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Bu çalışmanın amacı Sahra-altı Afrika ülkeleriyle Türkiye arasındaki ekonomik ve ticari işbirliği imkânlarının değerlendirilmesidir. Türkiye'nin Sahra-altı Afrika bölgesi olan siyasi ilişkileri çok gerilere gitmesine rağmen bu bölgeyle olan ticari ilişkilerimiz henüz yenidir. Bu çalışma üç bölümden oluşmaktadır. Birinci bölümde, ekonomik bütünleşmeler ve ekonomik etkileri ele alınmıştır. İkinci bölümde Sahra Altı Afrika bölgesinin ekonomik yapısı ve muhtemel işbirliği alanları incelenmiştir. Üçüncü bölümde, işbirliğinin geliştirilmesine yönelik değerlendirmeler ve politikalar ortaya konmuştur. ; The aim of this study is to evaluate the economic and commercial cooperation opportunities between the countries of sub-Saharan Africa and Turkey. Although Turkey's, political relations with sub-Saharan Africa date back to past years, the economic relations with that region are relatively new. This study consists of three chapters. In the first chapter, economic integrations and their economic effects have been examined. In the second chapter, the economic structure of the region and possible economic cooperation fields has been studied. In the third chapter, the assessments and policies towards the development of economic cooperation with the region have been put forward.

Türk dış politikası ekseninde kamu diplomasisi uygulamaları 11 Eylül 2001 terör saldırıları sonrası dönemde Türkiye ve Sahraaltı Afrika (SAA) ilişkileri örneğinde incelenmektedir. Sert ve yumuşak güç unsurlarının birlikte değerlendirildiği bütünleşik güç yaklaşımının kamu diplomasisine etkisi temel alınmaktadır. Bu doğrultuda, sosyal inşacı yaklaşım perspektifinde Türkiye ve SAA ilişkilerinde kamu diplomasisi sürecinin yorumlanması amaçlanmaktadır. Özellikle 11 Eylül sonrası uluslararası ilişkiler düzenindeki değişim, kamu diplomasisi sürecini ve uygulamalarını önemli hale getirmiştir. Kamu diplomasisi kavramı etrafında yapılan tartışmalar 11 Eylül sonrası Türk dış politikasını etkilemiştir. Tez çalışmasında nitel araştırma tekniklerinden belge incelemesi ve görüşmeler yoluyla araştırma verileri toplanmıştır. Ayrıca Kasım 2014-2019 yılları arasında Türkiye ve SAA ülkeleri arasında gerçekleştirilen üst düzey ziyaretlerde yapılan resmi açıklamalar kamu diplomasisinin temaları doğrultusunda söylem ve içerik analizine tabi tutulmuştur. Sonuç olarak Türkiye ve SAA ilişkilerinde kamu diplomasisi uygulamalarının bir dış politika stratejisi olarak kullanıldığını ileri sürmek mümkündür. Ülkeler arası iletişimi merkezine alan kamu diplomasisi sürecinde sosyal ve kültürel unsurlar esas iken resmi açıklamalarda ekonomik ilişki temasının ön planda olduğu sosyal ve kültürel ilişki ve siyasi ilişki temalarının daha sonra geldiği saptanmıştır. ; Public diplomacy practises in the axis of Turkish foreign policy is analyzed in the example of Turkey and Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) relations after the 11 September 2001 terror attacks. The impact of integrated power approach, in which hard and soft power elements are evaluated together, on public diplomacy is based. Accordingly, commenting on public diplomacy process in the Turkey and SSA relations within the perspective of social constructivist approach is aimed. Especially, the change in international relations order after September 11 has rendered the public diplomacy process and practices important. Arguments around public diplomacy concept have affected Turkish foreign policy after September 11. In the thesis study, research datas are collected with qualitative technics which are document review and interview. Moreover, official statements, which are made during the high level visits between Turkey and SSA countries between November 2014-2019, is subjected to discourse and content analysis within the direction of public diplomacy themes. As a result, it is possible to argue that the public diplomacy practices in Turkey and SSA relations are used as a foreign policy strategy. While social and cultural factors are main in the public diplomacy process centered on international communication among the countries, it is detected that economic relation theme is at the forefront in the official statements, social and cultural relation and political relation themes come after.

Sub-Saharan Africa is a very diverse region with extensive natural wealth, great human potential, and a rich history. However, the majority of its countries are among the poorest in the world and about half of its 800 million inhabitants live in extreme poverty. Sub-Saharan Africa produces only 1.5% of the world's GDP and its share in world trade has fallen from 6% in 1980 to 2% today. The region's exports remain dominated by primary goods (fuels, ores, and agricultural products). The roots of the region's economic weakness lie variously in the past colonial relationships with European countries and in unjust global trade patterns as well as in misuse of power by ruling political elites in the post-independence era. Numerous civil wars and other conflicts have fragmented the sub-Saharan countries into many factions and parties fighting for domination. The region is lagging behind developed countries because of corruption, lack of infrastructure, weakness of its institutions, heavy indebtedness, lack of education and health services, and unfavorable natural conditions, among other factors. Subsistence agriculture is the source of livelihood for most Africans. Nevertheless, average yields per hectare are low and heavily dependent on climatic conditions. Compared to urban areas (except for slums), people living in rural areas have worse infrastructure and are further from achieving the UN's Millennium Development Goals. The recent increase in food prices is threatening the limited progress in reducing hunger and malnutrition (28% of children under age five are underweight and particularly vulnerable to infectious diseases). Little progress has been made in reducing child and maternal mortality; mortality rates remain the highest in the world. In the previous decade, life expectancy in sub-Saharan countries has fallen due to the spread of HIV/AIDS and it still remains below fifty. In addition, many negative socioeconomic effects are the result of malaria, which kills approximately one million people every year, 91% of whom live in sub-Saharan Africa. In order to promote gender equality and empower women, education is of vital importance. Compared to other (especially developed) regions, school enrollment rates are considerably lower and dropout rates considerably higher, particularly for girls. The majority of countries in subSaharan Africa will not be able to achieve their educational goals by 2015. Despite the fact that the region is not exceeding the carrying capacities of its environment (as measured by its ecological footprint), environmental problems in some areas are severe. Deforestation, desertification, coral bleaching, negative effects of climate changes (sea level rise, reduced freshwater availability, extreme weather events, etc.), loss of biodiversity, and soil degradation are the most worrying. Population growth is exacerbating these environmental problems and is making it more difficult to achieve a higher standard of living for all. Owing to the complexity of developmental problems, sub-Saharan Africa will have to use its own resources very wisely and make the most of development aid from developed countries.

Dünyanın en geri kalmış kıtası olarak Afrika'nın dünya ülkeleriyle ilişkileri köle ticareti ve sömürgecilikle başlamıştır. II. Dünya Savaşı sonrasında özgürlüklerine kavuşan Afrika ülkeleri sahip oldukları hammadde ve doğal kaynaklar nedeniyle sürekli büyük güçlerin ilgi odağında olmuştur. Gelişen teknoloji ile hammaddeye duyulan ihtiyacın artması hem gelişmiş hem de gelişen ülkelerin Afrika ile yakın ekonomik, ticari ve kültürel ilişki içine girmesine yol açmıştır. Türkiye de günümüzde dünya ile bütünleşme çabasında olan Afrika ile çok yönlü ilişki kurma amacına yönelmiştir. 1998 Afrika Açılım Planı ile başlayan süreç büyük bir ivme ile geliştirilerek, işbirliği ve stratejik ortaklık aşamalarına ulaşmıştır. Gelişen Türkiye Afrika ilişkileri artık Türkiye Afrika Ortaklığı hedefini gerçekleştirmeye yönelmiştir. ; As the most underdevelopment continental, Africa's relations with the other countries had begun with the slave trading and colonization. The African countries, which had regained their freedom after the Worl War II, have been in the spotlight of the big Powers, because of the raw materials and the natural sources that they have. The rise of requirement to the raw materials owing to the improving technology causes that both the developed and the developing countries has established close economic, commercial and cultural relations with the African countries. Turkey has also leaned to establish multiletaral relations with the Africa which has been trying to be integrated to the world nowadays. The process beginning with the 1998 Action Plan of Turkey's Opening Policy to Africa has been improved by a great momentum and come up to cooperation and the strategic partnership phases. The relations between developing Turkey and Africa are heading towards to fulfill the aim of "Turkey Africa Partnership".

