The reflection of Kemalist ideology in the perception of metu students: a theoretical and practical examination

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2008
Uysal, Yıldırım
This thesis aims to examine Kemalism perception of METU students. Author intends to display how METU students imagine and think Kemalism. Thesis first examines the ideological journey of Kemalism to indicate the main notions of Kemalism to the reader and by doing so, explains the intellectual ground of the statements which were used in the survey of thesis. The way how Kemalism was constructed, the stages that Kemalism passed through the past, the connections of Kemalism with other ideologies, the formation and standing of current Kemalism and the arguments of Kemalism against globalization, European Union, Kurdish issue and Islamism will all be analyzed.

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Y. Uysal, “The reflection of Kemalist ideology in the perception of metu students: a theoretical and practical examination ,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2008.