Mücahit

“As the distances are getting closer, our hearts are moving farther”:  the Sociological Implications of Transnational ICTs use on the  Socio-Cultural Integration of Immigrants

Nihan

Dual Discrimination of Syrian Refugee Women in the Labour Markets In Europe and Turkey: Identifying the Challenges

Tekin

Prof.

Migration refers to human movements across geographical boundaries (DPhil, 2000: 7). There are several push-and-pull factors affecting migration. The push factors include low agricultural productivity, lack of employment opportunities, low wages, regional conflict, and natural disasters. The pull factors include urbanization, better employment potential, better working and living conditions, industrialization, and a safer environment. In 2017, the number of international migrants rose to 257 million worldwide, making up 3.4 percent of the world’s population (UN (a), 2018).&nbsp;Population aging means “the process of change in the population’s age group structure, in the sense of an increase in the elderly group’s ratio to the detriment of the young group, as a visible and long-term trend” (Stoica, 2011: 295). According to UN projections, the percentage of persons aged 60 years or older will increase from 8.3% in 2017 to 22% in 2055.Population aging is affected by a combination of factors. In empirical studies, low fertility rates and low mortality rates, as well as migration, have been identified as explanatory factors for population aging. This paper investigates the impact of intra-regional migration on regional aging based on Turkish Statistics Institution (TSI) data classified at Statistical Region Level 2. The paper is structured in three parts. The first part provides a conceptual framework for migration and population aging. The study methodology is explained in the next section. The last section presents the findings of the study.&nbsp;The data set for this study included median age, total fertility rate, net migration rate across regions, and crude death rate statistics by Regions Level 2, 2009–2017. Median age means the age of the person in the middle when all the persons in the population are sorted in ascending order (TÜİK (b), 2018). Total fertility rate means the average number of live births per between 15 to 49 years of age (TÜİK (e), 2018). Crude death rate means the number of deaths per thousand persons in the current year (TÜİK (c), 2018). Net migration rate means the number of net migration per thousand persons who are able to migrate (TÜİK (d), 2018). Aging was the dependent variable, which was measured by median age. The independent variables were total fertility rate, crude death rate, and net migration rate across regions.The study seeks to answer three research questions: (1) Are there statistically significant differences in median age, total fertility rate, crude death rate, and net migration rate across regions? (2) Is there a correlation between the variables? (3) To&nbsp;what extent are the independent variables predictors for the number of regional aging? Descriptive statistics involving the mean values and standard deviations were used to summarize the data. The significant differences were examined by the ANOVA. The Pearson correlation analysis was performed to evaluate the correlations between the variables. Lastly, the study investigated the predictors of aging by using the hierarchical regression analysis.&nbsp;Overall, the results of the hierarchical regression analysis revealed that net migration rate was a significant predictor of regional aging. This predictor accounted for 35% percent of the variance in regional aging. Moreover, total fertility rate and crude death rate were observed to predict regional aging. Taken together, all predictors explained 94.6% percent of the variance in regional aging. The findings are consistent with the findings of Coleman (2008: 463), Chen et al. (2018: 139), Zlotnik, (2011: 99), Ge (1990: 1), and Jahan et al. (2014: 4), who showed that migration was a predictor of population aging. However, it differs from the findings of Shen and Dai (2006: 37), who indicated that migration was not a predictor of population aging. Secondly, the results of correlation analysis indicated that regional aging was positively and significantly correlated with net migration rate and crude death rate, but was negatively and significantly related to total fertility rate. Moreover, there was a significant and negative relationship between crude death rate and total fertility rate. Finally, the study observed a negative association between total fertility rate and net migration rate. Furthermore, the ANOVA analysis showed that mean age, total fertility rate, net migration rate, and crude death rate differed significantly between the regions. In conclusion, based on the findings of the present study, it appears that intraregional migration is a predictor of regional aging. Future research should examine other possible factors affecting regional aging, such as life expectancy at birth, and the environmental and genetic factors relevant to population aging.

The Impact of Intra-Regional Migration On Aging (An Empirical Study On TSI Data Classified At Statistical Region Level 2)

Faik

Assist. Prof.

Assessment of the Relation Between the Aging German Population and Increasing Immigrant Needs: Rising Racism, Xenophobia, and Discrimination

Hülya

Res. Assist.

After the Second World War, European states attempted to overcome major economic difficulties by inviting guest workers to their countries in order to resolve the manpower deficit left by the war. Over time, however, immigrants who moved from developing countries like Turkey to Western European states abandoned their “guest worker” status and began to settle permanently in these countries. Because of this, immigrants’ cultural problems, identity issues and concepts of culturalization, integration, and assimilation began to be studied to a much greater extent in the fields of sociology and political science.Turkish labor migration to Germany started following an agreement signed between Turkey and Germany on October 30, 1961. In the first year, 6,800 Turks arrived in Germany, and their population steadily increased over the years. The Turkish population in Germany rose to 652,000 in 1971, 1,546,000 in 1981, and 1,780,000 in 1991. Turks who moved to Germany in the first decade following the agreement are considered to be the first generation of Turkish immigrants. Members of this generation had no information about Germany before their arrival and experienced serious difficulties in adapting to their new country. They were generally unskilled workers, they could not speak German, and they preserved Turkish values rather than assimilating German ones. As this group was seen by the Germans as temporary guest workers, integration policies were not applied to them&nbsp;The second generation of Turkish immigrants in Germany appeared from 1974 to 1984. They were the children of the first generation, or they came to Germany under the laws of family reunification. In fact, beginning from the 1980s, the German government sought certain ways to encourage Turkish immigrants to return to their country, but these efforts proved largely ineffective. Even if a number of Turkish immigrants returned to Turkey, their children opted to stay in Germany, and thus the Turkish population continued to increase. Members of the second generation could speak some German, and some of them were educated in German schools. Following the formation of the second generation, German officials realized that presence of Turks in Germany would be permanent, and accordingly initiated some policies to ensure the integration of next generations to German society.The third generation of Turkish immigrants is the product of these policies. These people are young, aged 18-29, and living in Germany. Compared to the previous generations, members of the third generation have a much closer relationship to German society. They were born and educated in Germany, they can speak German fluently and their friends are generally German. As they have also adapted to German culture and lifestyle to a great extent, it can be argued that the integration&nbsp;policies launched by the German state took root in this generation. Because of their proximity to German language and culture, these young Turks are quite active in the daily and professional life of Germany. On the other hand, they have not learned Turkish language and culture very well; they have some persistent conflicts with their families and previous generations. Alienation from Turkish identity is the most crucial problem in the overall structure of third generation.In this study, the process of migration and integration of Turkish immigrants in Germany is examined and a comparison of the first and third generation Turks is made. The article argues that the changing cultural dimension of the Turkish immigrants in Germany originated from state policies to bring third-generation Turks closer to German culture and society.

Process of Migration and Integration of Turks in Germany: Comparison of the First and Third Generations

Taylan

Recently, the Turkish immigrant population in Europe became a popular topic of discussion because of the political tension between Turkish and European governments during the 2014 presidential election, the 2016 Constitutional referendum, and the 2018 general elections. In July 2018, the conviction of members of the terrorist organization National Socialist Underground (NSU) and the resignation of the Turkish-German football player Mesut Özil from the German National Team highlighted the problems of accommodation and integration of Turkish communities to respective destination societies in Europe. Despite this, the major discussion in Turkish media and politics did not focus on the long-term disadvantages and inequalities the Turkish community experience. A particularly significant issue is that five decades after the first labor migrants arrived in Germany, the Turkish youth still experience dire disadvantages in terms of educational opportunities and labor market participation. Studies show that even among the younger generations, the educational disadvantages of Turkish youth do not disappear as they do for immigrant youth from other countries of origin. Developing a segmented assimilationist framework, this study discusses the educational inequalities that Turkish youth experience and the potential determinants behind them.Data and MethodsThis study uses data from the German National Educational Panel Study (NEPS), which has been conducted every three years by Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories (LIfBi) since the 2010–2011 academic year (Blossfeld, Roßbach, and von Maurice, 2011). It relies on nationally representative information collected from SC3-Class 5 and SC-4 Class 9 samples conducted with the paper-and-pencil (PAPI) method. In the fifth class sample, there are 5,102 students, whereas in the ninth class sample, there are 13,793 students. In both samples, the Turkish students compose 6% of the total sample size, which is an accurate reflection of the student-age immigrant population with Turkish background.Moreover, these surveys provide detailed information about students’ socioeconomic and migration status, their family and household situation, and their expectations for the future. Unlike census data and other available surveys in Germany, the NEPS questionnaire is also able to identify third generation immigrant students, as it asks them not only their parents’ but also their grandparents’ migration background. By examining the inequalities experienced by Turkish youth, the current study develops a comparative approach and examines the educational standing of Turkish students in relation to that of native Germans and immigrant students from other countries of origin. This study introduces a short history of migration to Germany in the second half of the twentieth century and shows how motives for immigration and “the context of arrival” vary among immigrant communities from different countries and regions of origin (Portes and Rumbaut, 2001).&nbsp;The motives for immigration and the social and historical context at the time of arrival shape the opportunity structures that are available for immigrant communities.Findings and DiscussionThe study first presents the existing disadvantages of students with Turkish backgrounds in track placement in secondary education and educational performance in reading and math. In both areas, the Turkish students appear to be the most disadvantaged immigrant group, falling behind all other immigrant groups. In particular, Turkish students have the lowest levels of opportunity to enter universities and universities of applied sciences after high school graduation because they are the least likely group to attend academic high schools (Abitur). Their reading ability is a full standard deviation behind their German peers and at least half a standard behind all other immigrant groups. Relying on a segmented assimilationist perspective, the study then discusses three potential determinants to interpret the existing inequalities the Turkish students face: parental educational attainment and socioeconomic status (SES); use of German and friendship ties; and residential segregation.The detailed information from both the fifth and ninth grade samples reveal that students from Turkey not only come from families with lowest levels of SES, but also are less likely to be exposed to German when they grow up and less likely to have German friends. According to their own reports, compared to other migrant students, they are also the group who lives in neighborhoods with the highest levels of co-nationals from Turkey. Thus, the level of residential ethnic isolation is highest among students with Turkish origins. To sum, the Turkish community, according to NEPS samples, are not only in a disadvantaged situation within the German social status hierarchy, but also experience the highest levels of isolation from the rest of the German society and are least likely to use the German language. In conclusion, to challenge the existing educational inequalities and the eventual problems related to labor market integration of Turkish youth, policies primarily should promote early exposure to and use of German language among Turkish children. In addition, the existing ethnic isolation of the Turkish community should also be tackled to facilitate the integration of Turkish youth in the long-term.