The aim of this study is to scrutinize the diplomatic relations between Turkiye and Sudan post the era of Omar al-Bashir. Historical relations between the Republic of Turkiye, established in 1923 as the successor to the Ottoman Empire, and Sudan have had a positive impact in contemporary times across political, economic, socio-cultural, and security domains. While the relations during the Republican era were relatively limited when Sudan gained independence from Britain, they saw a significant improvement with the administration of Omar al-Bashir and Hasan al-Turabi, who came to power in 1989. Following Turkiye's declaration of "Africa Year" in 2005, Sudan emerged as a prominent country in Ankara's Sub-Saharan Africa policy. Particularly, the African Opening Action Plan initiated in 1998 and the deepening of policies by AK Party governments strengthened relations with Sudan. However, following the overthrow of Omar al-Bashir in 2019, transitional periods and political crises in Sudan have adversely affected Turkiye – Sudan relations. This study will address these relations during this period, initially focusing on political, economic, security, and socio-cultural parameters. Subsequently, the study will examine the causes of the crisis in Sudan and the trajectory of the relations. Findings from the post-Bashir era indicate that despite challenges, the relations between the two countries have endured. Nevertheless, the escalation of internal disputes in Sudan into conflicts casts uncertainty on the future of these relations.

BRICS içerisinde yer alan (Brezilya, Rusya, Hindistan, Çin ve Güney Afrika) yükselen güçlerinin 21. Yüzyıldan itibaren uluslararası siyasette öne çıkışı kalkınma için işbirliğinin teşvik edilmesi fikrine yeni bir ivme kazandırmıştır. Bu süreçte BRICS'in yapmış olduğu dış yardımlar artırmış ve özellikle Güney ülkeleriyle Güney-Güney işbirliği yoluyla farklı ekonomik işbirliği yolları ve alanları ortaya çıkmıştır. Bu tez, genel olarak bu beş ülke ve özel olarak Çin tarafından Sahra Altı Afrika'da yürütülen ikili dış yardım faaliyetlerine ilişkin hali hazırda var olan ama oldukça kısıtlı olan mevcut literatüre katkı sağlamayı hedeflemektedir. Yükselen donörler olarak nitelendirilen bu devletler, son yıllarda uluslararası kalkınmada istikrarlı bir şekilde öne çıkarken esasen 1950'li yıllara kadar uzanan dış yardım programları ile kesinlikle bu alanda yeni değiller. Böyle olmakla birlikte söz konusu devletlerin dünyanın dört bir yanındaki yardım faaliyetleri kimi zaman Amerika Birleşik Devletleri, Batı Avrupa ve Japonya'nın hakim olduğu uluslararası yardım mimarisine bir tehdit olarak algılanmaktadır. Kalkınma yardımının Güney-Güney işbirliği çerçevesinde önemli bir dış politika aracı olduğu varsayımından yola çıkarak, bu tez söz konusu yükselen güçleri bu alanda harekete geçiren motivasyonların neler olduğunu sorgulamaktadır. Dış yardımın araçsallaştırılmasının arkasındaki temel motivasyonlar nelerdir? Yükselen donörler uluslararası kalkınmada geleneksel bağışçılardan farklı mı? Sahra altı Afrika'nın dış yardımın ana alıcısı olduğu ve doğal kaynaklar açısından zengin olduğu düşünüldüğünde, Çin dış politika araçlarını Sahra altı Afrika ile olan işbirliğinde nasıl ve ne amaçla kullanıyor? Son olarak, uluslararası politikada kalkınma yardımı farklı bağışçılar arasında bir rekabet unsuru olmakla birlikte, aynı zamanda farklı yönelim, teknik ve politik özelliklerine sahip olan bağışçıların her birinin kendi aralarında işi paylaştıkları ileri sürülebilir. Bütün bunlar bize kalkınma yardımı ortamının büyük oranda değiştiğini göstermektedir.İÇİNDEKİLER . . . benTEŞEKKÜRLER . . . ivÖZ . . . vÖZET . . . viKISALTMALAR, KISALTMALAR VE KISALTMALAR LİSTESİ . viiBÖLÜM 1GENEL TANITIM1.1 Sorunun bağlamı veya ifadesi . . 11.2 Araştırma hedefleri ve soruları. . . 71.3 Çalışmanın önemi. . . 81.4 Konunun kapsamı, sınırlaması ve metodolojisi. . . 91.5 Tezin yapısı. . . 10BÖLÜM 2KALKINMA YARDIMI: KAVRAMSAL VE TEORİK ÇERÇEVE2.1 KAVRAMSAL ÇERÇEVE . . 112.1.1 Dış yardım . . . 112.1.1.1 Tanım . . 112.1.2 Yabancı yardım türleri . . 162.1.2.1 Resmi kalkınma yardımı . . 172.1.2.2 Diğer hükümetler arası yardım . . 182.1.2.3 Hükümet dışı yardım . . 192.1.3 Dış yardım için farklı motivasyonlar . . 202.1.3.1 Siyasi-diplomatik . . 21ii2.1.3.2 Askeri güvenlik . . 222.1.3.3 İnsani Yardım . . 232.1.3.4 Özgecil veya gelişimsel . . 232.1.3.5 Ticari . . 242.1.3.6 Prestij . . . 252.1.4 Dış yardım kanalları . . 262.2 KURAMSAL ÇERÇEVE . . 302.2.1 Gerçekçi teoriler . . 322.2.1.1 Klasik gerçekçilik . . 332.2.1.2 Neo-gerçekçilik . . 342.2.1.3 Neoklasik gerçekçilik . . 362.2.2 Liberal teoriler . . 382.2.3 Yapılandırmacı teoriler . . 412.2.4 Global Sistem Teorisi (TSM) . . 43BÖLÜM 3KALKINMA YARDIM MİMARİSİ: KALKINMA YARDIMI BAĞIŞÇILARI OLARAK GELİŞMEKTE OLAN GÜÇLERİN BİR PROFİLİ3.1 Geleneksel yardımdan Güney-Güney işbirliğine: literatürün gözden geçirilmesi . 453.2 Yükselen güçlerin Güney-Güney işbirliğine katkısı . 533.3 Kalkınma yardımında ortaklar olarak yükselen güçler . 563.4 BRICS geliştirme yardımının farkı nedir? . 624. BÖLÜMULUSLARARASI KALKINMADA GELİŞMEKTE OLAN GÜÇLERİN KONUMU: SAHARAN ALTINDA AFRİKA'DA ÇİN ÖRNEĞİ4.1 Afrika'ya Çin yardımına tarihsel bir bakış . . 67iii4.2 Yükselen bir donör olarak Çin . . 714.3 Çin'in dış yardımına yönelik motivasyonlar . . 754.3.1 Siyasi nedenler . . 754.3.1.1 Tek Çin politikası: uluslararası tanınma arayışı . . . 764.3.1.2 Uluslararası kuruluşlarda destek alma . 784.3.1.3 İyi bir uluslararası imaj yansıtma . . 794.3.2 Ticari çıkarlar . . 804.3.2.1 Çin şirketlerine uluslararası pazarların açılması . 814.3.2.2 Doğal kaynaklara güvenli erişim . . 824.3.3 Gelişimsel ve insani endişeler . 844.4 Güney-Güney işbirliği örneği olarak Çin-Afrika ilişkileri . 854.5 Afrika'da Çin yardımı . . 884.5.1 Rol ve etki . . . 884.5.2 Zorluklar ve değişen eğilimler . . 90SONUÇ . . . 95KAYNAKÇA . . . 98EKLER . . . 