAN Yer Bilgisi: İstanbul Gelişim Üniversitesi / Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü / Siyaset Bilimi ve Uluslararası İlişkiler Anabilim Dalı / Güvenlik Araştırmaları Bilim Dalı Konu: Uluslararası İlişkiler = International Relations ; Arap Baharı kapsamı ve güvenlik kavramının değişimine etkisi açısından tarihsel sahnede önemli bir yere sahiptir. Arap Baharı'nın başlaması ile gerekliliği daha da anlaşılan Güvenlik Çalışmaları'nın kavramlarıyla konunun tartışılması ve farklı yönleri ile araştırılması düşünülmektedir. Kuzey Afrika ülkelerinin Arap Baharı öncesi ve sonrasında toplum yapısı ve güvenlik açısından uğradığı değişimler Kolonyalizm sonrasından başlayarak 2012 yılına kadar geçen süreyi kapsayacak şekilde anlatılmaya çalışılmıştır. Arap Baharı'nı geniş bir analiz süzgecinden geçirerek süreç hakkında bilgi sahibi olmak mümkündür. Sürecin demokratik mi, manipülasyon mu olduğunu anlamak için yapılan analizde kullanılan demokrasi indeksleri Kuzey Afrika ülkelerinin durumu hakkında ayrıntılı bilgiler verecektir. Görsel Sosyoloji 'den yararlanarak analize yenilik ve farklı bir perspektif kazandırılması amaçlanmıştır. Soğuk Savaş sonrası değişen güvenlik algısının anlaşılması açısından önemli yere sahip olan Kopenhag Okulu çerçevesinde Arap Baharı'nın Güvenlikleştirme ve Bölgesel Güvenlik Kompleksi Teorisi ile açıklanması düşünülmektedir. Johan Galtung'un barış ve çatışma alanındaki çalışmaları ile Barry Buzan'ın kavramsal çerçevesinin konunun daha iyi anlaşılmasına yarar sağlayacağı düşünülmektedir. İşletme literatüründe sıkça karşımıza çıkan SWOT analizinin Güvenlik Çalışmaları alanındaki uygulanabilirliği denenmiştir. Kuzey Afrika'nın çağdaş döneminin Arap Baharı sonrası geçirdiği dönüşüm Güvenlik Çalışmaları bağlamında analiz edilmiştir. Yaşanan dönüşümün daha belirgin görülmesini sağlamak düşüncesiyle Arap Baharı sonrası yıllar (2014-2019) seçilmiş ve bu yıllara ait küresel terörizm-küresel barış indeksleri kullanılmıştır. İndekslerdeki veriler ve elde edilen sonuçlar ile Kuzey Afrika'nın günümüzdeki güvenlik durumuna bakılmıştır. Uluslararası İlişkiler 'de önemli bir konuma sahip olan Arap Baharı ayrıntılı bir şekilde Güvenlik Çalışmaları literatürü ve diğer sosyal bilimler literatürleri kullanılarak anlatılacaktır. ; With its impact on the change in the concept of security, the Arab Spring has an important place in history. With the advent of the Arab Spring, the main aim has been centered around investigating the different aspects of the topic. The focus has also been on discussing the topic in terms of the theories of Security Studies, the importance of which has been further understood. The main objective of the present study is to discuss the community structure of North African countries and the changes that took place before and after the Arab Spring in terms of security. The study focuses on the period from prior to Colonialism until 2012. It is possible to gain knowledge about the process by extensively analyzing the topic. The democracy indexes that are used to analyze whether the process was democratic or manipulative, will provide some detailed information on the condition of North African countries. By employing visual sociology, it is also aimed to bring in a new and different perspective to the analysis. Within the framework of the Copenhagen School, which has an important place in allowing a better understanding of the growing perception of security after the Cold War, the study also aimed to discuss the Arab Spring in terms of the Securitization and Regional Security Complex Theory. The peace and conflict studies of Johan Galtung and the theoretical framework of Barry Buzan will provide a better understanding of the topic under study. The SWOT analysis, which is often covered in business studies, is applied in the field of Security Studies. Transformation of North Africa's contemporary period after the Arab Spring, is investigated in the context of Security Studies. To make this transformation clear, the focus of this study is on the time period after the Arab Spring (2014-2019), and the global terrorism-global peace indexes of this time period are used. With the data retrieved from the indexes and the obtained results, the current security condition of North Africa is examined. The Arab Spring, which has a significant place in international relations, will be discussed in detail by covering the literature of Security Studies and the other social sciences disciplines.