Educational Achievement and Opportunities among Turkish Migrant Youth in Germany

Murat

Assoc. Prof.

Özge

According to the referendum held in the United Kingdom (UK) in June 2016, the proportion of “leavers” was much higher. Since the referendum, the debate about the future of the European Union (EU) has progressed into a different dimension. In total, 51.9% of the citizens of UK voted to leave the EU as a result of the referendum where European skepticism was evident. This led to some doubts about the future integration model of the EU. In this period, many factors were observed as the impulsion that generated the mode of debates on the future of European integration. One of the most important and controversial factors at the EU level can be identified as migration. Especially after the Syrian Crisis, the number and the types of migrants coming from Syria to other regions were seen as a concern by many states in political, economic, and social terms. Even if the EU’s security and border management policies had taken root far before the start of the Syrian Civil War, the Syrians who escaped from the civil war have increased the security concerns of member states to the highest levels. In parallel with the increase of security concerns, the perception of the EU regarding migrants exists as a controvertible subject at a political level because of the differentiated approaches of EU members regarding this issue. Anti-immigration discourses have become a very effective form of populist expression in certain policy areas. One of the examples of this style of expression that has gained more ground in recent years can be observed in UK’s EU referendum process. In this context, evaluating anti-immigrant discourses in referendum campaigns presents important clues regarding the rise of Eurosceptic trends in the EU.In this article, discourses on immigration and migrants during the referendum campaigns are presented as one of the main drivers that paved the way for Brexit (Britain-exit). The instrumentalization of the immigrant opposition arose out of debates between the Conservative Party and the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP), and this provides an example of the position of migration in the EU. The rise of far-right politics and populist radical discourses are a defined problem that the EU must overcome and the UK referendum process is supposed to be held as a concrete sample regarding this problem. Therefore, as a tool of populist and far-right wing discourses, explaining the anti-immigration aspects in the UK’s referendum process is the main aim of this study. In this context, the presentation of the immigrants as an economic and social burden on the EU member states is a critically moot point that questions the future of the EU. So, as a factor that is pushing the discourses of the far-right wing, populists, and anti-immigrant can be defined as a risk for the EU and its normative characterization. This study aims to explain how anti-immigrant discourses can influence the campaign process and to what extent it affected the UK’s decision to leave the EU.According to the literature, Brexit has been held in terms of the process itself, and a future model of European integration is now on the agenda of many scholars&nbsp;in terms of the many risks that the EU has confronted. Even if Brexit does not seem like an astonishing step, it is a factor pushing anti-immigrant discourses that draw a considerable scene. Among the member states, UK has been defined as the representative of Eurosceptic tradition for a long time. In the EU, where there has been a developing culture of solidarity among member states in areas such as the Eurozone, the Justice and Home Affairs, and the Schengen Area, the separation of UK politics from the culture of solidarity has been assessed as the axis of European skepticism. When considering UK’s isolated preferences in some European level policy areas and its Eurosceptic tendency, we can evaluate Brexit as not being a surprising event. However, anti-immigrant discourses in the process can be evaluated as a challenging dimension. Anti-immigrant discourse has not only widened its influence in the UK’s political scene, it has reached a worrisome dimension in many other parts of the EU today. Therefore, analyzing the Brexit process presents a tangible outcome about to what extent anti-immigrant and populist discourses can widen their influence in the European Union.

The Impact of Anti-Immigration Discourses in the United Kingdom on the Brexit Process

Hayrettin

Kemal

Cemile

Human migration has a long history. It is well-known that hunting and herding tribes migrate in search of better pastures. Although the major causes of migration are disasters, wars and economic hardship, reasons for migrating still vary from person to person.It can be said that two main revolutions in the history of mankind have influenced the course of migration. The first one is the agricultural revolution, realized by the use of animals in agricultural production, and the second one is the industrial revolution, realized by the use of machines in production. It is the concept of civilization that stands out in the agricultural revolution. The shift from nomadic to sedentary lifestyles is one of the important consequences of this revolution. On the other hand, the industrial revolution promoted modernization and the struggle between modern and traditional life began. This research is extremely important becasue it puts forth how changes in lifestyle differentiate and affect the experience of immigration. Migrations are examined under three main headings. The first is the causes of migration, the second is the outcome of migration, and the third is the analysis of the migration processes. These subject can be subjected to different analyses in terms of preferred socio-economic models and political ideologies.In this study, it was revealed how young women are determinative in their decision to migrate from the village to the city. Two important questions have been sought. One is the reason for pushing young women to migrate, and the other one is how young women persuade men to migrate. In addition to these two problems, postmigration encountered problems have been also mentioned. In this study the transition from traditional to modern society and village to urban life is examined. The conflicts between the traditional and the modern world and the change of people’s priorities are also discussed.The study is structured under three main headings. The first is the evolution of migrants in the village. İt has been divided into three separate divisions: the preRepublic migrations and the first years of the Republic, the years of dwellings and the periods of refugees. In the first period, which could be called a forced migration period, the First World War broke out, and the Republic was established. The most important migration event of this period was compulsory military service. In the 1950s, the process of going abroad (gurbet in Turkish) began. Gurbet is the temporary emigration of single men. These migrants sent their money home to provide for their families. Permanent immigration became more prevalent in the 1980s. After staying alone, gurbet men married and settled their families in foreign countries. Evenhough they visit their native country often, their real home is their new.In the second chapter, the causes of migration are examined. Factors igniting women’s desire to migrate to the city are emphasized. These reasons are: continuity of the large family structure, work opportunties, the place of life and professional reputation problem, and the lure of the city. In the last part, problems faced by immigrants who migrated from rural areas to cities and their solutions are explained in detail. These are: constantly doing the same job, having little autonomy in one’s work, a lack of flexibility in working life, rent payment, the spending wages for food, limited play areas for children, difficulties in the participation of women to production, and changing of neighborhood relations.

The Significance of Women’s Will in the Decision on Internal Migratıon: Young Women’s Preception of Marriage as a Path to Migrate from Countryside to City

Merve

The international scientific community believes that anthropogenic climate change will be experienced throughout the world during the 21st century. It is obvious that climate change will distort natural balances, such as sea level rise, deforestation, drought, and extreme weather events. All these effects are predicted to cause serious distress to people’s settlement patterns, living conditions, food production, and health conditions. Consequently, it is obvious that these environmental events and the problems that result will cause a displacement that is both national and international in scale.People have always migrated in response to environmental change. Movement is a traditional part of human life that allows people to escape from threat and increase resilience (especially when planned). The “new” side of shifts triggered by climate change is the underlying anthropogenic basis, the susceptible approach of many people to climate change, and the relative rapidity of climate change. These features of climate change are accompanied by the risk of clashing with people’s conventional strategies of coping. Today’s change is rapid because it is anthropogenic in origin; it is not natural and slow climatic change. It is outside of our perception of the rate of change of nature, so it is difficult to predict its effects. The fact that the number of displaced people is increasing as a result of climate change day by day makes it more difficult (as well as urgent) to create a definition with international validity.Climate change migrants today are one of the most controversial issues in international law. Compulsory climate migrants are filtering through the cracks in international refugee and immigration policies, and there are intensive discussions whether the refugee definition should be expanded for climate refugees or whether other definitions should be found. The ability of countries and people to adapt to changing climate will also determine how environmental migration will take place in the future. Moreover, it would be misleading to think that the links between climate change, environmental degradation, and migration have a simple linear causality, because there is a very complex and intertwined relationship between migration and environment. In a globalizing world, the consequences and pathways of anthropogenic climate change make it important to analyze this complex and intertwined relationship in all its dimensions.The aim of this article is to address the multidimensional debate on the impact of anthropogenic climate change on migration movements, patterns, and volumes and to emphasize the importance of analyzing the complex interaction between climate change, environment, and migration. For this purpose, this descriptive study based on a literature review draws a general framework on the issue of migration due to climate change. The study first deals with migration as a mechanism of adaptation to the changing climate&nbsp;conditions and the impact of climate change on migratory mobility. Variables related to the migration process originating from climate change are addressed, and this approach is considered as a possible solution at the point of coping with climate change. The causal relationship between climate change and migration is evaluated in terms of voluntary-compulsory, long-term–short-term, temporary-permanent, and regional-international migration types. It focuses on the difficulties of researching and conceptualizing climate change–induced migration. Further, this article focuses on the underlying anthropogenic basis of recent environmental displacements, the reasons why climate change induces people to migrate, and the problems of putting forward a definition. The scope of the definitions used in the literature is addressed as well as the empirical and conceptual difficulties in pointing out the establishment of a causal link.In the last section, the effects of slow-onset and sudden climate events on migration movements, patterns, and densities are explained and climate change is discussed as a threat multiplier to socioeconomic and political distress. In this section, which refers to the obstacles facing quantitative predictions and the acquisition of statistics, it is emphasized that the groups most affected by climate change migration are disadvantaged groups located in vulnerable, mostly underdeveloped countries. Finally, the possibility of emerging new migration patterns is emphasized. Furthermore, it is emphasized that the consultation, information, and capacity building activities at the local level should be strengthened as much as global initiatives and participation in order to create large and participatory processes that include the societies that will be affected by climate change.