122 --- Since the beginning of the 21st century, the rise of the emerging powers of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) has given new impetus to the promotion of development cooperation. the BRICS have increased their foreign assistance and established distinct avenues and means of economic cooperation, in particular through South-South cooperation with countries of the South. This dissertation provides an overview of the small but growing literature on bilateral foreign aid activities carried out in Sub-Saharan Africa by these five countries in general and China in particular. While these so-called emerging donors are steadily growing in importance in international development, they are certainly not new to the field, with foreign aid programs dating back to the 1950s. The recent increase in the size and scope of their aid activities around the world is seen by some as a threat to the international aid architecture dominated by the United States and its allies in Western Europe and Japan. Starting from the assumption that development aid represents an instrument of foreign policy within the framework of South-South cooperation, our objective is to ask ourselves what are the motivations that drive these emerging countries? What are the main motivations behind the instrumentalization of foreign aid? Are they different from traditional donors in providing aid? Given that sub-Saharan Africa is the main recipient of foreign aid and rich in natural resources, how and for what purposes is China using its foreign policy tools in its collaboration with the latter? On the international scene, development aid can indeed be an element of competition between different donors; on the other hand, we sometimes have the impression that the donors share the work, each with its own tropisms and technical and political characteristics. However, it is clear that the development aid landscape is changing dramatically.TABLE OF CONTENTS . . . iTHANKS . . . ivABSTRACT . . . vÖZET . . . viLIST OF ABBREVIATIONS, ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS . viiCHAPTER 1GENERAL INTRODUCTION1.1 Context or statement of the problem . . 11.2 Research objectives and questions. . . 71.3 Importance of the study. . . 81.4 Scope, limitation and methodology of the subject. . . 91.5 Structure of the dissertation. . . 10CHAPTER 2DEVELOPMENT AID: CONCEPTUAL AND THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK2.1 CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK . . 112.1.1 Foreign aid . . . 112.1.1.1 Definition . . . 112.1.2 Types of foreign aid . . 162.1.2.1 Official development assistance . . 172.1.2.2 Other intergovernmental assistance . . 182.1.2.3 Non-government assistance . . 192.1.3 The different motivations for foreign aid . . 202.1.3.1 Political-diplomatic . . 21ii2.1.3.2 Military-security . . 222.1.3.3 Humanitarian . . . 232.1.3.4 Altruistic or developmental . . 232.1.3.5 Commercial . . . 242.1.3.6 Prestige . . . 252.1.4 Channels of foreign aid . . 262.2 THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK . . 302.2.1 Realistic theories . . 322.2.1.1 Classical realism . . 332.2.1.2 Neo-realism . . . 342.2.1.3 Neoclassical realism . . 362.2.2 Liberal theories . . 382.2.3 Constructivist theories . . 412.2.4 Global Systems Theory (TSM) . . 43CHAPTER 3DEVELOPMENT AID ARCHITECTURE: A PROFILE OF EMERGING POWERS AS DEVELOPMENT AID DONORS3.1 From traditional aid to South-South cooperation: a review of the literature . 453.2 Contribution of emerging powers to South-South cooperation . 533.3 Emerging powers as partners in development aid . 563.4 How is BRICS development assistance different? . 62CHAPTER 4POSITION OF EMERGING POWERS IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: THE CASE OF CHINA IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA4.1 A historical perspective of Chinese aid to Africa . . 67iii4.2 China as an emerging donor . . 714.3 Motivations for China's foreign aid . . 754.3.1 Political reasons . . 754.3.1.1 One-China policy: the search for international recognition . . . 764.3.1.2 Obtaining support in international organizations . 784.3.1.3 Projecting a good international image . . 794.3.2 Commercial interests . . 804.3.2.1 Opening international markets to Chinese companies . 814.3.2.2 Secure access to natural resources . . 824.3.3 Developmental and humanitarian concerns . 844.4 Sino-African relations as a case of South-South cooperation . 854.5 Chinese aid in Africa . . 884.5.1 Role and impact . . . 884.5.2 Challenges and changing trends . . 90CONCLUSION . . . 95BIBLIOGRAPHY . . . 98APPENDICES . . . 122

Doktora Tezi ; İlkçağlarda Ortadoğu ülkeleri arasında ticaretin güvenliğini sağlamak için anlaşmalar yapılmıştır. Eski Yunan şehir devletleri, Romalılar ve Bizanslılar diplomasi uygulamalarına önemli katkılar yapmışlar, ilk daimi büyükelçi ataması İtalyan şehir devletleri arasında yapılmış ve daha sonra diğer Avrupa ülkelerine yayılmıştır. 19. yüzyılda, özellikle Viyana Kongrelerinde diplomasiye dair bir takım yeni kurallar konmuştur. Yüzyılın sonunda ise uluslararası sermaye akımı ve ticaretin artmasıyla ilk ticari diplomat ataması gerçekleştirilmiş, ölçü, demiryolu ve posta taşımacılığı gibi konularda uluslararası anlaşmalar imzalanmıştır. II. Dünya Savaşı sonrasında IMF, DTO, GATT, DB gibi uluslararası ekonomik kuruluşlar kurulmuştur. 1980 sonrasında küreselleşmenin hızlanmasıyla uluslararası ticaret, sermaye akımı ve yatırım artışına bağlı olarak diploması faaliyetlerine STK'lar ve iş dünyası da dâhil olmuştur. Türkiye'de 1925 yılında ilk defa ticaret müşaviri ataması gerçekleştirilmiştir. Ticari diplomasi faaliyetleri tarihsel süreçte HDTM, DTM ve Ticaret Bakanlığı tarafından yürütülmüştür. 1970'li yıllarda ilk yurt dışı müteahhitlik faaliyetleri başlamış, 1980 yılından sonra uygulanan ekonomi politikalarıyla ihracat artmıştır. Türkiye'nin Ortadoğu, AB, Balkanlar, Afrika ve Avrasya'ya yakınlığı ticaret ve müteahhitlikte önemli bir avantaj sağlamaktadır. 2000'li yıllardaki özellikle 2008 yılındaki küresel kriz, 2010'lu yıllardaki petrol ve doğal gaz fiyatlarındaki düşüş ve Arap baharı gibi nedenlerle her iki sektörü de daraltmıştır. Latin Amerika, Sahra Altı Afrika ve Asya-Pasifik ülkeleri yeni pazarlar olarak belirlenmiştir. Bu kapsamda atanan ticaret müşavirleri bu bölgelerde iki sektör içinde ciddi olumlu katkılar yapmıştır.Çalışmada ticaret müşaviri ataması sonrası her iki sektördeki olumlu ilişki analiz edilmektedir. Literatür taraması yapılmış, ayrıca Ticaret Bakanlığı ve TÜİK' ten elde edilen veriler bölgesel ve ülke gruplarına göre analize tabi tutulmuş, sonuçları grafiksel olarak gösterilmiştir. ...