The article discusses the main features of "solidarity of generations" concept. This approach is used in the analysis of the ageing process at the beginning of the XXI century as well as in designing of public policy. Essay introduces the basic concepts of generations and relationships between generations meaning. Article emphasizes that solidarity between generations is a social issue that requires the combined intervention of public, commercial and non-commercial bodies. Paper presents a conclusions from critical analysis of assumptions for the solidarity of generations included in the selected documents of civilizational project "Poland 2030. The Third Wave of Modernity."

Latin Amerika'nın önemli ülkelerinden Kolombiya uzun yıllar çatışmalar ülkesi olarak anılmıştır. Geçtiğimiz yüzyılda ülke içerisinde Liberaller ve Muhafazakarlar arasında şiddetli çatışmalar yaşanmış, toplumdaki gelir dağılımı adaletsizliği, mülkiyetin kullanımındaki toplumsal katmanlardaki derin farklılıklar iç çatışmaların artmasına neden olmuştur. Hükümetler ile muhtelif çıkar ilişkileri olan belirli azınlık gruplarının elinde bulunan devasa toprak mülkiyetleri oligarşik yapıları meydana getirmiş, buna karşın toplumsal refleks ve dinamikler harekete geçmiş ve iç isyanlar başlamıştır. Farklı birçok silahlı örgüt bu yapısal olumsuzlukları bertaraf etmek için devlet ve paramiliter güçlere karşı savaş açmıştır. Silahlı mücadelelerin başlamasıyla yaşanan çatışmalar ülkede zaten yoğun şekilde var olan uyuşturucu trafiğinin ve coğrafi koşulların gerilla için elverişli olmasının da etkisiyle apayrı bir ivme kazanmıştır. Bu silahlı grupların en eskisi ve büyüğü olan FARC, Kolombiya Hükümetleriyle 52 yıl boyunca savaşmış ve birçok evreden sonra Barış Anlaşması ile bu savaş sona ermiştir. Bu çalışmada Kolombiya devlet ve toplum yapısındaki dinamikler, sorunun temel yapı taşları çatışma teorisi analizi çerçevesinde irdelenerek kalıcı barış kapasitesi tahlil edildi. Yaşanan iç savaştan barış aşamasına gelinen süreçte dış etkenlerin etkisi, ideolojik angajmanlar, küresel hegemonya ve konjonktürel etkileri ortaya koyuldu. Yanlış ve doğrularıyla taraflar arasında çatışmasızlığın nasıl sağlandığı, tarafların talep ve aktör analizleriyle politik inisiyatiflerin nasıl alındığı mercek altına alındı. Barışın kalıcı hale gelebilmesi ve geleceğin Kolombiya toplumu için barış umudu taşıyabilmesi için gerekli reform adımları ortaya koyuldu. Son olarak dünyanın diğer coğrafyalarında bulunan çatışmalara Kolombiya-FARC barış sürecinin nasıl bir tecrübi kazanım olabileceği araştırıldı. ; Colombia, one of the most important countries of Latin America, has been called as conflict country for many years. In the past century, there have been violent clashes between the Liberals and the Conservatives in the country; the unfair income distribution in society and the deep differences in the social strata in the use of property have led to an increase in internal conflicts. The gigantic land properties owned by certain minority groups who have various interests with governments constituted oligarchic structures, on the other hand social reflexes and dynamics came into action and internal revolts began. Many different armed organizations have waged war against the state and paramilitary forces in order to eliminate these structural problems. The clashes with the onset of armed struggles gained momentum due to the fact that the drug traffic that is already heavily present in the country and geographic conditions that are favorable for guerrillas. The FARC, the oldest and largest of these armed groups, fought the Colombian Governments for 52 years and, after many stages, this war ended with the Peace Agreement. In this study, the dynamics in the state and social structure of Colombia and the main building blocks of the problem were analyzed within the framework of conflict theory analysis; and lasting peace capacity was analyzed. The effects of external factors, ideological engagements, global hegemony and its conjunctural effects have been put forward in the process from the civil war to the stage of peace. It was examined how the de-conflict between the parties was ensured by their wrongs and rights and how the political initiatives were taken by the demand of parties and actor analysis. The necessary reform steps have been put forward for the peace to be lasting and the hope for peace for the future of Colombian society. Finally, it was explored how the Colombian-FARC peace process could be a gain in the conflicts in other geographies of the world.