Migration Discussions in the Context of Anthropogenic Climate Change

Emel

Çetin

Turkey has been caught unprepared for the influx of asylum seekers and migrants since the 1990s and the increasing number of refugees fleeing the Syrian war since 2011. Today, more than 3.5 million Syrians and over 300,000 non-Syrian asylum seekers are residing in Turkey. They are among the most disadvantaged groups in Turkish society. Turkey’s migration and asylum system has been undergoing a transition process since the early 2000s. Recently, the Law on Foreigners and International Protection (LFIP) in 2013 and the Regulation on Temporary Protection (RTP) in 2016 have been adopted to categorize and manage different asylum-seeker groups. The main difference between them is that non-Syrian asylum seekers can apply for international protection to be resettled to a third country and must register in a satellite city. Today, there are more than 60 satellite cities as defined by the Ministry of Interior Directorate General of Migration Management (DGMM). According to the Article 82-1 of Law on Foreigners and International Protection (2014), refugees and asylum seekers are only allowed to live in satellite cities for reasons of security and public order, and to prevent accumulation in big cities. Düzce is one of the satellite cities as defined by DGMM. More than seven thousand asylum seekers, mostly from Iraq, Syria, Iran and Afghanistan, are currently living in Düzce. This paper explores the difficulties of accessing social services and the social integration problems of asylum seekers in Düzce from a gender- and human rights-based social-work perspective.This paper is based on an empirical research using a qualitative approach and a snowball sampling method. In-depth interviews with 21 asylum seekers and two key informants from public institutions, Düzce Governorship and the City Branch of Migration Management, were conducted. In addition, several public institutions in education, health, and social services, as well as non-governmental organizations’ activities for asylum seekers, were investigated. The socio-economic support options in Düzce include free education for children, Turkish-language courses for adults, free access to health care (including free medications) and 120 TRY given by Kızılay Card to meet some requirements such as food and shelter. Also, some NGOs provide irregular economic support based on humanitarian aid. Our findings show that although asylum seekers are entitled to access some social services, including education, health services or employment, they have difficulties accessing them due to language barriers, work obligations, health problems, and gendered responsibilities.Asylum seekers cannot access healthy accommodations and usually face lowpaying or irregular employment and/or non-payment problems, social exclusion and stigmatization in Düzce; and these problems deepen their psychological problems&nbsp;caused by the war. In particular, female asylum seekers have serious problems meeting their daily needs, such as food and shelter, accessing to health care, and public services. As a result of limited access to psycho-social and economic support mechanisms, female asylum seekers face unique gender-based risks, including sexual harassment in their search for employment or aid.&nbsp;At the local level, the needs of asylum seekers are met through a “philanthropist” approach, where social workers are not involved. Asylum seekers consist of different groups, including children, youth, the elderly, disabled individuals, and single women, and they all have different problems and needs. Based on empirical research, some recommendations can be made to support asylum seekers more effectively. In general, these recommendations include the empowerment of asylum seekers via different support mechanisms, such as an easy access to multi-lingual information services, accommodation, and human rights-based socio-economic supports. Most importantly, in order to fight against gender-based violence, human rights based and gender-sensitive psycho-social and economic support mechanisms should be developed for female asylum seekers in Düzce and all over Turkey.

Asylum Seekers’ Social Integration Problems and Access to Social Services: A Case of Düzce Satellite City

Fatih

Ensar

Relationship Between Union Membership, Union Satisfaction and Job Insecurity: An Application On Research Assistants

Sayım

CALL FOR PAPERS - THEMATIC ISSUE

Umut

Prof. Dr.

A Life Between Work and Travel: A Study on Turkish Digital Nomads

Nurten

Assist. Prof. Dr.

Gökçe

Assoc. Prof. Dr.

Doğa

Salih

Lecturer

Blockchain Technology and Social Policy Transformation: A Critical Examination and Recommendations

Serpil

Remote Work and Telemigrants: The New Face of Offshoring and Its Effects on Industrial Relations

Kutluğ

Res. Assist. Dr.

Elif

Possible Impacts of Human Enhancement Technologies on the Older  Workforce

Hakan

Bibliometric Analysis of Publications on the Digital Nomad with VOSviewer

Mine

A Qualitative Study of the Perceptions and Experiences of Volunteers in the Field of Disability: The Case of Bandırma

Oğuz

Seda

One of the important matters in economic theory is the debate on income inequality. The role of the state and institutions in improving income inequality in developed and especially developing countries is gaining importance. In this context, it is necessary to determine the dynamics affecting income distribution to determine and create economic policies.The study analyzes the years between 1994 and 2017. The selected group of countries is known as the Fragile Five (Brazil, India, Indonesia, South Africa and Türkiye). In these countries, income distribution dynamics will be determined by using panel data analysis - CCE estimator. CCE is an estimator that derives coefficients on the basis of panel overall as well as cross-sectional units. Therefore, this estimator allows the analysis results to be interpreted in the terms of the panel overall and cross-sectional unit.The analysis of this study was executed by using eleven different variables. The GINI coefficient represents the income distribution as dependent variables. In addition, variables that are thought to affect income distribution inequality are policy interest, money supply, public expenditures, tax revenues, per capita national income growth, inflation rate, trade openness, financial openness, financial development and human capital data as independent variables.When the coefficients were appraised in terms of the panel as a whole, it was concluded that the variables x2 (broad money supply), x9 (financial development) and x10 (human capital) have statistically significant effects on y (GINI coefficient) used to represent the income distribution in the Fragile Five countries. Although these statistically significant effects in the terms of variables x2 and x10 are positive, the opposite x9 is founded negative. Accordingly, these findings in terms of panel overall mean that augmenting in broad money supply and human capital increases income inequality, while increasing in financial development decreases income inequality.The increase in human capital may not be sudden and total, and although there is an average increase in the country’s human capital, it is thought that the development of human capital and the increase in the number of qualified personnel lead to a widening of the income gap between a certain group of unqualified personnel and the existing one.For this reason, it is assumed that the increase in human capital will be reflected in the GINI figures after a certain level. In addition, the broadly defined money supply could change the saving and borrowing capacity in favour of high-income groups. The lower income group will be able to benefit less from monetary expansion than the upper income group, so the income distribution may deteriorate further.Financial development could impact income inequality through various channels. Improved access to financial services and opportunities may empower low-income individuals, thereby reducing inequality. However, if financial development benefits the wealthy or exacerbates financial market distortions, it can broaden income gaps, perpetuating inequality.&nbsp;When the coefficients are evaluated in terms of the cross-sectional units:In Brazil, it was concluded that variables x1 (policy rate), x3 (public expenditures), x6 (inflation rate), x9 (financial development) and x10 (human capital) have statistically significant effects on y (GINI coefficient) used to represent income distribution. Although these statistically significant effects in the terms of variables x1, x3, x6, and x9 are negative, the opposite x10 is founded positive. Accordingly, this finding, specific to Brazil, means that increasing in policy rate, public expenditures, and financial development decreases income inequality, while escalating in the human capital increases income inequality.&nbsp;In India, only variable x2 (broad money supply) has a statistically significant impact on y (GINI coefficient) used to represent income distribution. This statistically significant effect of x2 on y is found to be positive. Accordingly, this finding, specific to India, means that augmenting the broad money supply increases income inequalitySimilar to India, also Türkiye, only one variable, x10 (human capital), has statistically significant effects on y (GINI coefficient) used to represent income distribution. That statistically significant effect of x10 on y is founded positive. Accordingly, this finding, specific to Türkiye, means that an increase in human capital escalates income inequality.In addition to those findings, for both Indonesia and South Africa, it was concluded that the whole explanatory variables, which are thought to affect income distribution inequality, do not have statistically significant effects on y (GINI coefficient).&nbsp;

Dynamics Of Income Distribution in the Five Fragile Countries: An Empirical Application