Temporary or permanent, local or international, voluntary or forced, legal or illegal, registered or unregistered migrations of individuals, whole communities or individual groups are an important factor in constructing and modifying (modern) societies. The extent of international migrations is truly immense. At the time of the preparation of this publication more than 200 million people have been involved in migrations in a single year according to the United Nations. Furthermore, three times more wish to migrate, mostly from sub-Saharan Africa towards some of the most economically developed areas of the world according to the estimates by the Gallup Institute (Esipova, 2011). Some authors, although aware that it is not a new phenomenon, talk about the era of migration (Castles, Miller, 2009) or the globalization of migration (Friedman, 2004). The global dimensions of migration are definitely influenced also by the increasingly visible features of modern societies like constantly changing conditions, instability, fluidity, uncertainty etc. (Beck, 2009; Bauman, 2002).The extent, direction, type of migrations and their consequences are affected by many social and natural factors in the areas of emigration and immigration. In addition, researchers from many scientific disciplines who study migrations have raised a wide range of research questions (Boyle, 2009, 96), use a variety of methodological approaches and look for different interpretations in various spatial, temporal and contextual frameworks. The migrations are a complex, multi-layered, variable, contextual process that takes place at several levels. Because of this, research on migrations has become an increasingly interdisciplinary field, since the topics and problems are so complex that they cannot be grasped solely and exclusively from the perspective of a single discipline or theory. Therefore, we are witnessing a profusion of different "faces of migration", which is reflected and at the same time also contributed to by this thematic issue of the journal Ars & Humanitas.While mobility or migration are not new phenomena, as people have moved and migrated throughout the history of mankind, only recently, in the last few decades, has theoretical and research focus on them intensified considerably. In the last two decades a number of research projects, university programs and courses, research institutes, scientific conferences, seminars, magazines, books and other publications, involving research, academia as well as politics and various civil society organizations have emerged. This shows the recent exceptional interest in the issue of migration, both in terms of knowledge of the processes involved, their mapping in the history of mankind, as well as the theoretical development of migration studies and daily management of this politically sensitive issue.Migration affects many entities on many different levels: the individuals, their families and entire communities at the local level in the emigrant societies as well as in the receiving societies. The migration is changing not only the lives of individuals but whole communities and societies, as well as social relations; it is also shifting the cultural patterns and bringing important social transformations (Castles 2010). This of course raises a number of questions, problems and issues ranging from human rights violations to literary achievements. Some of these are addressed by the authors in this thematic issue.The title "Many faces of migration", connecting contributions in this special issue, is borrowed from the already mentioned Gallup Institute's report on global migration (Esipova, 2011). The guiding principle in the selection of the contributions has been their diversity, reflected also in the list of disciplines represented by the authors: sociology, geography, ethnology and cultural anthropology, history, art history, modern Mediterranean studies, gender studies and media studies. Such an approach necessarily leads not only to a diverse, but at least seemingly also incompatible, perhaps even opposing views "on a given topic. However, we did not want to silence the voices of "other" disciplines, but within the reviewing procedures actually invited scientists from the fields represented by the contributors to this volume. The wealth of the selected contributions lies therefore not only in their coherence and complementarity, but also in the diversity of views, stories and interpretations.The paper of Zora Žbontar deals with the attitudes towards foreigners in ancient Greece, where the hospitality to strangers was considered so worthy a virtue that everyone was expected to "demonstrate hospitality and protection to any foreigner who has knocked on their door". The contrast between the hospitality of ancient Greece and the modern emergence of xenophobia and ways of dealing with migration issues in economically developed countries is especially challenging. "In an open gesture of hospitality to strangers the ancient Greeks showed their civilization".Although the aforementioned research by the United Nations and Gallup Institute support some traditional stereotypes of the main global flows of migrants, and the areas about which the potential migrants "dream", Bojan Baskar stresses the coexistence of different migratory desires, migration flows and their interpretations. In his paper he specifically focuses on overcoming and relativising stereotypes as well as theories of immobile and non-enterprising (Alpine) mountain populations and migrations.The different strategies of the crossing borders adopted by migrant women are studied by Mirjana Morokvasic. She marks them as true social innovators, inventing different ways of transnational life resulting in a bottom-up contribution to the integrative processes across Europe. Some of their innovations go as far as to shift diverse real and symbolic boundaries of belonging to a nation, gender, profession.Elaine Burroughs and Zoë O'Reilly highlight the close relations between the otherwise well-established terminology used in statistics and science to label immigrants in Ireland and elsewhere in EU, and the negative representations of certain types of migrants in politics and the public. The discussion focusses particularly on asylum seekers and illegal immigrants who come from outside the EU. The use of language can quickly become a political means of exclusion, therefore the authors propose the development and use of more considerate and balanced migration terminology.Damir Josipovič proposes a change of the focal point for identifying and interpreting the well-studied migrations in the former Yugoslavia. The author suggests changing the dualistic view of these migrations to an integrated, holistic view. Instead of a simplified understanding of these migrations as either international or domestic, voluntary or forced, he proposes a concept of pseudo-voluntary migrations.Maja Korać-Sanderson's contribution highlights an interesting phenomenon in the shift in the traditional patterns of gender roles. The conclusions are derived from the study of the family life of Chinese traders in transitional Serbia. While many studies suggest that child care in recent decades in immigrant societies is generally performed by immigrants, her study reveals that in Serbia, the Chinese merchants entrust the care of their children mostly to local middle class women. The author finds this switch of roles in the "division of labour" in the child care favourable for both parties involved.Francesco Della Puppa focuses on a specific part of the mosaic of contemporary migrations in the Mediterranean: the Bangladeshi immigrant community in the highly industrialized North East of Italy. The results of his in-depth qualitative study reveal the factors that shape this segment of the Bangladeshi diaspora, the experiences of migrants and the effects of migration on their social and biographical trajectories.John A. Schembri and Maria Attard present a snippet of a more typical Mediterranean migration process - immigration to Malta. The authors highlight the reduction in migration between Malta and the United Kingdom, while there is an increase in immigration to Malta