Atıf İçin Kopyala
Ege A.
Güvenlik Stratejileri Dergisi, cilt.10, sa.19, ss.31-56, 2014 (Hakemli Dergi)
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Yayın Türü:
Makale / Tam Makale
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Cilt numarası:
10
Sayı:
19
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Basım Tarihi:
2014
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Dergi Adı:
Güvenlik Stratejileri Dergisi
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Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler:
TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
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Sayfa Sayıları:
ss.31-56
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Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli:
Evet
Özet
- As different from the realist theories of
international relations, this article takes spirituality is an indispensable
part of one’s identity, but as well of nations’ and that of the international
community. By its nature, it constitutes the bases of internal harmony which is
a peaceful self existence that provides for a sense of justice, morality and
liberation, the latter especially conditioning the spiritual experience. From
those aspects, each liberation movement is as well spritualy experienced
through a sense of liberation, justice and morality. On the other hand, as
spirituality involves also interconnectedness, each liberation movement would aim
at its international recognition. Thus, the spiritual dimension is not limited to
the individual level but develops further towards the national and international
levels within an understanding of collective existance. Those factors point as
well to the creativity in the spiritual element. On the other hand, as in
liberation movements, Turkey’s European Union discourse is as well in search for
its positive recognition, including its spirituality. In this respect, the most
important aspect in Turkey’s relations with the EU at present is not of
democratic nature as claimed, but of its belonging to a different era of spirituality,
defining the “other”. The article therefore concludes that it is not the
spiritual aspect but spirituality taken as a cultural barrier which is the essential
blockage in Turkey’s EU discourse. On the other hand, although spiritualities
refer to different cultural eras, as different from spirituality, propositions
for beyond of the article, insists that in the era of globalization, culture
should necessarily be competitive force. Indeed, globalization necessitates
competitivity of cultures to be able to represent the different cultural
standards on the same ground. Finally, the article underlines that the
creativity in the spirituality would challenge the realist approaches of the
current international system for a common world peace. Therefore, the spirituality
should be treated as a much wider category than religions to open up for such a
perspective.