Sevgi

In Turkey, the social policies applied to the relatives of martyrs, veterans and veterans differ in the relevant legislation according to the type of event that caused them to be martyrs or veterans and the degree of their being affected by this event. It is thought that this study will clarify how by whom and under what conditions the social policies are applied. In the study, the rights provided on the basis of state institutions and their implementation have been examined and attention has been drawn to the adequacy level of these rights and the places where it is thought that there are deficiencies that need to be improved. The social policies implemented for the relatives of martyrs, veterans and veterans were evaluated in psycho-socio-economic terms.There are very few studies in the literature on social policies implemented for the relatives of martyrs, veterans and veterans. In this study, as in Erzincanlı’s study in 2020, it was revealed that the participants were largely satisfied with the social policies implemented, but differences between statuses were observed. In Karabulut’s study conducted in 2017, it was observed that the degree of satisfaction with the social policies implemented was high.In general, the problems encountered in the use of some positive privileges provided to individuals in the disadvantaged group negatively affect the relatives of martyrs, veterans and veterans who are already psychologically, sociologically and economically worn out. Instead of struggling to obtain the new rights they need, they must ensure that their existing rights are recognised.In this study, face-to-face interviews were conducted with 20 participants and content analysis was conducted in the light of the data obtained. In addition to the answers given to the questions during the interviews, observations were made. Because of the research, it was seen that the level of adequacy of the social policies utilised by the participants was high. In addition, it has been concluded that there are places that need to be developed according to the areas where social policies are utilised and are considered to be missing.When the participants were asked the question "How do you deal with these problems you face?", they said that they mostly found a solution by complaining to the necessary authorities. In particular, the General Directorate of Martyrs’ Relatives and Veterans, which was established in 2011 and started its activities within the Ministry of Family and Social Services as the General Directorate in 2018, played an active role in areas such as coordination and information of the rights provided and made their work easier. Participants see the Non-Governmental Organisations to which they are affiliated as another solution.Since the rights whose procedures are carried out by the SSI Presidency generally cover various payments in the field of economy, these payments are often not sufficient in today’s conditions. Since these payments differ according to those in various statuses, it is seen that these payments sometimes lead to inequality among the relatives of martyrs, veterans and veterans. In this context, it is thought that updating the payments according to today’s conditions and eliminating discrimination between statuses will improve the quality of life of service beneficiaries.The rights provided in terms of employment are generally not sufficient. The right to employment, which is of utmost importance in terms of standing on their own feet, is not sufficient as the number of relatives of martyrs and veterans increases. For example, when a martyr has 3 children, 2 of them can benefit while the other child cannot. This situation creates difficulties in terms of who will benefit, while on the other hand, it decreases the quality of life. The participants stated that they demanded support, especially for veterans engaged in agriculture. From this point of view, it is thought that it would be appropriate to provide various incentives to veterans who make a living with agriculture.It is known that they do not benefit equally from the rights provided in the field of health services, as in other rights, since there are status differences according to the laws. In addition, the fact that the personnel working mostly in health service providers are sometimes not informed about the legislation confronts the relatives of martyrs, veterans and veterans who are already there due to their illnesses with difficult situations. In this context, it is thought that informing public personnel about the procedures concerning the rights of martyrs, veterans and veterans’ relatives and diversifying and increasing the seminars held at this point will play an effective role in solving the problem.It has been observed that satisfaction with the rights provided in the field of education is generally high. However, it was observed that some of the participants did not benefit from the right to education for themselves or their children because such a right was not yet recognised when they were martyr relatives or veterans, and then they did not benefit from it when their children grew up. In addition, it was also observed that especially the soldiers who were martyred in the previous years were martyred while they were still single, so they did not have children who would benefit from the right to education. It was observed that the participants stated that they tended to refuse to receive education for their children. At this point, it is thought that organising seminars to encourage the children of martyrs and veterans to receive education will have effective results.&nbsp;While the relatives of martyrs, veterans and veterans who are generally satisfied with the rights provided by the Ministry of National Defence, it is seen that the right to use the military facilities, which is the most used, creates a problem when those with a certain status can enter while others cannot.It is thought that providing psychological support against post-traumatic stress disorder of martyrs’ relatives, veterans and veterans’ relatives, who are worn out due to the processes experienced, even if they do not show any symptoms, will increase the quality of life. In addition, it is thought that regular group work by multidisciplinary teams consisting of social workers and psychologists within the scope of psychosocial support will positively affect the quality of life.

Social Policies Implemented for Martyrs’ Relatives, Veterans and Veterans’ Relatives: The Case of the Sakarya Province

Onur

Bilal

In the last quarter of the 20th century, the structure of sectors and employment has changed and advances in technology have increased unemployment rates. On the other hand, changes in the production and organisational structures of workplaces, as well as the internationalisation of competition due to globalisation, have led to an increase in flexible forms of employment such as temporary and part-time work (Görmüş, 2019, p. 68).When discussing the labour market’s failure, unemployment is often the first issue that comes to mind, but underemployment is also a significant issue when considering the productivity loss it causes. Underemployment is undoubtedly a significant issue in terms of the wasteful use of resources, even though it does not have the same profound macroeconomic implications as unemployment (Dikmen, 2021, p. 212).In practically all developing countries, underemployment and unemployment in urban areas are still prevalent. In this regard, underemployment and unemployment are significant issues in Türkiye. People cannot withstand unemployment for a long time because it comes at a heavy cost. To end unemployment, unemployed people might need to take advantage of their current job chances. People are being used inefficiently in this situation (Küçükali and Özmen, 2019, p. 142). In other words, underemployment causes a loss of social welfare. This problem is more common in agriculture economies, where informal employment is widespread, and in medium- and small-sized underdeveloped or developing countries where businesses dominate the economy. In this respect, it can be stated that underemployment is an important problem area in Türkiye (Ünal and Gönülaçan, 2019, p. 130).&nbsp;Underemployment affects young people, women, and low-skilled workers globally. These individuals want full-time, permanent jobs but are often forced to accept temporary or part-time jobs. In general, the average education level of the labour force is increasing worldwide. However, despite the high educational attainment, the labour market often does not meet the needs of higher education. One consequence of this is the problem of overqualification, skills mismatch, or underemployment. Similarly, one of the major problems facing Türkiye is the inability of educated youth to find a job. In addition, another important problem area is that young people work in fields different from their qualifications or are employed on a temporary and part-time basis rather than full-time. As in other countries of the world, underemployment, which is a broadly defined element of unemployment in Türkiye, is an important social policy problem that points to the loss of productivity (Emeç, Üçdoğruk Birecikli and Kümbül Güler, 2020, p. 139-140).Time-related underemployment is an important issue that requires examination. The purpose of this research is to analyse the variables influencing time-related underemployment in Türkiye. The sample was derived from the microdataset for 2022 Household Labour Force Statistics from TURKSTAT. First, those who were employed and working during the reference week were chosen from among the 628,936 participants. Then, individuals working less than 40 h per week were included in the sample. In the third stage, people except for the heads of households and their spouses and children were eliminated. Finally, those who worked during the reference week but had 0 working hours were excluded from the sample. The final sample size consisted of 37.958 participants.In this research, time-related underemployment was the dependent variable. This variable was measured on the basis of respondents’ answers to the questions on employment, willingness to work more time and availability to work more time. Three categories were used to group the independent variables. Individual variables include gender, age, level of education, and marital status. Social variables included proximity, household size, and region of residence, whereas work-related variables included SSI registration and workplace situation. The research aims to answer two basic questions: (1) Are there statistically significant differences in time-related underemployment between the sub-sample groups? (2) To what extent do the independent variables used in the research explain the probability of being in time-related underemployment?The article is divided into three main sections. The first highlights the conceptual discussion of time-related underemployment and emphasises the issue’s importance in the literature. Following that, TURKSTAT data are used to present the current situation of affairs in Türkiye. In the second part, after the method and sample used were introduced, the analyses were carried out. The distribution of time-related underemployment among subsample groups is analysed using descriptive statistics. Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal– Wallis-H tests, which are non-parametric analysis techniques, were utilised for difference analyses since it was found by the normality test (Kolmogorov-Smirnov) that the data were not normally distributed. Finally, binary logistic regression analysis was used to analyse the variables that explain time-related underemployment. In the last section, the results are summed up and contrasted with the results of the previous studies in the literature.The results of the analyses that were carried out can be summed up. The difference analysis findings indicate that every variable used causes statistically significant differences in time-related underemployment. Most the sub-sample groupings show a considerable differentiation when pairwise comparisons between them are considered. The dependent variable’s change is explained by every independent variable, with the exception of household size, according to the findings of the binary logistic regression analysis. Together, individual, social, and work-related variables account for 19.2% of the risk of time-related underemployment.

What are We Missing? Quantitative Analysis of Time-Related Underemployment

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The Importance of the “Social Agenda” in the G20 Decision-Making: Increasing or Decreasing