from the rest of Europe and sub-Saharan Africa. Amongst the various impacts of immigration to Malta the extraordinary concentration of immigrant populations is emphasized, since the population density of Malta far exceeds that of nearly all other European countries.Miha Kozorog studies the link between migration and constructing their places of their origin. On the basis of Ardener's theory the author expresses "remoteness" of the emigratory Slavia Friulana in terms of topology, in relation to other places, rather than in topography. "Remoteness" is formed in relation to the "outside world", to those who speak of "remote areas" from the privileged centres. The example of an artistic event, which organizers aim "to open a place like this to the outside world", "to encourage the production of more cosmopolitan place", shows only the temporary effect of such event on the reduction of the "remoteness".Jani Kozina presents a study of the basic temporal and spatial characteristics of migration "of people in creative occupations" in Slovenia. The definition of this specific segment of the population and approach to study its migrations are principally based on the work of Richard Florida. The author observes that people with creative occupations in Slovenia are very immobile and in this respect quite similar to other professional groups in Slovenia, but also to the people in creative professions in the Southern and Eastern Europe, which are considered to be among the least mobile in Europe. Detailed analyses show that the people in creative occupations from the more developed regions generally migrate more intensely and are also more willing to relocate.Mojca Pajnik and Veronika Bajt study the experiences of migrant women with the access to the labour market in Slovenia. Existing laws and policies push the migrants into a position where, if they want to get to work, have to accept less demanding work. In doing so, the migrant women are targets of stereotyped reactions and practices of discrimination on the basis of sex, age, attributed ethnic and religious affiliation, or some other circumstances, particularly the fact of being migrants. At the same time the latter results in the absence of any protection from the state.Migration studies often assume that the target countries are "modern" and countries of origin "traditional". Anıl Al- Rebholz argues that such a dichotomous conceptualization of modern and traditional further promotes stereotypical, essentialist and homogenizing images of Muslim women in the "western world". On the basis of biographical narratives of young Kurdish and Moroccan women as well as the relationships between mothers and daughters, the author illustrates a variety of strategies of empowerment of young women in the context of transnational migration.A specific face of migration is highlighted in the text of Svenka Savić, namely the face of artistic migration between Slovenia and Serbia after the Second World War. The author explains how more than thirty artists from Slovenia, with their pioneering work in three ensembles (opera, ballet and theatre), significantly contributed to the development of the performing arts in the Serbian National Theatre in Novi Sad.We believe that in the present thematic issue we have succeeded in capturing an important part of the modern European research dynamic in the field of migration. In addition to well-known scholars in this field several young authors at the beginning their research careers have been shortlisted for the publication. We are glad of their success as it bodes a vibrancy of this research area in the future. At the same time, we were pleased to receive responses to the invitation from representatives of so many disciplines, and that the number of papers received significantly exceeded the maximum volume of the journal. Recognising and understanding of the many faces of migration are important steps towards the comprehensive knowledge needed to successfully meet the challenges of migration issues today and even more so in the future. It is therefore of utmost importance that researchers find ways of transferring their academic knowledge into practice – to all levels of education, the media, the wider public and, of course, the decision makers in local, national and international institutions. The call also applies to all authors in this issue of the journal. ; Začasne ali stalne, lokalne ali mednarodne, prostovoljne ali prisilne, legalne ali ilegalne, registrirane ali neregistrirane migracije posameznic in posameznikov, celih družbenih skupnosti ali posameznih skupin predstavljajo pomemben dejavnik v konstruiranju in spreminjanju (sodobnih) družb. Razsežnosti mednarodnih migracij so resnično ogromne, saj je bilo vanje v času nastajanja te publikacije po ocenah Združenih narodov v enem letu vključenih več kot 200 milijonov ljudi. Po ocenah Gallupovega inštituta pa se jih še trikrat toliko želi preseliti, največ iz podsaharske Afrike ter proti nekaterim gospodarsko najbolj razvitim območjem sveta (Esipova, 2011). Nekateri avtorji zato, čeprav ob zavedanju, da ne gre za nov fenomen, govorijo o dobi migracij (Castles, Miller, 2009) ali o globalizaciji migracij (Friedman, 2004). Zagotovo je na globalne razsežnosti migracij vplivalo tudi to, da so vse bolj vidne značilnosti sodobnih družb nenehno spreminjanje razmer, nestabilnost, fluidnost, negotovost ipd. (Beck, 2009; Bauman, 2002).Na obseg, smeri in vrste migracij ter na njihove posledice vplivajo številni družbeni in naravni dejavniki, tako na območjih odseljevanja kot tudi na območjih priselitev. Poleg tega si raziskovalke in raziskovalci iz številnih znanstvenih disciplin, ki proučujejo migracije, v raziskavah zastavljajo »neverjetno raznovrstna« vprašanja (Boyle, 2009, 96), uporabljajo različne metodološke pristope in iščejo različne interpretacije, in sicer v različnih prostorskih, časovnih in vsebinskih okvirih. Vse bolj prihaja do izraza, da so migracije kompleksen, večplasten, spremenljiv in kontekstualen proces, ki poteka na več ravneh. Prav zaradi tega spoznanja je raziskovanje migracij postajalo vse bolj interdisciplinarno polje, saj so teme in problemi tako kompleksni, da jih ni mogoče zagrabiti zgolj in izključno iz perspektive ene same znanosti ali teorije. Zato smo priča pravemu bogastvu »obrazov migracij«, ki ga odraža ter obenem k njemu tudi prispeva pričujoča tematska številka revije Ars & Humanitas.Čeprav mobilnost oziroma migracije niso nov pojav, saj so se ljudje selili in preseljevali skozi celotno zgodovino človeštva, pa se šele v zadnjem času, v zadnjih nekaj desetletjih, z njimi resno teoretsko in raziskovalno ukvarjamo. V zadnjih dveh desetletjih so se pojavili številni raziskovalni projekti, univerzitetni programi in predmeti, raziskovalni inštituti, znanstvene konference, posveti, revije, knjige in druge publikacije, pri katerih sodelujejo tako raziskovalna in akademska sfera kot tudi politika in različne civilnodružbene organizacije. To priča o v zadnjem času izjemnem zanimanju za vprašanje migracij, tako kar zadeva poznavanje samih procesov in njihovo mapiranje v zgodovini človeštva kot tudi teoretski razvoj migracijskih študij in vsakodnevno urejanje tega politično občutljivega vprašanja.Migracije zadevajo številne subjekte na številnih ravneh: posameznice in posameznike, njihove družine ter celotne skupnosti tako na lokalni ravni v družbi emigracije kakor tudi na vseh teh ravneh v imigrantski družbi. Z migracijami se spreminjajo ne samo življenja posameznikov in posameznic, ampak se spreminjajo celotne skupnosti oziroma družbe in družbeni odnosi, zamikajo se kulturni vzorci, prihaja do pomembnih družbenih transformacij (Castles, 2010). Ob tem se seveda odpirajo številne teme, problemi in vprašanja, ki se gibljejo v širokem razponu od kršenja človekovih pravic do literarnih presežkov. Nekaterih od njih se dotikajo tudi prispevki v pričujoči tematski številki.Povezovalni naslov prispevkov v tej tematski številki revije, »Številni obrazi migracij«, smo si sposodili iz že omenjenega poročila Gallupovega inštituta o globalnih selitvah (Esipova, 2011). Temeljno vsebinsko vodilo pri izbiri prispevkov je bila raznovrstnost, kar nakazuje tudi pregled znanstvenih disciplin, iz katerih prihajajo avtorji: sociologija, geografija, etnologija in kulturna antropologija, zgodovina, umetnostna zgodovina, sodobne sredozemske študije, študiji spola in medijski študiji. Tak pristop nujno pripelje ne le do raznolikih, ampak tudi do vsaj navidezno neskladnih, morda celo nasprotnih pogledov na obravnavane tematike. Vendar nismo želeli utišati glasov iz »drugih« znanstvenih disciplin, temveč smo raje v recenzentske postopke povabili znanstvenike s področij, s katerih so tudi avtorji. Bogastvo zbranih prispevkov torej ni v njihovi medsebojni skladnosti in potrjevanju, temveč prav v mnogoterosti pogledov, zgodb in interpretacij.Prispevek Zore Žbontar obravnava odnos do tujcev v antični Grčiji, kjer je bilo gostoljubje do tujcev tako častivredna vrlina, da je vsak moral »izkazati gostoljubje in zaščititi kateregakoli tujca, ki je potrkal na vrata«. Zlasti je izzivalen kontrast med gostoljubjem v antični Grčiji in sodobnim pojavljanjem ksenofobije ter načini soočanja z migracijsko problematiko v gospodarsko razvitih državah. »Antični Grki so v odprti gesti gostoljubja do tujcev prepoznali svojo civiliziranost.