ECOLOGISM AND ITS CRITICISMS: A COMPARISON VIA IDEOLOGIES

Mehmet Emin Güven

Article Details

ECOLOGISM AND ITS CRITICISMS: A COMPARISON VIA IDEOLOGIES

Authors:

Mehmet Emin Güven

Publisher:

Dokuz Eylul University

Main Topics:

Siyaset Bilimi (Diğer)

Journal:

Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi Vol.26 Issue 2, pp.833-861

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2024

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001313399

pISSN:

1308-0911

Keywords:

Abstract:

 In the modern era, with the effects of the Age of Enlightenment and afterwards the Industrial Revolution, man has abandoned his bidirectional deal with nature by prioritizing his mind and interests. The human beings, who started to position themselves in a separate place from nature, chose to benefit from nature only for their own interests. Ecologism is a post-modern response to human-centered approaches separated from nature and a reflection of the search for solutions to ecological problems that arise as a result of these approaches. In this context, the emergence and development of ecologism and its relationship with environmentalism along with other fundamental ideologies are explained in this study. The approach of ecologism to the basic issues of the political field such as freedom and equality, sovereignty and political system, property and production relations and state is discussed and its relationship with other ideologies is critically discussed. Based on the literature review method of qualitative research, it is considered that positioning humans as a part of nature and aiming to establish an egalitarian relationship with nature are distinctive features of ecologism compared to other ideologies. In this study, in addition, it has been concluded that the ecocentric excess of ecologism causes to evaluated people only as a part of the problems, to ignore that they can be a part of the solution, and to experience eco-blindness by moving away from a holistic understanding.

 In the modern era, with the effects of the Age of Enlightenment and afterwards the Industrial Revolution, man has abandoned his bidirectional deal with nature by prioritizing his mind and interests. The human beings, who started to position themselves in a separate place from nature, chose to benefit from nature only for their own interests. Ecologism is a post-modern response to human-centered approaches separated from nature and a reflection of the search for solutions to ecological problems that arise as a result of these approaches. In this context, the emergence and development of ecologism and its relationship with environmentalism along with other fundamental ideologies are explained in this study. The approach of ecologism to the basic issues of the political field such as freedom and equality, sovereignty and political system, property and production relations and state is discussed and its relationship with other ideologies is critically discussed. Based on the literature review method of qualitative research, it is considered that positioning humans as a part of nature and aiming to establish an egalitarian relationship with nature are distinctive features of ecologism compared to other ideologies. In this study, in addition, it has been concluded that the ecocentric excess of ecologism causes to evaluated people only as a part of the problems, to ignore that they can be a part of the solution, and to experience eco-blindness by moving away from a holistic understanding.

 In the modern era, with the effects of the Age of Enlightenment and afterwards the Industrial Revolution, man has abandoned his bidirectional deal with nature by prioritizing his mind and interests. The human beings, who started to position themselves in a separate place from nature, chose to benefit from nature only for their own interests. Ecologism is a post-modern response to human-centered approaches separated from nature and a reflection of the search for solutions to ecological problems that arise as a result of these approaches. In this context, the emergence and development of ecologism and its relationship with environmentalism along with other fundamental ideologies are explained in this study. The approach of ecologism to the basic issues of the political field such as freedom and equality, sovereignty and political system, property and production relations and state is discussed and its relationship with other ideologies is critically discussed. Based on the literature review method of qualitative research, it is considered that positioning humans as a part of nature and aiming to establish an egalitarian relationship with nature are distinctive features of ecologism compared to other ideologies. In this study, in addition, it has been concluded that the ecocentric excess of ecologism causes to evaluated people only as a part of the problems, to ignore that they can be a part of the solution, and to experience eco-blindness by moving away from a holistic understanding.

 Modern dönem öncesi insanoğlunun doğayla çift yönlü kurduğu ve uyum içerisinde sürdürdüğü alışveriş ilişkisi, doğa üzerinde bir hâkimiyet kurma düşüncesi meydana getirmemiştir. Aydınlanma dönemi ve sonrasında ise sanayi devriminin etkisiyle birlikte modern dönemde insan, aklını ve çıkarlarını önceleyerek doğayla kurduğu çift yönlü ilişkisini terk etmiştir. Kendisini doğadan ayrı bir yerde konumlandırmaya başlayan insan, doğadan yalnızca kendi çıkarları doğrultusunda yararlanma yoluna gitmiştir. Bu durum zamanla ciddi ekolojik problemlere neden olmuş ve insan, çözüm için parçası olduğu doğayla yeniden çift yönlü kuracağı ilişki zeminini aramaya başlamıştır. Ekolojizm, doğadan ayrıştırılmış insan merkezli yaklaşımlara post-modern bir tepki ve bu yaklaşımların sonucu ortaya çıkan ekolojik sorunların çözümü için arayışın bir yansımasıdır. Bu bağlamda çalışmada, ekolojizm ile ilişki korelasyonunun yüksek olduğu düşünülen; liberalizm ve sosyalizm gibi meta-ideolojilerin ve muhafazakârlık, anarşizm ve feminizm gibi temel ideolojilerin karşılaştırılması üzerinden ekolojizm vizyonunun anlaşılması amaçlanmaktadır. Bu doğrultuda; ekolojizmin ortaya çıkışı, gelişimi ve çevrecilikle ilişkisi irdelenerek açıklanmaktadır. Ekolojizmin; özgürlük ve eşitlik, egemenlik ve siyasal sistem, mülkiyet ve üretim ilişkileri ve devlet gibi siyasal alanın temel konularına yaklaşımı ortaya koyularak ve diğer ideolojilerle ilişkisi eleştirel açıdan tartışılmaktadır. Nitel araştırma yöntemlerinden literatür incelemesi yöntemine dayalı olarak hazırlanan çalışmada; ekolojizmin insanı doğanın bir parçası olarak konumlandırma ve doğayla eşitlikçi ilişki kurma çabasının diğer ideolojilerden farklı olarak ekolojizmin kurucu niteliği olduğu düşünülmektedir. Ayrıca ekolojizmin ekosentrik aşırılığının, insanı yalnızca sorunların parçası olarak değerlendirmesine, çözümün parçası olabileceğini görmezden gelmesine ve holistik bir anlayıştan uzaklaşarak eko-körlük yaşamasına neden olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.

Article Details

ECOLOGISM AND ITS CRITICISMS: A COMPARISON VIA IDEOLOGIES

Authors:

Mehmet Emin Güven

Publisher:

Dokuz Eylul University

Main Topics:

Siyaset Bilimi (Diğer)

Journal:

Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi Vol.26 Issue 2, pp.833-861

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2024

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001313399

pISSN:

1308-0911

Ideology

Ecologism

Environmentalism

Eco-blindnessİdeoloji

Ekolojizm

Çevrecilik

Eko-körlük

Issues

Article Details

Authors: Mehmet Emin Güven

Publisher: Dokuz Eylul University

Main Topics: Siyaset Bilimi (Diğer)

Journal: Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi Vol.26 Issue 2, pp.833-861

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 6/2024

Document Language: Turkish

Document ID (Org No.): 2001313399

pISSN: 1308-0911

Issues

Authors:

Mehmet Emin Güven

Publisher:

Dokuz Eylul University

Main Topics:

Siyaset Bilimi (Diğer)

Journal:

Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi Vol.26 Issue 2, pp.833-861

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2024

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001313399

pISSN:

1308-0911