In the changing world system, various transformations have taken place in the field of communication as well as in other fields. Countries have decided to carry out their bilateral cooperation through public diplomacy elements such as cultural, social and educational, instead of the classical diplomacy understanding in which hard power elements such as military and economy are used, and in this direction, they have started to carry out moderate communication activities for foreign public opinion. Soft power elements, one of the basic components of public diplomacy, emerge as a very important concept in order to establish more moderate relations on behalf of countries after hard power. This soft power element, which we can call education diplomacy, enables countries to establish good relations with each other in the international arena and to provide long-term benefits. The study aims to analyze the role of the Jean Monnet Scholarship Program on public diplomacy and education diplomacy by using qualitative and quantitative content analysis. In the selection of the data, Turkey-based 2007-2008 and 2021-2022 academic periods were considered and document analysis method was used in the data collection process within the scope of the research. In the quantitative content analysis carried out on the identified sample, it was found that the number of students benefiting from the scholarship program was 1476, 811 women and 665 men. Considering that this number is only within the scope of the said academic periods, it has been concluded that it is quite significant in terms of education diplomacy.
The concept of digital diplomacy includes the use of digital communication techniques both in interstate diplomacy and in the relationship between a state and foreign public opinion groups. This study is a qualitative research to determine how the 45th President of the USA, Donald John Trump, uses Twitter in terms of content in the context of digital diplomacy. The general purpose of the study is to evaluate Trump's digital diplomacy activities on Twitter. In this context, examining the styles and forms of the role of digital diplomacy constitutes the main research question of this study. The question of how Trump's digital diplomacy practices on Twitter are, constitutes the main problematic to focus on in the research. In the study, firstly, the literature on the subject was searched, and then Trump's tweets containing diplomacy issues between January 20, 2017 and January 20, 2021 were taken as a basis in the selection of the data needed for the research. In the process of collecting data within the scope of the research, document analysis method was used. In the content analysis carried out on the determined sample, categories were produced based on the diplomacy actors that are frequently repeated in the literature, and each analyzed tweet was analyzed within the relevant category. One of the most basic findings obtained as a result of the research is the fact that the language he uses while using social media is quite far from the language of diplomacy due to Trump's tweets. In addition, it is noteworthy that Trump exhibits a racist attitude and uses hate language with tweets he sends to both himself and other countries' citizens and administrations on Twitter, one of his social media channels. Looking at the data, it is seen that soft power elements are not used in the content of Trump's tweets, therefore, there is no national and international dialogue environment, and it is concluded that his tweets have reached the level of sarcastic, insulting and even hate crime, and therefore it can be called digital diplomacy irony.
Consumption in post-modern society, with the effect of Diderot, leads individuals to excessive consumption without need, especially with the developments in technology. It brings societies to a point where they buy things they do not need. It is thought that online shopping sites influence individuals, according to Diderot, and lead them to buy more with the thought of the inadequacy of the existing one. In this study, 10 people selected by random sampling method from Dolap and Depop users, which are second-hand clothing applications selected by purposeful sampling methods, were compared in the context of the Diderot effect and analyzed descriptively. In line with the findings obtained after the examination, it has been observed that although these applications are second-hand clothing platforms, they are in parallel with the Diderot effect, which explains the consumption frenzy of our age and the fact that we buy what we do not need. In addition, it has been determined that the individuals in the application are directed to consume not one but more than one product, although they do not need it and they are second-hand, with the thought that they should provide harmony and integrity with each other.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.
hi@scite.ai
10624 S. Eastern Ave., Ste. A-614
Henderson, NV 89052, USA
Copyright © 2024 scite LLC. All rights reserved.
Made with 💙 for researchers
Part of the Research Solutions Family.