Browsing by Keywords "Power"
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15 yüzyıldan 18 yüzyıla kasidelerde ideal hükümdar portresi ve hükümdarın metaforik sunumu
(Bilkent University, 2013)Originated from the question how the sovereignty of sultan affected and shaped the mind of “Homo-Ottomanicus”, this project focuses on the portrayal of the Ottoman sultans in qasidas in general and the metaphorical ... -
Critique of violence : a study of the relation between politics and violence in some modern political theories
(Bilkent University, 2012)This thesis aims at understanding the relationship between violence and politics in twentieth century political thought. To this end, the study looks at the works of selected thinkers and suggests a threefold categorization ... -
Demonstration of a cavity-enhanced optical parametric chirped-pulse amplification system
(Optical Society of America, 2011-03-28)The use of a low finesse enhancement cavity resonant with a low average power (< 1W) and a high repetition rate (78MHz) pump source is shown to achieve 55% conversion efficiency into signal and idler from the coupled pump ... -
Empowerment and resistance strategies of working women in Turkey: the case of 1960–70 graduates of the girls’ institutes
(Sage Publications Ltd., 2002)This article deals with the empowerment and resistance strategies used by working women in Turkey. In order to explore the ways in which gender ideologies are produced and resisted, a very specific group of women were ... -
Evil in Nietzsche and its reflections in the speeches of George W Bush and Osama bin Laden after September 11
(Bilkent University, 2004)In this thesis I use Nietzsche’s conception of evil and power in problematizing George W. Bush and Osama bin Laden’s statements after the September 11 event. My main argument is based on Nietzsche’s conceptualization of ... -
Fıkralarda dinsel iktidar örüntüsünün kırılması
(Geleneksel Yayıncılık, 2005)Fıkra geniş bir toplumsal kullanıma sahip olan, toplumun tüm katmanlannca üretilen ve söylenen birsözel anlatı biçimidir. Böylelikle, fıkra içinden çıktığı toplumun değerlerinden derin izler taşır. Toplumunalışkanlıkları ... -
Generation of picosecond pulses directly from a 100 W, burst-mode, doping-managed Yb-doped fiber amplifier
(Optical Society of America, 2014)Burst-mode laser systems offer increased effectiveness in material processing while requiring lower individual pulse energies. Fiber amplifiers operating in this regime generate low powers in the order of 1 W. We present ... -
InGaN/GaN light-emitting diode with a polarization tunnel junction
(American Institute of Physics, 2013)We report InGaN/GaN light-emitting diodes (LED) comprising in situ integrated p(+)-GaN/InGaN/n(+)-GaN polarization tunnel junctions. Improved current spreading and carrier tunneling probability were obtained in the proposed ... -
An investigation of the relation among religious, aesthetic and power representations in sacred art using the examples of Tibetan Buddhist thanka paintings and Orthodox Christian icons
(Bilkent University, 1998)The aim of this study is to investigate the relation among religious, aesthetic and power representations in Tibetan Buddhist thankas and Orthodox Christian icons because of the sharp differences between the two religions. ... -
Microwave heating induced on-demand droplet generation in microfluidic systems
(American Chemical Society, 2021-12-29)In this note, we report a simple, new method for droplet generation in microfluidic systems using integrated microwave heating. This method enables droplet generation on-demand by using microwave heating to induce Laplace ... -
Orhan Pamuk'un romanlarında erkeğin iktidarı
(Bilkent University, 2014)Power of men in the novels of one of the most important representative of postmodernist Turkish novels, Orhan Pamuk has never been entirely addressed in any study before. However much the female characters and the way ... -
The problems of visual representation of cities in present day Turkey
(Bilkent University, 1997)The intention of this study is to examine the visual representational structure of the present day Turkish cities and their relation to the social and cultural condition. The intention is to define the problematic of the ... -
Putting genealogy into perspective : for a genealogical critique of design and designers
(Bilkent University, 2001)In this work, genealogy, as a form of historical critique inaugurated by Friedrich Nietzsche and later taken up, refined and consolidated by Michel Foucault, has been extensively studied. Since Foucault was responsible ... -
‘Real people in real places’: conceptualizing power for emancipatory security through Tahrir
(Sage Publications Ltd., 2015)The objective of emancipatory security theory is to examine the insecurities of individuals and social groups that stem from oppressive power processes, relations, and structures. However, the image of power in emancipatory ... -
Reconsidering the concept of influence: the case of Turkey’s relations with the Middle East (2003-2014)
(Bilkent University, 2016-06)This thesis propounds a new conceptual analysis of influence in international relations. First, it advances a novel definition of influence, with additional clarifications on the relationship between influence and power(s). ... -
Slang and gender
(2006)Unlike sex, gender contains thought and behaviours which are imposed by culture. But, generally, people are aware of sex; they interpret the characteristics which are regarded as part of man and woman as a feature of sex. ... -
Understanding poverty and promoting poverty alleviation through transformative consumer research
(Elsevier, 2013-08)Consumer research holds potential for expanding society's understanding of how people experience poverty and mechanisms for poverty alleviation. Capitalizing on this potential, however, will require more exploration of how ... -
Understanding Turkish foreign affairs in the 21st century : a homegrown theorizing attempt
(Bilkent University, 2014)For Turkish scholars, understanding especially the last decade of Turkey’s international politics has been a great challenge. Answering fundamental questions, -and many others-, requires collection of reliable, complete ... -
Why does balancing fail? comparing U.S. balancing strategies against the Soviet Union and China
(Bilkent University, 2022-08)Objectives. Balancing is one of the most significant concepts in international relations. States have always had to face challenges, and knowing how to balance a challenge successfully is of utmost importance for states. ...