Kubilay

Enes

The global population is rapidly ageing, a trend propelled by the combination of increasing life expectancy and declining fertility rates, thanks to advancements in health care and medical technology. This demographic shift necessitates the development of city policies that prioritize the well-being of senior citizens, ensuring they can lead healthy and harmonious lives. In this context, the significance of age-friendly cities and municipalities becomes even more pronounced, underlining the urgency of the issue.Population projections also show that Türkiye’s population is ageing rapidly. The decrease in childbirth and prolonged life expectancy are reasons for the population ageing. Age-friendly city and municipality practices are critically crucial for Türkiye, which is undergoing demographic change. The urgency of this issue cannot be overstated. In this sense, the World Health Organisation (WHO) Global Network of Age-Friendly Cities and Communities is vital in identifying different practices and using them as a model.TheWHOGlobal Network for Age-Friendly Cities and Communities, launched in 2010, plays a crucial role in meeting the needs of the ageing population. The network not only promotes age-friendly cities and communities but also facilitates the sharing of knowledge, experience, and good practices. The commitment of cities and communities to implement age-friendly practices, with the cooperation of various stakeholders, is a testament to the network’s influence. It provides guidance, resources, and information sharing, and organizes training programmes and workshops to ensure the effective implementation of age-friendly practices.A qualitative method was used in the study. The services provided by Muratpaşa, Kadıköy, Beşiktaş, Seyhan, Bornova Municipalities and Mersin Metropolitan Municipality, which are included in the WHO Age-Friendly Cities and Communities Network from Türkiye, were obtained through document review data collection method within the framework of the strategic plans of the member municipalities covering the years 2020-2024 and the annual reports published between 2020-2023. These documents were then analyzed using a content analysis approach. The findings were associated with the sub-themes of age-friendly cities published by WHO. Thus, the age-friendly activities of the Network member municipalities in Türkiye were revealed, providing crucial insights for the audience. In addition, the themes under which these services are concentrated have been associated.The world population and the population of Türkiye are ageing. Municipalities provide services within the age-friendly city concept, focusing on specific service groups. This study aims to reveal the current state of age-friendly city practices and the relationship between activities and sub-themes.This research focuses on identifying and tracking age-friendly city policies implemented by municipalities, particularly in Türkiye. It highlights the lack of studies evaluating age-friendly municipal practices in Türkiye and emphasizes the importance of the research. The findings show that municipalities generally focus on home health and care services for older adults, but there is a lack of activities offered in areas such as civic participation, employment, transport, accommodation, and physical structures. Increasing municipal service diversity can contribute to the happy and active aging of elderly citizens. Spreading elderly home-type applications can facilitate older adults’ access to services and help them easily follow authority and responsibility in services.During the COVID-19 pandemic, the policy development and implementation of the network of member municipalities for older adults were disrupted. There was a significant increase in demand for some services before and after the pandemic. Some of the services provided for older adults were not offered after the pandemic. It was concluded that a significant portion of these services were meaningful during the pandemic, while their provision became meaningless after the pandemic.In the activity reports for 2020-2023, duplicate data of the municipalities’ health and social service units were found. It is considered that there needs to be more clarity in authority and responsibility. For a solution, the unit responsible for determining the strategic plan must share the data in reporting. There are also various irregularities in the activity reports. It is observed that some data are shown under different headings by years, some are combined, and some data are not included at all. Maintaining the reporting method adopted by the Municipality within the strategic plan period will contribute to solving this problem.Six municipalities in Turkey are showing interest in age-friendly initiatives, aligning with global trends and WHO objectives. While progress has been made in infrastructure and healthcare, more comprehensive policies are urgently needed to address economic security and employment opportunities for older individuals. Immediate action is necessary to tackle these issues.

Age-Friendly Municipalism Practices in Türkiye: A Review in the Context of the Global Network of Age-Friendly Cities and Communities

Zehra

Meryem

When extraordinary living conditions are combined with the existing limitations of the disabled, a dire picture emerges. For all these reasons, the disabled are included in the priority groups that need to be rescued and protected in conflict situations. There is a requirement in international law to help and protect civilians in conflicts. In cases where sufficient food, water and medical supplies cannot be provided, the delivery of humanitarian aid should be facilitated. Among those who need help in these environments, the most difficult to reach are the disabled, who are isolated from society, have limited mobility, and have difficulty communicating and obtaining information. In addition to the difficulties currently experienced by disabled individuals, the disabled population in Gaza tends to increase every day.While international organisations submit reports on the situation, they also call for an immediate permanent ceasefire. However, urgent ceasefire calls that do not have sanctions are not being met. The extent to which many international organisations and professional associations established with the discourse of human rights act in accordance with their missions when it comes to non-Western societies has begun to be questioned more around the world after October 7, 2023. These deprivations to which Gaza’s people and particularly disabled individuals are subjected provide a general picture of right violations in a wide range and systematically.The starting point of this study is to understand the current situation of the disabled people of Gaza, who are under threat of life on the one hand and have a double disadvantage of limited mobility on the other, and to examine their problems. In this context, the main problem of the study can be stated as discovering whether the disabled, who are one of the vulnerable groups, are able to use their basic rights in the conflict environment in Gaza, while they should be protected as a priority in the conflict environment, what the disabled people of Gaza with intersectional disadvantages experience, what international organisations are doing for the disabled in Gaza, and how the future of the disabled people in Gaza will be shaped.The titles and content of the study were also created in line with this problem in the light of the literature review and current developments. In this context, the study will first include the changing meanings and perspectives of disability throughout the historical process. In this section, a sequence will be followed from the traditional perspective to the human rights model in terms of perspectives on disability. Then, the ontological questioning of living a life that can be constantly monitored under a blockade will be made specifically for Gaza. Afterwards, the responsibilities of international organisations, the problems and basic needs of the disabled people in Gaza during the conflict will be discussed, and then the future of the disabled people in Gaza will be discussed.Although there are studies on the damage caused by the conflict environment and human rights violations in general due to Gaza being under blockade for many years and being in a conflict environment from time to time, there is no study in the Turkish literature that specifically focuses on the problems experienced by disabled people in Gaza. Therefore, this study aims to contribute to both disability studies and human rights studies by focusing on disabled people in Gaza.As a result of the political and economic policies implemented by Israel against Gaza under the blockade, restrictions on the mobility of people and goods, as well as discrimination, social exclusion, poverty and unemployment problems have made the lives of disabled people in Gaza even more difficult. In this regard, Human Rights Watch (HRW) (2023a) stated that including comprehensive restrictions on the movement of people and goods significantly affects disabled people. The systematic discrimination of disabled people has resulted in their exclusion from all kinds of economic and social activities. The rights of people with disabilities to live independently, to live a life worthy of human dignity, to employment, education, health and rehabilitation services are systematically violated. The needs of the elderly, the disabled and the patients who cannot leave their homes were not taken into account in Israel’s order to evacuate Northern Gaza (Human Rights Watch, 2024a). In particular, the fact that humanitarian aid does not meet the needs of people with disabilities poses a significant problem. People with disabilities continue to be forgotten victims of armed conflict. The impact of armed conflict on people with disabilities continues to be a subject largely ignored by all actors. There are at least one billion people with disabilities in the world, and a large portion of them live in states affected by the conflict (Priddy, 2019:74).In the armed conflicts in Gaza, people with disabilities of all ages experience more disadvantages than other population groups. While all this is happening, it is stated that concepts such as “human rights” and “human dignity and value” put forward by international organisations remain as meta-narratives. It is seen that disciplines that position themselves as human rights professions, along with international organisations, have not received the necessary reaction regarding Gaza. In this context, Algan et al. (2024) stated that social work, which is a human rights discipline and profession, has a passive attitude regarding Gaza. They stated that only written statements were made by the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW), and that many roles and functions of social work such as advocacy, mediation, activism, community mobilisation and anti-oppression practises were not effective enough. Israel does not consider the situation of disabled individuals in random air strikes and evacuation orders. Despite the existence of international agreements on the rights of disabled people, disabled people in Gaza cannot benefit from these rights, the calls of international organisations are not met, and disabled people are subjected to natural selection. The human rights discourse turns into an ambivalent practise regarding Gaza.

Being Disabled in Gaza: A Situation Assessment in the Context of Problems, Needs and International Organisations

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In the present day, the discipline of “social policy” is mainly studied under the departments of Labour Economics and Industrial Relations (LEIR) since it includes topics such resolving problems of workers during production and reducing class conflicts. Apart from the departments of “Labour Economics and Industrial Relations,” courses and academic studies on “social policy” are also current in other departments such as social work, sociology, and public administration. Even though the development of social policy in Turkey is mainly covered by two prominent schools (Istanbul University and Ankara University), there are different opinions on the matter. The present study analyses the outlook of the academic projection of “social policy,” which has a long-standing tradition within the context of graduate theses. Narrowly defined, social policy aims to eliminate the conflicts, imbalances, and conflicts of interest that arise between employers and workers in the capitalist order, to harmonize between classes and to address the problems of industrial societies. Broadly defined however, social policy refers to studies that deal with issues of all social groups, covering common areas and producing solutions to problems. Social policy, which is one of the fundamental fields of the Labour Economics and Industrial Relations discipline, has spread to areas such as labour markets, labour, social security law, human resource management, sociology of work and organizational management, and work psychology.Difficult to define and limit, the scope of “social policy” is quite broad. In its fullest sense, it encompasses all policies aimed at making changes in the social structure. Even though its course of development differs from one country to another, the concept of social policy was influenced by the Industrial Revolution and conditions at that time and, in time, has become a scientific discipline. Its main feature can be defined as the aim of maintaining the continuity of the economic and social system by partly compensating and eliminating problems and adverse outcomes stemming from the system.&nbsp;In a narrow sense, social policy intends to eliminate inconsistencies, imbalances, and conflicts of interest emerging between employers and workers in the capitalist order and to maintain harmony between classes. It focuses on the problems of industrial societies. In a broad sense, it signifies the entire body of practices concerned with the issues of all social groups, covering social fields, and providing solutions for problems. In this context, social policy aims&nbsp;to offer solutions for the problems of all social groups by considering all social fields. Accordingly, it also includes factors like education, health, the protection of craftspeople, taxation policies, agriculture, and the cooperative system.&nbsp;While social policy grew as a scientific discipline and underwent changes and transformations in terms of practice, it mainly flourished under the departments of “Labour Economics and Industrial Relations” within the higher education system in Turkey. In other words, emerging and developing in parallel with the need for solutions to problems encountered in society, the discipline of social policy has also brought about the emergence of the department of “Labour Economics and Industrial Relations.” Nowadays, as a result of the diversification of social problems, the scope of the department has also widened within this context and, due to the rapid development of information technologies stemming from globalization, social policy has become more crucial. These developments have led to an increased interest in social policies and academic studies concerning social policy.&nbsp;Adopting a partly detailed perspective through the analysis of graduate theses, the present study attempts to answer the following questions:• How are the theses examined within the scope of the study distributed across years, graduate study levels, and universities? • How are the subjects of theses on “social policy” distributed? • Do the theses involve field research? • How are these theses connected with the definition and concept of social policy?These questions are answered within the framework of dimensions created based on the studies in the national academic literature.This study has a qualitative research design allowing the presentation of research results by reading the data one-by-one based on codes and categories. The qualitative research method was accepted as the most suitable research method for this study which aims to determine the thematic states of graduate theses, including the concept of “social policy” in their titles and analyze and comment on the theses thoroughly.&nbsp;The research population consists of 3836 theses written within the scope of “Labour Economics and Industrial Relations” in the database (National Thesis Centre) of the Turkish Council of Higher Education (CoHE). As for the study sample, it comprises 124 theses. The data obtained as a result of scanning using the keyword “social policy” in the “Title” tab in the “Detailed Search” section were transferred onto “Excel” spreadsheets, and MAXQDA Analytics Pro 2018 and the theses offering access to full texts were downloaded.&nbsp;The theses were classified according to publication years, levels of graduate study, and institutes. To ensure validity and reliability, the Excel data files created by the researcher based on the lists of theses from the CoHE database were presented to an expert for consultation. Based on the opinion of this expert, the keywords of the research questions were finalized.The document analysis method was employed in the study to analyze the content of the theses. The document analysis stages used in the present study can be listed as follows: “accessing documents,” “obtaining documents,” “analyzing the data,” and “using the data”.Due to the interdisciplinary nature of the concept, “social policy” covers a wide range of fields in academic studies. Following a general examination of research studies, it seems that the feared effect of the combination of the words “social” and “policy” does not occur. This issue, emphasized in the studies of Makal (2008), and Koray (2013), is worthy of further discussion. Just like this argument, the entire research is undoubtedly open to critique and further development. This is a qualitative study, and it is not independent of the value judgment, observations, and experience of the researcher. Given the number of studies conducted within the scope of this discipline in which each review is either the reason or outcome of another increase, a clearer picture regarding the subject matter will be revealed.