Today, there is no doubt that the large-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russian troops in February 2022 represents just another phase of the Russo-Ukrainian War that has lasted for nine years. There are many aspects to this confrontation. The consequences of the war will affect the future of the world order. It will include such aspects as security, formation of new political blocs, force interaction of political regimes, the choice of state-building models by the countries, the art of war, the role of civil society, and strengthening of the informational component in the confrontation between states and their alliances. Russia-Iran has already emerged as one such aggressive alliance. In the article, the authors explain the phenomenon of the infodemic and one of its structural elements, the "vaccinodemic". The COVID-19 pandemic became a vivid example of the global clash of actors in international relations that implement conflicting ideologies – democratic or authoritarian rule in the social and political life of their states – and realize such aspects in foreign policy. The authors assert that the current situation in Ukraine, namely, the open military Russian invasion and the further aggravation of the security crisis, primarily in the European region, are only the next phase of an ideological confrontation that could be observed during the response to the COVID-19 pandemic by humanity. Now, this confrontation continues in a more aggressive, conventional format. Manifestations of the infodemic and its unique form, the "vaccinodemic", captured the essence of the global confrontation, which will determine international processes for decades. Namely, Russia's fight between democracy and authoritarianism has acquired neo-totalitarian characteristics. This fight will determine, in addition to other social phenomena, the structure and content of the global information space. It is noted that authoritarian regimes have shown some success in addressing the pandemic, which may aggravate the rivalry between democracy and authoritarianism, as the former will have to prove its effectiveness and long-term advantages.

The term co-radicalization refers to intergroup hostilities leading to conflicts through cycles of reciprocal threat. This article explores the concept of co-radicalization in violent and non-violent terms and its potential application particularly in Turkey and broadly in the Middle East, a region characterized by ethnic, cultural and religious diversity, as well as socio-economic disparities. Drawing from the social fragmentations recently observed in Turkey, where scientific research on radicalism and co-radicalization is insufficient, the article offers several subjects of scrutiny, including (1) socio-economic co-radicalization between the native and migrant people in the fringes of the urban spaces, (2) the religious norm carriership led by the state institutions and the rise of "Deism" and atheism in response, and (3) the variety of non-violent radical expressions feeding each other, from music to satire. We conclude that the study of co-radicalization should be distinguished from the reductionist approaches to the concept, which tend to take terrorism and radicalism synonymously; the social scientific goal is to gain a deeper understanding of the complex dynamics behind societal divisions.

Arabska Wiosna przybrała w Libii formę wojny domowej, w następstwie której doszło do zewnętrznej interwencji zbrojnej i obalenia reżimu Muammara Kaddafiego. Bez mała siedem lat od wybuchu wojny państwo nadal pogrążone jest w chaosie. Brak zgody co do kształtu ustrojowego i przywództwa państwa konserwuje status quo i sprawia, że wyjście z impasu jest coraz trudniejsze. W artykule podjęto próbę analizy sytuacji politycznej Libii oraz czynników determinujących impas polityczny, którymi są – zdaniem autorki – przede wszystkim: współistnienie kilku ośrodków władzy, konflikty etniczne, aktywność ugrupowań zbrojnych (milicji), tworzonych zarówno przez wojskowych, jak i islamistów, a także słabość i brak jedności aktorów zewnętrznych, w tym ONZ, w wypracowywaniu kompromisu dotyczącego Libii. ; The Arab Spring in Libya took the form of a civil war, which led to the external military intervention and overthrowing the Muammar Qaddafi regime. Nearly seven years since the war broke out, the country has still remained in chaos. A lack of consensus regarding the form of political system and leadership in the country maintains the status quo and makes the current deadlock increasingly difficult to be broken. The article seeks to analyse the political landscape in Libya as well as the factors affecting the political impasse in the country, which, in the opinion of the author, comprised primarily of the coexistence of several power centres, ethnic conflicts, the activity of armed groups (militias) created both by military members and Islamists, and the weakness as well as the lack of unity in making a compromise on Libya among external actors, including the UN.