{"title":"A Political-Theological Issue: Is Kemalism a Civil Religion or a Political Religion?","authors":"Gülbeyaz Karakuş","doi":"10.26650/jecs2023-1258297","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26650/jecs2023-1258297","url":null,"abstract":"This article examines early Kemalism from a political-theological perspective. In the context of the religion-politics relationship of the modern nation-state model, the approach of Kemalism toward religion and the concept of “national religion” are discussed. In addition, “secular sacredness” produced through citizenship, the instrumentalization of religion, and legitimacy are also discussed. These secular sacraments, which emerge as a political-theological issue, are defined as a civil or political religion. This article discusses the transitivity between these two approaches and Kemalism. The main question of the article is whether Kemalism has a subjective approach to the oscillation between civil religion and political religion. It also attempts to reveal whether the emerging “national religion” is a reflection of the established religion or offers a different understanding. The answer is sought as to whether the national religion, which was intended to be fostered by liquidating the established religion, has an instrumental function. In the ideology of Kemalism, there has been a process in which religion has not been completely eliminated but defined through the concept of a secular or national religion. In this context, it is questioned whether there is no clear distinction between a political religion and a civil religion, peculiar to the totalitarian regimes, and whether there a new “theology” has been established which is contrary to the established religion","PeriodicalId":40967,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Economy Culture and Society","volume":"77 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2023-11-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139239670","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Digital Panopticon Dilemmas: A Study on Contact Tracing Apps Carried Out by the Ministry of Health","authors":"Elifnur Terzioğlu","doi":"10.26650/jecs2023-1256957","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26650/jecs2023-1256957","url":null,"abstract":"Panopticon, often referred to alongside Michel Foucault and Jeremy Bentham, is a theory that explains the relationship between power and knowledge. Surveillance has gradually become a digital phenomenon as technology has developed, taking on a post-panopticon feature. Thus, it has become possible to monitor the entire flow of information. Although some individuals see this situation as a positive because it saves time and provides digital satisfaction, discussions around it mention that it restricts personal rights and freedoms in most societies. Although individuals voluntarily accept being watched in digital public spaces, they often forget that such surveillance will place them in some extraordinary situations that they might not agree with. During the Covid-19 pandemic, which affected the entire world, governments implemented some digital applications in order to track and manage their population. Through these applications, known as contact tracing systems, there was an attempt to control the spread of the illness. These systems used mobile phone applications to record personal data. This study analyzes 49 countries whose Ministries of Health applied contract tracing applications during the Covid-19 pandemic process through the digital panopticon perception, which would be labeled as classified data according to their democracy indexes.","PeriodicalId":40967,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Economy Culture and Society","volume":"14 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2023-11-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139258336","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Competitive Revenue Management (Rm.) Strategies of Five Star Hotels: A Case From Istanbu","authors":"Şahin Osmanoğlu, Tevfik Demirciftci","doi":"10.26650/jecs2023-1322784","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26650/jecs2023-1322784","url":null,"abstract":"In today’s competitive world, the primary goal of hotels is to generate sustainable profitability. In order to achieve this goal, businesses are required to develop well-designed strategies and policies. Every vacant hotel room leads to a direct loss for the company. Therefore, because of the fixed capacity, capacity utilization and pricing is extremely important for hotels. This study explains the competitive revenue management (RM) practices of 5-star hotels in Istanbul. It investigates how hotels track their competitors, their strategies to gain a competitive advantage, and what factors they consider when determining their prices. The research employed a questionnaire containing pre-prepared RM-related inquiries administered to hotel RM department managers. Additionally, a situation assessment was conducted, drawing insights from the information provided by these managers. This study discovered that every revenue manager involved takes the competition seriously. Revenue managers consider competition to be obtaining the largest share of the available market share. This research anticipates that revenue management will extend its influence beyond room revenue and evolve into a more strategic department. The study underscores the importance of enhancing education and raising awareness about RM to address this gap effectively.","PeriodicalId":40967,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Economy Culture and Society","volume":"18 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2023-11-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139282002","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Confronting the First-Level Digital Divide in the Digital Age: A Comparison Between Public and Private University Students in Turkiye","authors":"Cihad Özsöz, C. Olgun, Isa Demir","doi":"10.26650/jecs2022-1213957","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26650/jecs2022-1213957","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":40967,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Economy Culture and Society","volume":"220 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2023-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77241890","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Intergenerational Differences in Communication Processes with the Homeland: Turkish Immigrants Living in Australia","authors":"Duygu Tosunay Gencelli","doi":"10.26650/jecs2021-1120087","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26650/jecs2021-1120087","url":null,"abstract":"The focus of this study is the first-generation Turkish immigrants who went to Australia to work after the bilateral agreement signed between Australia and Turkey in 1968 and their second and third generation relatives. The objective is to reveal the communication processes of different generations of Turkish immigrants living in Australia with Turkey in terms of transnationalism. The research was designed as a holistic single case study in accordance with the qualitative method. Accordingly, triangulation was ensured by using data collection tools such as online observation, semi-structured interviews and participant observation. The field research was carried out in Sydney, Australia between September 2018 and January 2019. During the research, semi-structured interviews were held with 30 participants who were reached by snowball sampling. Of the 30 participants, 14 are from the first generation, 13 are from the second generation and 3 are from the third generation. Findings show that the means of communication and engagement with their homeland, which have evolved significantly since the beginning of Turkish immigration to Australia, directly affected the migrants' lives. Additionally, it has been observed that transnational ties are strengthened by the choice of communication tools that provide instant communication. It was also revealed that the developing technology and historical conditions had different effects on different generations of migrants.","PeriodicalId":40967,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Economy Culture and Society","volume":"42 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2023-06-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76376581","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Iranian Merchants as a Religious Community in Late Ottoman Istanbul","authors":"Abdulkadir Yeler","doi":"10.26650/jecs2023-1228104","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26650/jecs2023-1228104","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":40967,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Economy Culture and Society","volume":"13 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2023-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84147200","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sun Feihan, Granovskaya Olga, Miao Xumei, Ye Chongliang
{"title":"The Effect of Agglomeration Strategy on Rural Resilience from the Perspective of Homestay Tourism Operators","authors":"Sun Feihan, Granovskaya Olga, Miao Xumei, Ye Chongliang","doi":"10.26650/jecs2022-1094266","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26650/jecs2022-1094266","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":40967,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Economy Culture and Society","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135693296","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Market Liberals at a Crossroads in Post-Gezi Turkiye: Making Sense of a Framing Dispute","authors":"H. Akin, M. Özşahin, Ş. Akın","doi":"10.26650/jecs2022-1099436","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26650/jecs2022-1099436","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":40967,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Economy Culture and Society","volume":"112 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2023-05-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80728010","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Materialistic Tendency and Conspicuous Consumption Behavior: The Mediating Role of Social Media Usage","authors":"İ. Avcı","doi":"10.26650/jecs2022-1196419","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26650/jecs2022-1196419","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":40967,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Economy Culture and Society","volume":"18 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2023-05-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77806899","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Orientalist Encounters at School: Security and Inclusion in the Education of Syrian Refugee Children in Istanbul","authors":"S. Can, Taha Baran","doi":"10.26650/jecs2022-1084622","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26650/jecs2022-1084622","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":40967,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Economy Culture and Society","volume":"8 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2023-05-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74795615","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}