Evaluating Graduate Theses on Labour Economics and Industrial Relations in Turkey within the Context of “Social Policy”

Toker

The article below is a tribute to the centennial foundation of the International Labour Organization. Following deliberations over various various criticisms by the ILO, the Turkish legislature had enacted the new i legislation of Turkey, i.e. the Labor Unions and Collective Agreements Act of 7 November, 2012, no.6356 which constitutes the present legal framework of industrial relations in Turkey. Aiming to bring the labor relations law of Turkey into conformity with ILO norms on freedom of association as well as to find solutions to various practical problems of implementation, Act no.6356 carries various positive provisions, i.e.simplifying some of the earlier formal requirements; restrenghening the job security of the union shop steward; clarifying the rights of union administrators; abolition of the condition for public notary approval for the worker’s acquision of and withdrawal from union membership. But the Act also seems flawed in certain respects, i.e. uncertainties in the protection of the worker against acts of antiunion discrimination; maintenance of the socalled “double criteria” for collective bargaining authorization, ( that is , while seemingly reducing the first condition to 1/% from the previous 10% cent industry-level representation , making the union’s ability to achieve the authorization certificate more difficult due to forced mergers among industries ; certain strike restrictions in sectors not deemed to fall into essential services in the strict sense of the ILO; and suspension of strikes and lock-outs by the government due to reasons of general healt or national security where, in the absence of agreement between the parties, industrial conflict is to be suspended and the process must result in compulsory arbitration.More recently with a view to lessen the workload of labor courts, the amendment to the Labor Courts Act by Act no. 7036 dated 25 October 2017, has in the settlement of workers’ claims including reinstatement demands brought the precondition of calling on the process of ‘mediation’ before filing the lawsuit. Although mediation shall not entail a binding decision, it may lead the worker to accepting a lower amount than what he would be awarded under legal action in the court system.As the mandate of the so-called ‘mediation as a precondition for legal action’ encompasses requests for compensation in union-related dissmissals as well, the mediation technique may create consequences detrimental of the protection of freedom of association and as such is likely to be challenged before the Constitutional Court or to be brought to the agenda of the ILO.&nbsp;Furthermore, coupled with the declining rate of union density in Turkey, the prevalence of the so-called ‘single channel representation’ i.e. the absence of workers’ representatives and/or a works council system at least in workplaces where union shop stewards do not exist, seem lead to various voids which must be filled for the performance of various functions in the Turkish industrial relations system (e.g.collective layoffs) . Therefore this paper advocates the adoption of a ‘dual-channel representation system including labor labor unions and elected employee representatives’ who must be active anyhow as Turkey had ratified ILO Convention 135 in the year 1993.At a stage where the government’s avowed goal was to launch reforms to bring Turkish industrial relations into conformity with international norms on freedom of association, the outcomes of Act no. 6356 have been rather mixed, in some respects disappointing, in others encouraging. Various dimensions of Act no.6356 are clearly tilted against the interests of workers and labor unions Thus, despite the introduction of various positive elements and certain ameliorations made since the year 2012, Act no 6356 is still likely to continue being challenged in national and international fora.This article, based partly on the observations of the writer as the government representative in the supervisory organs of the ILO, is a general evaluation of the main changes brought about by Act no.6356 on freedom of association in Turkey as well as on a few a other amendments made after its passage in 2012. Despite the presence of the above-stated weaknesses, , it is clear that the present legal framework of industrial relations in Turkey represents a better-balanced and advanced stage than the previous legislative environments . In reaching this level of maturity, the impact of the ILO and the jurisprudence of the ILO’s Freedom of Association Committee, coupled of course with the contributions of the Turkish social partners should be acknowledged.

The Impact of International Labour Organisation on the Development of Industrial Relations in Turkey (A Critical Approach from the Perspective of International Norms on Freedom of Association)

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Metin

After the international norms of trade union freedom were determined by ILO Convention 87 (1948), a rapid increase in complaints about member states was observed. Since 1951, the ILO Administrative Council has used the Committee on Freedom of Association (CFA) for assistance in investigating these complaints.The Committee on Freedom of Association has also explained what procedures and principles it considers when reviewing and resolving complaints about member states: the first of its decisions is that it is not a judicial decision that compels the member state. According to the statement, a decision which is made is not intended to condemn a member state or a trade union organization; on the contrary, it aims to make trade union freedom valid in all countries by making use of the trilateral structure, which is the most prominent feature of the ILO.While making decisions, the second principle of the CFA is that it does not, as a rule, take into account the level of development of the complained country. The third principle is that the change of political regime or political power in a member state will not affect the previous decisions. The new political regime or the new government is under the obligation of producing solutions based on the decisions of the Committee in terms of trade union freedom.Lastly, the CFA requires that, in accordance with the decision of the Administrative Council with respect to multinational companies, the existence of a provision contrary to trade union freedom among the conditions of investment in another country shall never be tolerated.The reason why we choose the issue of strike is that employers’ associations in the ILO and in our country argue from time to time that the right to strike does not have a legal relationship with trade union freedom. The most important justification of the allegations in this regard is that there is no direct provision regarding the right to strike in Convention 87 or other legislation of the ILO regulating trade union freedom.For many years, the CFA has advocated a totally opposite view. According to them, the right to strike is an integral part of trade union freedom. In this case, it is not possible for trade unions to exclude the right to strike while freely regulating their activity programs.&nbsp;Based on this basic view, the CFA does not accept all actions where employees collectively agree to stop working as a legal strike within the framework of trade union freedom. For example, according to the CFA, a strike initiated by a trade union for purely political purposes does not fall within the framework of trade union freedom. As such, the CFA does not accept the strike which is done in order to prove that the trade union is the authority in collective bargaining. The CFA acknowledges that the issue of authority is a problem that needs to be examined separately.As such, the committee acknowledges that the right to strike may be restricted or even banned in basic services that threaten the health and safety of society. In the case of government officials in public service, the CFA accepts that high level bureaucrats who use public power on behalf of the state can be included in the scope of the ban on strikes. The Committee tries to clarify the concept of basic services in its decisions and gives examples from various business lines.The CFA has also made important decisions on peaceful solutions to ensure that workers do not lose their rights in the event of restrictions or prohibitions on the right to strike. According to the CFA, the peaceful solutions that are put into action in such a situation should definitely have gained the trust of parties through their impartiality and independence.It is determined that an independent body should decide for such strikes which are delayed for a certain period due to national security and general health, and if the government is the decision body, this postponement should be made with a good faith interpretation considering the narrow meaning of the words ‘national security’ and ‘general health’.&nbsp;If serious health and safety problems arise in society due to the prolongation of the strike and its widespread nature, it may be decided to meet the minimum needs of society by the decision of an independent body; however, as a result of this decision, the effect of the decision to strike should not diminish and the public image of the union should not decrease.