«Čeprav omenjene raziskave Združenih narodov in Gallupovega inštituta podpirajo nekatere uveljavljene stereotipe o glavnih globalnih tokovih migrantov ter o območjih, o katerih »sanjajo« potencialni migranti, Bojan Baskar opozarja na sočasen obstoj tudi drugačnih migracijskih želja, tokov migracij in njihovih interpretacij. Posebej se osredotoči na preseganje in relativizacijo stereotipov in teorij o nemobilnem in nepodjetnem (alpskem) hribovskem prebivalstvu in migracijah.O tem, kako različne strategije pri prehajanju, prestopanju in prečkanju meja razvijejo migrantke, piše Mirjana Morokvasic. Označi jih kot prave socialne inovatorke, ki izumijo različne načine transnacionalnega življenja in tako od spodaj navzgor prispevajo k integrativnim procesom po vsej Evropi. V svoji inovativnosti gredo nekatere tako daleč, da premikajo različne, tako realne kot simbolne meje pripadanja naciji, spolu in poklicu.Elaine Burroughs in Zoë O'Reilly izpostavita tesno povezanost med sicer uveljavljeno terminologijo, s katero v statistiki in tudi znanosti označujejo imigrante na Irskem in širše v EU, ter negativnimi reprezentacijami nekaterih tipov migrantov v politiki in javnosti. Razpravo navežeta zlasti na iskalce azila in nezakonite priseljence, ki pridejo iz držav zunaj EU. Raba jezika lahko hitro postane politični način izključevanja, zato predlagata razvoj in uporabo obzirnejše in pravičnejše migracijske terminologije.Za spremembo izhodišča opredeljevanja in interpretacije sicer dobro proučenih selitev v nekdanji Jugoslaviji se zavzame Damir Josipovič. Predlaga zamenjavo dualističnega pogleda na te migracije s celostnim. Namesto njihovega poenostavljenega razumevanja kot mednarodnih in notranjih ali prostovoljnih in prisilnih migracij pa se zavzema za koncept psevdoprostovoljnih migracij.Na zanimiv fenomen zamikanja ustaljenih vzorcev spolnih vlog opozori tekst Maje Korać-Sanderson, katere zaključki izhajajo iz študije družinskega življenja kitajskih trgovcev v tranzicijski Srbiji. Medtem ko številne študije ugotavljajo, da skrbstveno delo v zadnjih desetletjih v imigrantskih družbah v glavnem opravljajo migrantke, njena študija ugotavlja, da v Srbiji kitajske trgovke skrb za svoje otroke večinoma zaupajo lokalnim ženskam srednjega razreda. Ta obrat vlog pri »delitvi dela« v skrbstveni sferi, ugotavlja avtorica, je v prid obema vpletenima stranema.Specifičen del mozaika sodobnih migracij v Sredozemlju, bangladeške skupnosti imigrantov na visoko industrializiranem severovzhodu Italije, razkriva Francesco Della Puppa. Izsledki poglobljenega kvalitativnega proučevanja odstirajo dejavnike, ki oblikujejo ta segment bangladeške diaspore, izkušnje migrantov ter učinke selitve na njihove družbene in biografske trajektorije.Izsek iz bolj tipičnih sredozemskih migracijskih procesov na primeru priseljevanja na Malto predstavita John A. Schembri in Maria Attard. Ugotavljata zmanjševanje števila selitev med Malto in Veliko Britanijo ob hkratnem povečevanju priseljevanja iz ostalih držav Evrope in podsaharske Afrike. Med učinki priseljevanja na Malto izpostavita izredno zgoščenost priseljenega prebivalstva, ki presega gostote celotnih prebivalstev v nekaterih evropskih državah.Miha Kozorog obravnava povezavo med migracijami in konstruiranjem krajev, iz katerih te migracije izvirajo. S pomočjo Ardenerjeve teorije »odročnost« izrazito emigracijske Benečije izrazi ne toliko v topografskem kot v topološkem smislu, v razmerju do drugih krajev. »Odročnost« nastaja v razmerju z »zunanjim svetom«, s tistimi, ki govorijo o »odročnih krajih« iz privilegiranih središč. Na primeru umetniškega dogodka, s katerim želijo organizatorji »odpreti tak kraj zunanjemu svetu« in »spodbuditi produkcijo bolj svetovljanskega kraja«, pokaže zgolj začasnost učinka tega dogodka na zmanjšanje »odročnosti«.O temeljnih časovnih in prostorskih značilnostih selitev »prebivalcev z ustvarjalnim poklicem« v Sloveniji piše Jani Kozina. Pri opredeljevanju tega specifičnega dela prebivalstva in pristopa k proučevanju njegovega migriranja se opre zlasti na dela Richarda Floride. Ugotavlja, da so prebivalci z ustvarjalnim poklicem v Sloveniji prostorsko zelo nemobilni in po tem kriteriju precej podobni ostalim poklicnim skupinam v Sloveniji, obenem pa tudi prebivalcem z ustvarjalnimi poklici v južni in vzhodni Evropi, za katere velja, da so med najmanj mobilnimi v Evropi. Podrobnejše analize pokažejo, da se ustvarjalci bolj razvitih regij načeloma intenzivneje selijo in so tudi v večji meri pripravljeni na selitev.O izkušnjah migrantk pri dostopu do trga delovne sile v Sloveniji govori članek Mojce Pajnik in Veronike Bajt. Obstoječa zakonodaja in posamezne politike namreč migrantke potiskajo v položaj, ko, če hočejo priti do zaposlitve, pristajajo na manj zahtevna dela. Pri tem so tarče stereotipnih reakcij in praks diskriminiranja tako na podlagi spola kot tudi starosti, pripisane etnične in religiozne pripadnosti ali kakšne druge okoliščine, še posebej dejstva, da so migrantke. Obenem pa prav zadnje vpliva na to, da s strani države niso deležne nikakršne zaščite.Migracijske študije pogosto domnevajo, da so ciljne države »moderne«, države izvora pa »tradicionalne«. Razprava Anıl Al-Rebholz ugotavlja, da takšna dihotomija pojmovanja modernega in tradicionalnega dodatno spodbuja stereotipne, esencialistične in homogenizirajoče predstave o muslimanskih ženskah v »zahodnem svetu«. Na podlagi biografskih pripovedi mlade Maročanke in Kurdinje ter razmerij med materami in hčerami prikaže raznolike strategije opolnomočenja mladih žensk v transnacionalnem migracijskem kontekstu.Specifični obraz migracij prinaša tekst Svenke Savić, namreč obraz umetniških migracij med Slovenijo in Srbijo po drugi svetovni vojni. Avtorica v njem ugotavlja, da je v treh ansamblih (opernem, gledališkem in baletnem) več kot trideset umetnic in umetnikov iz Slovenije s svojim pionirskim delom pomembno zaznamovalo razvoj gledališke umetnosti v Srbskem narodnem gledališču v Novem Sadu.Verjamemo, da nam je uspelo v pričujočo tematsko številko ujeti pomemben del sodobnega evropskega raziskovalskega utripa s področja migracij. Poleg uveljavljenih znanstvenikov s tega področja se je v ožji izbor prispevkov uvrstilo tudi več mladih avtoric in avtorjev, ki začenjajo raziskovalne kariere. Njihov uspeh nas veseli, saj obeta živahnost tega raziskovalnega področja tudi v bodoče. Obenem nas veseli, da so se vabilu odzvali predstavniki tako številnih znanstvenih disciplin ter da je število prispevkov, ki smo jih prejeli, znatno presegalo največji možni obseg revije. Spoznavanje in razumevanje številnih obrazov migracij sta pomembna koraka proti celovitemu znanju, potrebnemu za uspešno soočanje z izzivi migracijske problematike danes in, kot kaže, še posebej v prihodnosti. Zato je izjemnega pomena, da raziskovalci najdemo načine prenosa svojih znanstvenih spoznanj v prakso – na vse ravni izobraževanja, v medije, širše strokovne javnosti ter seveda tudi odločevalcem v lokalnih, državnih in mednarodnih ustanovah. Poziv velja tudi vsem avtorjem prispevkov v tej številke revije.

