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Item Open Access De-territorializing minority rights: the application of non-territorial autonomy for dispersed minority communities(Bilkent University, 2016-06) Namlı, KaanThe traditional understanding of self-determination vis-à-vis territory is problematic in addressing the needs of dispersed and/or migrant populations, and alternative arrangements of self-determination must be examined. The Non-territorial autonomy model has acquired a significant level of attention in the last two decades as an alternative to territoriality This dissertation examines the prevailing international practice of self-determination through territorial statehood or territorial autonomy in relation to diffused ethno-national communities. It problematizes the conventional understanding of territoriality for not being suitable for dispersed minority communities. It uses the Roma population of Europe as a case study to highlight the shortcomings of the territorial model in solving the self-determination issues faced by dispersed minority communities. The dissertation suggests that non-territorial autonomy model proposed by Karl Renner and Otto Bauer function to de-territorialize minority rights and serve as an alternative solution to the complications faced by dispersed communities. Non-territorial autonomy offers a novel way to interpret and understand the concept of self-determination.Item Open Access Deterritorialization and the modern state : the case of European integration(Bilkent University, 2002) Çamyar, İsaThis thesis examines the impact of deterritorialization as an important dimension of globalization on the contemporary evolution of the modern state. The modern state has been a territorial phenomenon in the sense it has used strategical approaches to space in order to control it. The effective use of such strategies has enabled the modern state to achieve and maintain unprecedented degree of territoriality, that is a control over a physical space. However, with the rise of the trend of deterritorialization constituting the spatial logic of globalization, the territoriality of the modern state has become problematic. Thus the basic characteristics of the modern state, which have been founded in its territoriality, are being eroded under the effects of deterritorialization. The case of European Integration is analyzed to reveal the extent and scope of deterritorialization and to show how deterritorialization has challenged the territoriality of the modern state.Item Open Access “Good fences make good neighbors”: territorial dividers ıncrease user satisfaction and efficiency in library study spaces(Elsevier Ltd, 2016) İmamoğlu, Ç.; Gürel, M. Ö.We were consulted to respond to complaints from library users regarding the lack of workspace in a university library hall during busy periods. A behavior mapping study and a survey involving 78 students suggested that the tables in the library hall were used inefficiently, mainly due to a need for territorial markers. Accordingly, we proposed the design and use of new tables that provided dividers (among other improvements), and this design was implemented by the university administration. Follow-up research with 86 students indicated that the design improvements not only led to changes in seating preference trends toward more efficient use of the study hall, but also increased user satisfaction.Item Open Access The impact of controlled access to design studios on place attachment and territoriality(Bilkent University, 2018-07) Deniz, Hande BurcuThe present study focused on to explore the relationship between place attachment and territoriality of students towards their design studios. For this purpose, we examined place attachment and territoriality in design studios by comparing design studios with open doors, which belongs to Interior Architecture and Environmental Design (IAED) Department; and key-card entry, which belong to Architecture (ARCH) department. Additionally, students’ evaluation of their own design studios was also considered in the study. The questionnaire of the study included items of place attachment, which were adapted from Workplace Attachment Scale of Rioux (2006); territoriality, adapted from Brown (2009) and general evaluation items towards interiors, adapted from Imamoglu (1981). This questionnaire was administered to 2nd and 3rd year students from two departments at I.D. Bilkent University. One hundred and fifty students (110 women, 40 men) responded to the questionnaire in their own design studios. The results indicate that place attachment had positive relationships with both territoriality and general evaluation of the studios. It is also found that there is a positive relationship between place attachment and general evaluation. However, no certain relationship emerged between territoriality and general evaluation.Item Open Access Public space formation in peripheral urban development: a comparative analysis of Batıkent and İncek districts(Bilkent University, 2023-12) Mahmudov, Elif IlgınParallel to its growing population, Ankara expanded beyond the morphological basin in which it was situated. As a result, the past four decades witnessed peripheral urban developments around the city. These developments emerged under the influence of different urbanization trends and approaches over the years. These approaches have been shaped by varying actors, origins and motivations. In this study, it is aimed to examine public space formation in peripheral urban developments through a comparative analysis of Batıkent and Incek districts. In this context, the concept of public space, its attributes and characteristics, the predicaments of its privatization and the roles of determinant actors in this process are discussed. Following this discussion, the location and topography of Batıkent and Incek districts, their historical development, the formation of public spaces in each of them are comparatively scrutinized. While Batıkent has developed through the collaboration of cooperatives, the central government and the local administration, Incek was shaped through the investments and initiatives of private companies, as a product of neoliberal urbanization. Thus, public spaces in the two districts exhibit significant differences, which are illustrative of public space formation under different modes of urban space production.