The ILO’s Committee on Freedom of Association - Some Important Decisions on the Right to Strike

The Journal of Social Policy Conferences, which since 1948 has been published within the body of the Faculty of Economics, Labor Economics, and the Industrial Relations Department at Istanbul University, Turkey, plays an important part in the formation and maintenance of social policy tradition. With the stages, changes, and transformation it has undergone from 1948 to the present, the journal offers an outstanding academic setting for research in the field of social policy in Turkey. In addition, 1948 is an important year in terms of the International Labour Organization (ILO) conventions approved by Turkey. Turkey, which ratified only one ILO convention between the years 1932 and 1946, signed 11 conventions between the years 1946 and 1959. In this context, ILO, which is an important institution at international level in the field of labor relations and social policy, and the journal that created the first social policy corpus in Turkey were founded in the same period.The main hypothesis of this study is to highlight the importance within scientific and academic development of long-term academic publications being able to present to their readers the reflections of the social, political and economic developments of the periods with which they are concerned. Starting from this, the purpose of the study is to examine how ILO, which is one of the major international institutions in terms of industrial relations and working life, is reflected in the Journal of Social Policy Conferences as a journal that has been maintaining its publishing activities through 71 years.This study firstly presents the history of the Journal of Social Policy Conferences. Then, within the scope of “Qualitative Analysis of the Journal of Social Policy Conferences”, the articles in the journal are subjected to qualitative analysis regardless of periods. After that, the journal articles dealing with ILO, -and those covering the basic ILO conventions are examined under the title of “ILO in the Journal of Social Policy Conferences”.&nbsp;&nbsp;The literature review shows that different academic publications such as journals and graduate studies are analyzed through various qualitative research methods, namely document analysis, content analysis, and bibliometric analysis. With 71 years of history, the Journal of Social Policy Conferences is too deep to be analyzed through a single method. This is because when the origin and history of the journal is examined, it is clear that different periodizations can be made (e.g before and after 2003 according to the criterion of being a peerreviewed scientific journal; before and after 2009-2010 based on the criterion of transfer to the internet environment from the printed journal).In this article, the reflection of ILO in academia is presented through the Journal of Social Policy Conferences, the academic representative of the social policy field in the national arena. The fact that the study is the first one to subject the Journal of Social Policy Conferences to qualitative bibliometric analysis shows its originality. However, this originality also carries with it the difficulties of making an analysis that complies with the spirit of the journal. In this context, the study should be considered as an “exploratory” preliminary study that can guide future studies with how it all started and how it continued as well as the research method it employed.The database used in the research was created by transferring all the files in the journal archive to the Excel program through the DergiPark system. Analyses were performed on 830 files excluding the records coded as “Imprint, Editorial, Table of Contents”, “Editorial”, and “Foreword” from among the those included in the dataset created within the scope of the study.&nbsp;The calculation results indicate that the journal does not comply with the 80/20 rule, which states that 80% of all articles published in the journal should be written by 20% of the authors, and neither does it comply with Price’s law, which measures the productivity of the authors. However, it does comply with Lotka’s law, which measures the contribution to the literature. In light of the calculation made according to Lotka’s law, which is a quantitative estimation of how many articles the authors have contributed to the literature, it can be said that the 71-year journal will continue to contribute to the field as an academic platform in the following years as well.There are 30 studies directly containing the word “ILO” in their titles. This number amounts to 3.6% of the total number of studies. There are few studies directly addressing ILO which can be repeated within the scope of the journal covered in the present study as well.The Journal of Social Policy Conferences, which has grown and developed concurrently with the social policy history of Turkey, has aspects that, by maintaining its mission from tradition to future, flourish, create a tradition, sustain such tradition, and have a significant collective power.

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Journal of Social Policy Conferences is a peer-reviewed bi-annual journal which is published by the Department of Labor Economics and Industrial Relations of Istanbul University Faculty of Economics. The journal aims to publish, theoretical and applied studies on labor economics, employee-employers relations, unemployment, poverty, social assistance, social services, social security, social insurance and all studies on the social, legal and economic aspects of working life as well as social policies regarding women, youth, elders and all disadvantageous groups. 
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Journal of Social Policy Conferences aims to represent an interdisciplinary academic platform for both national and international social policy debates, to construct the links between academic research and social policy regulations in Turkey, to make a contribution to comparative and international studies by publishing both theoretical and empirical research on the field of social policy, labour economics, industrial relations, social security, social services, labour law, sociology of work, organizational behavior, psychology of working and human resources management and by doing so, to reflect a comprehensive approach to solve the social policy issues in the Turkey.Journal of Social Policy Conferences is a scientific journal for the publication of research and studies including theoretical, philosophical, historical and political essays, research papers, case reports and reviews, international and comparative papers; encompassing all aspects of social policy, labour relations, labour economics, labour law, sociology of work, work and organizational psychology and human resources management.· Topics of interest may include-but not limited to- social policy studies, such as history of social policy, instruments of social policy, unemployment, poverty, social services, social security, income distribution, working conditions, migration, discrimination, social exclusion and social policies regarding women, youth, the elderly and all disadvantaged groups, education and environmental policies and international social policy debates.· In the field of Labour Economics; labour supply and demand in labour markets, employment, unemployment, wages, productivity and labour market policies.In the field of Industrial Relations;From the historical perspective, workers 'movements, labour unions, civil servants' unions, employer unions, collective labour disputes and solutions, collective bargaining, the role of the state in industrial relations, comparative industrial relations, social dialogue with the effect of globalization on industrial relations.In the field of Social Security;historical development of social security, management, techniques, institutional structure, financing, economic and financial dimension, legal dimension, new applications in social security systems.Social Services;methods and techniques, social services for the family, women, children, young people, disabled and elderly people, social work practices in the fields of health, education and justice and social services organizations.In the field of Labour Law;collective labour law issues such as the obligations arising from the employment contract, termination of the employment contract, severance pay, working hours, applications to disadvantaged groups, labour law issues, unions, collective bargaining, strike and lockout practices.In the field of Sociology of Work;classical and contemporary approaches, the effect of technology on working life, social stratification and classes, alienation, leisure industry, globalization, gender issues in working life, generations and transformation.In the field of Organizational Behaviour; corporate culture, leadership, motivation, organizational commitment, job satisfaction, work ethic, stress in organizations, conflict, power and politics.In the field of work psychology;meaning and importance of working in an individual's life, career development, ergonomics, work monotony, burnout syndrome.In the field of Human Resources;management, organization, planning, business analysis, training, performance appraisal, career management, wage management, strategic human resources management, international human resources management, information systems.*The Journal of Social Politics Conferences includes academic articles as well as book reviews in relevant fields and decision-making studies in the field of business law.

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The journal adheres to the highest standards in research ethics and follows the principles of international research ethics as defined below. The authors are responsible for the compliance of the manuscripts with the ethical rules.- Principles of integrity, quality and transparency should be sustained in designing the research, reviewing the design and conducting the research.- The research team and participants should be fully informed about the aim, methods, possible uses and requirements of the research and risks of participation in research.- The confidentiality of the information provided by the research participants and the confidentiality of the respondents should be ensured. The research should be designed to protect the autonomy and dignity of the participants.- Research participants should participate in the research voluntarily, not under any coercion.- Any possible harm to participants must be avoided. The research should be planned in such a way that the participants are not at risk.- The independence of research must be clear; and any conflict of interest or must be disclosed.- In experimental studies with human subjects, written informed consent of the participants who decide to participate in the research must be obtained. In the case of children and those under wardship or with confirmed insanity, legal custodian’s assent must be obtained.- If the study is to be carried out in any institution or organization, approval must be obtained from this institution or organization.- In studies with human subject, it must be noted in the method’s section of the manuscript that the informed consent of the participants and ethics committee approval from the institution where the study has been conducted have been obtained.

It is authors’ responsibility to ensure that the article is in accordance with scientific and ethical standards and rules. And authors must ensure that submitted work is original. They must certify that the manuscript has not previously been published elsewhere or is not currently being considered for publication elsewhere, in any language. Applicable copyright laws and conventions must be followed. Copyright material (e.g. tables, figures or extensive quotations) must be reproduced only with appropriate permission and acknowledgement. Any work or words of other authors, contributors, or sources must be appropriately credited and referenced.All the authors of a submitted manuscript must have direct scientific and academic contribution to the manuscript. The author(s) of the original research articles is defined as a person who is significantly involved in “conceptualization and design of the study”, “collecting the data”, “analyzing the data”, “writing the manuscript”, “reviewing the manuscript with a critical perspective” and “planning/conducting the study of the manuscript and/or revising it”. Fund raising, data collection or supervision of the research group are not sufficient roles to be accepted as an author. The author(s) must meet all these criteria described above. The order of names in the author list of an article must be a co-decision and it must be indicated in the <a href="https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/8DBF2AEBD8FE47FABD56531152311269" target="_blank">Copyright Agreement Form</a>. The individuals who do not meet the authorship criteria but contributed to the study must take place in the acknowledgement section. Individuals providing technical support, assisting writing, providing a general support, providing material or financial support are examples to be indicated in acknowledgement section.All authors must disclose all issues concerning financial relationship, conflict of interest, and competing interest that may potentially influence the results of the research or scientific judgment.

Editor-in-Chief evaluates manuscripts for their scientific content without regard to ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, citizenship, religious belief or political philosophy of the authors. He/She provides a fair double-blind peer review of the submitted articles for publication and ensures that all the information related to submitted manuscripts is kept as confidential before publishing.Editor-in-Chief is responsible for the contents and overall quality of the publication. He/She must publish errata pages or make corrections when needed.Editor-in-Chief does not allow any conflicts of interest between the authors, editors and reviewers. Only he has the full authority to assign a reviewer and is responsible for final decision for publication of the manuscripts in the Journal.Reviewers must have no conflict of interest with respect to the research, the authors and/or the research funders. Their judgments must be objective.Reviewers must ensure that all the information related to submitted manuscripts is kept as confidential and must report to the editor if they are aware of copyright infringement and plagiarism on the author’s side.A reviewer who feels unqualified to review the topic of a manuscript or knows that its prompt review will be impossible should notify the editor and excuse himself from the review process.The editor informs the reviewers that the manuscripts are confidential information and that this is a privileged interaction. The reviewers and editorial board cannot discuss the manuscripts with other persons. The anonymity of the referees must be ensured. In particular situations, the editor may share the review of one reviewer with other reviewers to clarify a particular point.