Paul Brass milliyetçiliği modernizmin bir ürünü olarak görmekle birlikte onu kaçınılmaz ve mecburi sayar. Başka bir ifadeyle her topluluğun millet olduğu veya ilerde millet olacağı sonucunu savunmaz. Bundan olarak, öyleyse, ortaya çıkan bir soruyu çalışmalarında cevaplamaya çalıştığı görülür: milletler neden ve nasıl ortaya çıkmıştır? Bu sorunun cevaplanabilmesi için gözlemlerini Avrupa, Afrika ve Amerika gibi farklı kıtadaki ülkelerin tarihi tecrübelerine çevirirken özellikle Güney Asya üzerinden detaylı bilgiler aktarır. Gözlemlerini, millet olma sürecindeki bir insan topluluğunun, kültürel farklılıklar aracılığıyla kendi etnik özbilincine varmasını ve ardından bunu, o grubun siyasal talepler çerçevesinde şekillenmesine bağlayarak tamamlar. Brass'a göre bu sürecin tamamı toplumda hâkim olan seçkinler (elitler) tarafından yönetilmektedir. Seçkinler, toplumları ve insan gruplarını kendi çıkarları etrafında şekillendirirken aynı zamanda bu grupları da önce etnik topluluklara, sonra milletlere dönüştürürler. Ancak Brass bir kez millete dönüşen toplumların artık tekrar etnik topluluğa dönüşmeyeceğini de söylemez, tarih boyunca farklı milletler farklı zamanlarda ileri ve geri hareket eder gibi etnik grup-millet olma süreçlerinden geçmiştir. Çalışma boyunca bu etnik grup olma - millet olma ayrımından hareket edilecek ve bu ayrımın alt başlıkları değerlendirilecektir. ; Paul Brass defines nationalism as a product of modern is mand does not see it as inevitable and compulsory. In other words, it does not advocate that all the communities are nations or they'll be achieve it in thefuture. As so, Brass tries to answer a question which roots from there: why and how did the nations come out? In order to answer this question, he focuses his observations into historical experiences of countries in different continents such as Europe, Africa andAmerica, while he gives detailed information especially on Asia. Brass claims that the nationalization process is managed by elites. The elites transform their societies and groups of people around their own interests while at the same time transforming these groups into ethnic communities and then nations. However, it does not say that the societies that once turned into a nation will no longer turn into a community. In this study, the sub-headings of this distinction (being a nation and an ethnicgroup) will be evaluated and criticized.

Ekonomik performans ile kurumsal yapının gelişmişlik düzeyi arasındaki ilişkinin teorik olarak ele alınmasını amaçlayan bu çalışmada; ekonomik performansı temsilen temel makro ekonomik göstergeler olan büyüme, enflasyon ve işsizlik rakamları değerlendirmeye alınırken, kurumsal yapıyı temsilen kurumsal kalite göstergeleri olarak kabul dilen 'Ekonomik Özgürlükler Endeksi' alt endeksleri ile birlikte değerlendirmeye alınmıştır. Bu kapsamda çalışmada, sürdürülebilir büyüme sürecinde en etkin konumda yer alan 'BRICS' ülke grubu olarak seçilmiştir. Son zamanların yükselen gücü olarak kabul edilen Çin ise BRICS ülke grubu içerisindeki diğer ülkelerle karşılaştırmalı olarak değerlendirmeye alınmıştır. Küresel krizden günümüze kadar olan (2008-2020) dönemi kapsayan verilerin ele alındığı bu çalışmada Ekonomik Özgürlük Endeksi'nin alt endekslerini oluşturan göstergeler, BRIS (Brezilya, Rusya, Hindistan, Güney Afrika) ülkelerine ait verilerin ortalaması üzerinden Çin verileri ile karşılaştırmalı olarak değerlendirilmiştir. Değerlendirmeler kapsamında, Çin'in hangi göstergeler bakımından ülke grubunda yer alan diğer dört ülkeden ayrıştığı üzerinde durulmuştur. Bu değerlendirmeler ile sürdürülebilir büyüme sürecinde etkili olan göstergeler belirlenerek, ülkeler için kurumsal yapıya ilişkin çözüm ve öneriler sunulmaya çalışılmıştır. Ülkeler arasında farklılık gösteren ekonomik performans ve kurumsal yapının gelişmişlik düzeyi, ülkelerin ekonomik performans düzeylerindeki farklılıkların kurumsal yapıya dayalı olup olmadığı sorusunu akıllara getirmektedir. Bu çalışmanın ortaya çıkmasındaki motivasyonu oluşturan bu temel soru aynı zamanda çalışmanın önemini ve literatüre katkısını vurgulamaktadır. Ekonomik performans ile kurumsal yapının gelişmişlik düzeyi arasındaki ilişkinin teorik olarak incelendiği bu çalışma sonucunda, Çin'in BRICS ülke grubu içerisinde en iyi ekonomik büyüme düzeyi sergileyen ve aynı zamanda en düşük işsizlik ve enflasyon oranlarına sahip olan ülke konumunda olduğu görülmektedir. BRICS ülke grubu içerisinde Çin özelinde yapılan değerlendirme kapsamında; kurumsal iktisadi yapının göstergeleri olarak ele alınan ekonomik özgürlük alt endekslerine ilişkin veriler ile ekonomik büyüme, işsizlik ve enflasyon verileri arasında bir ilişki kurulabileceği söylenebilir. Bu teorik ilişki literatürde yer alan ampirik çalışmalarla da desteklenmektedir. ; In this study, which aims to theoretically examine the relationship between economic performance and the level of development of the institutional structure; While the growth, inflation and unemployment figures, which are the main macroeconomic indicators representing economic performance, they are evaluated together with the "Economic Freedoms Index" sub-indices, which are accepted as institutional quality indicators representing the institutional structure. In this context, in the study, the 'BRICS' country group, which is in the most active position in the sustainable growth process, has been selected. China, which is considered to be the rising power of recent times, has been evaluated in comparison with other countries in the BRICS country group. In this study, which covers the data covering the period from the global crisis to the present (2008-2020), the indicators that make up the sub-indices of the Economic Freedom Index were evaluated in comparison with the Chinese data on the average of the data of the BRIS (Brazil, Russia, India, South Africa) countries. Within the scope of the evaluations, it is emphasized in which indicators China differs from the other four countries in the country group. With these evaluations, the indicators that are effective in the sustainable growth process were determined, solutions and suggestions regarding the institutional structure were tried to be presented for the countries. The economic performance that differs between countries and the level of development of the institutional structure brings to mind the question of whether the differences in the economic performance levels of the countries are based on the institutional structure. This fundamental question, which constitutes the motivation for the emergence of this study, also emphasizes the importance of the study and its contribution to the literature. As a result of this study, in which the relationship between economic performance and the level of development of the institutional structure is examined theoretically, it is seen that China is the country with the best economic growth level and the lowest unemployment and inflation rates in the BRICS country group. Within the scope of the evaluation made specifically for China within the BRICS country group; It can be said that a relationship can be established between the data on the economic freedom sub-indices, which are considered as the indicators of the institutional economic structure, and the data on economic growth, unemployment and inflation. This theoretical relationship is also supported by empirical studies in the literature.

