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“Are we doing fine?” the views on poverty reduction strategies among front-line workers in the field of social assistance in Turkey
- Authors:
- ÇOBAN Arzu İçağasıoğlu, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Service Research, 37(5), October 2011, pp.469-480.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
In Turkey, the Social Assistance and Solidarity Foundations (SASFs) provides means-tested benefits to satisfy basic needs for individuals and families who are in socioeconomic deprivation. This research was conducted to explore the views of front-line workers in SASFs regarding the strategies of poverty reduction and the effectiveness of the assistance given by SASFs. The data were gathered during interviews with 33 employees from the 8 SASF offices in Ankara, Turkey. The findings show that the majority of the participants agree with governmental efforts to create employment opportunities as the most important method to reduce poverty. Although the participants felt the services they provided were effective at the individual and family level, they thought these services were not sufficient in terms of poverty reduction on a macro scale. These findings are discussed within the framework of the changing nature of poverty and the recent agenda on poverty reduction in Turkey.
Social inclusion for whom and towards what end? A critical discourse analysis of youth and sport policies in Turkey
- Authors:
- ACIKGOZ Selcuk, HAUDENHUYSE Reinhard Paul, ASCI, Hulya
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Youth Studies, 22(3), 2019, pp.330-345.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This article examines the social inclusion policy strategies of the Turkish Ministry of Youth and Sport (MYS). Using a critical discourse analysis, based on Norman Fairclough’s work (2012), the aim is to analyse the discourses used within policy-related documents regarding social inclusion, youth, and sport. In order to achieve this objective, the authors analysed 15 key documents, including annual activity reports, national youth and sport policy documents, and strategic plans produced by the Ministry. Findings revealed that the dominant discourses about young people seem to be embedded within neoliberal and neoconservative ideologies in which depoliticised notions of ‘employment/apprenticeship’ and ‘the family’ are put forward as solutions for the social inclusion of young people. However, such a discourse risks further sustaining the social exclusion of youth, denying their full citizenship. (Publisher abstract)