Only those manuscripts approved by its every individual author and that were not published before in or sent to another journal, are accepted for evaluation.Submitted manuscripts that pass preliminary control are scanned for plagiarism using iThenticate software. After plagiarism check, the eligible ones are evaluated by editor-in-chief for their originality, methodology, the importance of the subject covered and compliance with the journal scope. The selected manuscripts are sent to at least two national/international referees for evaluation and publication decision is given by editor-in-chief  upon modification by the authors in accordance with the referees’ claims.Editor-in-Chief evaluates manuscripts for their scientific content without regard to ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, citizenship, religious belief or political philosophy of the authors. He/She provides a fair double-blind peer review of the submitted articles for publication and ensures that all the information related to submitted manuscripts is kept as confidential before publishing. Editor-in-Chief is responsible for the contents and overall quality of the publication. He/She must publish errata pages or make corrections when needed. Editor-in-Chief does not allow any conflicts of interest between the authors, editors and reviewers. Only he has the full authority to assign a reviewer and is responsible for final decision for publication of the manuscripts in the Journal. Reviewers must have no conflict of interest with respect to the research, the authors and/or the research funders. Their judgments must be objective. Reviewers must ensure that all the information related to submitted manuscripts is kept as confidential and must report to the editor if they are aware of copyright infringement and plagiarism on the author’s side. A reviewer who feels unqualified to review the topic of a manuscript or knows that its prompt review will be impossible should notify the editor and excuse himself from the review process. The editor informs the reviewers that the manuscripts are confidential information and that this is a privileged interaction. The reviewers and editorial board cannot discuss the manuscripts with other persons. The anonymity of the referees must be ensured. In particular situations, the editor may share the review of one reviewer with other reviewers to clarify a particular point.

Peer Review

Only those manuscripts approved by its every individual author and that were not published before in or sent to another journal, are accepted for evaluation.Submitted manuscripts that pass preliminary control are scanned for plagiarism using iThenticate software. After plagiarism check, the eligible ones are evaluated by Editor-in-Chief for their originality, methodology, the importance of the subject covered and compliance with the journal scope. Editor-in-Chief evaluates manuscripts for their scientific content without regard to ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, citizenship, religious belief or political philosophy of the authors and ensures a fair double-blind peer review of the selected manuscripts.The selected manuscripts are sent to at least two national/international external referees for evaluation and publication decision is given by Editor-in-Chief upon modification by the authors in accordance with the referees’ claims.Editor-in-Chief does not allow any conflicts of interest between the authors, editors and reviewers and is responsible for final decision for publication of the manuscripts in the Journal.Reviewers’ judgments must be objective. Reviewers’ comments on the following aspects are expected while conducting the review.- Does the manuscript contain new and significant information?- Does the abstract clearly and accurately describe the content of the manuscript?- Is the problem significant and concisely stated?- Are the methods described comprehensively?- Are the interpretations and consclusions justified by the results?- Is adequate references made to other Works in the field?- Is the language acceptable?Reviewers must ensure that all the information related to submitted manuscripts is kept as confidential and must report to the editor if they are aware of copyright infringement and plagiarism on the author’s side.A reviewer who feels unqualified to review the topic of a manuscript or knows that its prompt review will be impossible should notify the editor and excuse himself from the review process.The editor informs the reviewers that the manuscripts are confidential information and that this is a privileged interaction. The reviewers and editorial board cannot discuss the manuscripts with other persons. The anonymity of the referees is important.

LanguageArticles in Turkish and English are published. Submitted Turkish article must include an English abstract, keyword and an extended abstract. Extended abstract in English is not required for articles in English.Manuscript Organization and FormatAll correspondence will be sent to the first-named author unless otherwise specified. Manuscpript is to be submitted online via <a href="mailto:sosyalsiyasetdergi@istanbul.edu.tr" target="_blank">sosyalsiyasetdergi@istanbul.edu.tr</a> and it must be accompanied by a cover letter indicating that the manuscript is intended for publication, specifying the article category (i.e. research article, review etc.) and including information about the manuscript (see the Submission Checklist). Manuscripts should be prepared in Microsoft Word 2003 and upper versions. In addition, <a href="https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/8DBF2AEBD8FE47FABD56531152311269" target="_blank">Copyright Agreement Form</a> that has to be signed by all authors must be submitted.<ol><li>The manuscripts should be in A4 paper standards: having 2.5 cm margins from right, left, bottom and top, Times New Roman font style in 12 font size, line spacing of 1.5 and “justify align” format. For indented paragraph, tab key should be used. One line spacing should be used for the tables and figures, which are included in the text.</li><li>The title of the text should be centered on the page, in lower-case letter, bold, Times New Roman font and 14 font size.</li><li>Information about the author is to be written on the left part of the page skipping one line space after the title, and it should be in Times New Roman font, 10 font size, with one line spacing. After indicating the name of the author in lower-case letter and surname in capital letter, the title, affiliation, and e-mail address should be included.</li><li>Before the introduction part, there should be an abstract of 200-250 words both in the language of the article and in English. An extended abstract in English between 600-800 words, summarizing the scope, the purpose, the results of the study and the methodology used is to be included following the abstracts. If the manuscript is in English, extended abstract is not required. Underneath the abstracts, 5 keywords that inform the reader about the content of the study should be specified in the language of the article and in English.</li><li>The manuscripts should contain mainly these components: title, abstract and keywords; extended abstract (If the manuscript is in English, extended abstract is not required), sections, footnotes and references.</li><li>Tables, graphs and figures can be given with a number and a defining title if and only if it is necessary to follow the idea of the article. Otherwise features like demographic characteristics can be given within the text.</li><li>A <a href="https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/9A81F22189C1441EA0295B632B933403" target="_blank">title page</a> including author information must be submitted together with the manuscript. The <a href="http://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/FileHandler2.ashx?f=sskd_title-page_637060533239753097.docx">title page</a> is to include fully descriptive title of the manuscript and, affiliation, title, e-mail address, ORCID, postal address, phone and fax number of the author(s) (see The Submission Checklist).</li><li>The rights of the manuscripts submitted to our journal for publication, belongs to the author(s).</li><li>The author(s) can be asked to make some changes in their articles due to peer reviews.</li><li>A copy of the journal will be sent to each author of the accepted articles upon their request.</li><li>The studies that were sent to the journal will not be returned whether they are published or not.</li></ol>

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Before beginning the online submission process please read the Information for Authors and make sure you have the followings available:Article submissions should be submitted <a href="https://dergipark.org.tr/login" target="_blank">Dergipark</a> or directly to the e-mail address <a href="mailto:sosyalsiyasetdergi@istanbul.edu.tr" target="_blank">sosyalsiyasetdergi@istanbul.edu.tr</a>Cover letter to the editor<ul type="disc"> <ul type="circle"> <li>The category of the manuscript</li> <li>Confirming that “the paper is not under consideration for publication in another journal”.</li> <li>Including disclosure of any commercial or financial involvement.</li> <li>Confirming that the statistical design of the research article is reviewed.</li> <li>Confirming that last control for fluent English was done.</li> <li>Confirming that journal policies detailed in Information for Authors have been reviewed.</li> <li>Confirming that the references cited in the text and listed in the references section are in line with APA.</li> </ul> </ul><a href="https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/8DBF2AEBD8FE47FABD56531152311269" target="_blank">Copyright Agreement Form</a>Permission of previous published material if used in the present manuscript<a href="http://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/FileHandler2.ashx?f=sskd_title-page_637060533239753097.docx" target="_blank">Title page</a><ul type="disc"> <ul type="circle"> <li>The category of the manuscript</li> <li>The title of the manuscript both in the languge of the manuscript and in English</li> <li>All authors’ names and affiliations (institution, faculty/department, city, country), e-mail addresses</li> <li>Corresponding author’s email address, full postal address, telephone and fax number</li> <li>ORCIDs of all authors.</li> </ul> </ul>Main Manuscript Document<ul type="disc"> <ul type="circle"> <li>The title of the manuscript both in the language of manuscript and in English</li> <li>Abstracts (200-250 words) both in the language of manuscript and in English</li> <li>Key words: 5 words both in the language of manuscript and in English</li> <li>Extended Abstract (600-800 words) in English (for the articles which are not in English)</li> <li>Grant Support (if exits)</li> <li>Conflict of interest (if exits)</li> <li>Acknowledgement (if exits)</li> <li>References</li> <li>All tables, illustrations (figures) (including title, description, footnotes)</li> </ul> </ul>

Although references to review articles can be an efficient way to guide readers to a body of literature, review articles do not always reflect original work accurately. Readers should therefore be provided with direct references to original research sources whenever possible. On the other hand, extensive lists of references to original work on a topic can use excessive space on the printed page. Small numbers of references to key original papers often serve as well as more exhaustive lists, particularly since references can now be added to the electronic version of published papers, and since electronic literature searching allows readers to retrieve published literature efficiently. Papers accepted but not yet included in the issue are published online in the Early View section and they should be cited as “advance online publication”. Citing a “personal communication” should be avoided unless it provides essential information not available from a public source, in which case the name of the person and date of communication should be cited in parentheses in the text. For scientific articles, written permission and confirmation of accuracy from the source of a personal communication must be obtained.Reference Style and FormatJournal of Social Policy Conferences complies with APA (American Psychological Association) style 6th Edition for referencing and quoting. For more information:-    American Psychological Association. (2010). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). 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