Askeri darbelerin sık rastlandığı Batı Afrika alt bölgesinde, bu darbelerin açıklanmasına dair pek çok iç siyasal faktör öne çıkarılmıştır. Bununla birlikte, eski sömürge ülkelerin siyasi, askeri ve ekonomik olarak dışa bağımlılıkları bu ülkeleri dış nüfuza da açık hale getirmektedir. Nitekim eski sömürgeci güçler veya güçlü devletlerin, gelişmekte olan ülkelerle kurdukları eşitsiz ilişki bilerek veya bilmeyerek istikrarsızlığa neden olabilmektedir. Rejimin durumu, etnik mücadele, pretoryanizm, ordunun iç güvenlik konularında görevlendirilmesi ve kaynakların dengesiz dağılımı gibi sivil-asker ilişkilerini etkileyen faktörlere dış etkenlerin de dahil edilmesi söz konusu ilişki dikkate alındığında elzem görünmektedir. İç dinamiklerin dış etkilere karşı savunmasız hale getirdiği bir ülkede dış aktörler siyasal krizlerde etkili şekilde rol alabilmektedirler. Ordunun eğitimi, yabancı askeri danışmanlar, dış yardımlar, yabancı askeri üs ve yatırım gibi araçlar, ordunun siyasete yönelik müdahalesine destek veya engel teşkil edebilecek bir dış nüfuzu üretmektedir. Dolayısıyla ordu mensuplarının dış sosyalizasyonu, sivil-asker ilişkileri analizlerinde dikkate alınması gereken bir unsur olarak belirmektedir. Bu çalışmada Liberya'da 1980 yılında gerçekleşen askeri darbe örneği üzerinden dış aktör olarak ABD'nin rolü ve etkisi sorgulanacaktır. ; In the sub-region of West Africa, where military coups are common, many domestic political factors have been brought forward to explain these coups. However, the political, military and economic dependence of the former colonial countries on the outside makes them vulnerable to external influence. As a matter of fact, the unequal relationship established by the former colonial powers or powerful states with the developing countries can cause instability deliberately or unknowingly. The inclusion of external factors in the factors affecting civil-military relations, such as the state of the regime, ethnic struggle, preterianism, the deployment of the army on internal security issues and the unbalanced distribution of resources, is essential when considering this relationship. In a country where internal dynamics make it vulnerable to external influences, external actors can play an active role in political crises. The training of the military, foreign military advisers, foreign aid, foreign military base and investment instruments produce an external influence that may constitute support or obstacle to the military's intervention in politics. Therefore, the external socialization of the members of the army appears to be a factor to be considered in the analysis of civil-military relations. In this study, the role and impact of the US as an external actor will be questioned through the example of military coup in 1980 in Liberia.

Doktorska disertacija preučuje specifično usmeritev mednarodne ekonomije, in sicer področje politik razvojne pomoči. Znotraj tega vsebinskega okvirja smo se osredotočili na njeno učinkovitost predvsem zaradi aktualnosti problematike kot številnih s tem povezanih globalnih izzivov. Razvojna pomoč, kot osrednja tematika disertacije, predstavlja temeljni koncept, s katerim države poskušajo razreševati razvojne razlike v svetu. Preučevanje učinkovitosti razvojne pomoči je v okviru ekonomskih znanosti zelo perspektiven koncept, predvsem zaradi dejstva, da je prepad med razvitimi državami globalnega severa in globalnega juga večji kot kadarkoli, dosedanje študije, kot tudi modeli razreševanja pa niso ponudili učinkovitih rešitev za spremembe oz. izboljšanje trenutnega stanja. Vse omenjeno smo preučevali na skupini držav Afrike, Karibov in Pacifika (AKP) iz dveh glavnih razlogov. Prvič, ker je velika večina držav v skupini dolgoletnih prejemnic razvojne pomoči, in drugič, ker omogoča dobro podlago za preučevanje, saj v njo spadajo tako najrevnejše podsaharske države, kot tudi otoške države, ki so v zadnjih letih doživele hiter gospodarski napredek. Struktura disertacije temelji tako na teoretičnem kot tudi aplikativnem delu. V prvem delu, tako predstavimo temeljne teoretične pojme iz razvojne ekonomije odnosov sever-jug, zgodovino sodelovanja držav AKP-ja z različnimi mednarodnimi akterji in teoretične opredelitve razvojne pomoči in njene učinkovitosti. Drugi del je namenjen aplikativni raziskavi učinkovitosti politik razvojne pomoči. Države skupine AKP smo tako razdelili v dve skupini. V skupino A, kjer so tiste, ki so prejele več razvojne pomoči, in skupino B, kjer so tiste, ki so prejele manj. Predpostavljali smo, da so države, ki so prejele več razvojne pomoči, naredile večji razvojni napredek. Njihov napredek smo preučevali na petih ekonomskih in socialnih razvojnih indikatorjih: BDP na prebivalca, obseg izvoza blaga in storitev, smrtnosti otrok do petega leta starosti, rast pričakovane življenjske dobe in število migracij. Na podlagi pridobljenih rezultatov za posamezno področje smo nato generalno sklepali ali so politike razvojne pomoči dosegle svoj namen, torej ali so bile učinkovite. Iz vsebinskega vidika je disertacija izvirni doprinos k ekonomski znanosti pri preučevanju problematike sedanjega sistema podeljevanja razvojne pomoči in posledično njene učinkovitosti, raziskovanja razvojne problematike v državah skupine AKP ter predlogom razreševanja sodobnih izzivov mednarodnega razvoja. Prav tako zapolnjuje vrzel pri preučevanju koncepta mednarodnega razvoja s kvalitativnimi metodami raziskovanja, saj so obstoječe raziskave izrazito kvantificirane. Ker je disertacija napisana v slovenskem jeziku je tudi prispevek k maloštevilni literaturi na tem področju in k nadaljnjem raziskovanju mednarodne razvojne problematike in s tem povezanih globalnih izzivov. ; This PhD dissertation studies a specific direction of international economics — the field of development aid policies, and focuses on its efficiency, mainly due to the relevance of the issue, since it is associated with numerous global challenges. Development aid, as the central theme of this dissertation presents the underlying concept, with which countries attempt to resolve developmental differences around the world. Studying the efficiency of development aid in terms of economic sciences is a very promising concept, mainly due to the fact that the gap between the developed countries of the global South and the global North is larger than ever, and current studies, nor resolution models, offered any effective solutions for changing or improving the current state. All of the above was studied on the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) for two main reasons: Firstly, because the vast majority of these countries is a long-term beneficiary of development aid and secondly, because this provides us with a sound foundation for studying, including both the poorest Sub-Saharan countries and island states, which experienced rapid economic development in recent years. Thus the structure of this dissertation relies on both theory and application. The first part presents the fundamental theoretical terms from developmental economics, North-South relations, the history of cooperation among ACP countries with various international players and theoretical determination of development aid and its efficiency. The second part is intended for applied research of the efficiency of development aid policies. ACP countries were divided into two groups, group A with those receiving the most development aid and groups B with those receiving the least. We presumed that countries that received the most development aid made the most progress. Their progress was studied according top five economic and social indicators of development: GDP per capita, exports of goods and services, mortality of children under five years of age, growth in life expectancy and the number of migrations. Based on data retrieved for specific fields, we generally presumed whether development aid policies had achieved its purpose – if they were efficient. From the substantive aspect, this dissertation is an original contribution to the science of economics in its study of the problems in the existing system for distributing development aid and consequently its efficiency, to research of development problems in ACP countries and to proposals for meeting the modern challenges of international development. It also fills the gap in the study of the concept of international development through qualitative research methods, since existing research is extensively quantified. Since this dissertation is originally in Slovenian, it also adds to the scarce literature in this field and to future research of international developmental issues and the global challenges they bring.