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Defining semi-public space: a case study in the gated communities of Yaşamkent, Ankara / Ergun, Ayça; Kulkul, Ceren

Ergun, Ayça	Journal Article
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Urban space is accepted as an inextricable part of public life. It is assumed that the upper-middle class has been sequestering itself from the rest of society by living in enclosed and private spaces. This intentional disengagement from public life and public spaces has been studied by the literature on gated communities. This article operationalizes the gated community beyond the debate on social segregation and includes it in the discussion of the use, production and transformation of urban spaces along with the isolation, privatization, and idealization of a specific place. This study departs from the understanding that the gated community is simply a new form of social segregation. Instead, it acknowledges enclosed residential areas as semi-public spaces in which attributes of public and private spaces are merged.

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Ankara ; Gated Community ; Urban Spac ; Public and Private Spaces

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Internationalisation of Higher Education and Identity Construction in Azerbaijan / Ergun, Ayça; Kondakci, Yasar

Ergun, Ayça	Journal Article
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The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of study abroad on identity development among Azerbaijani academics. The results suggest that study abroad has had a transformative impact on the new generation of academic professionals, who have become local agents, practitioners, and transmitters of values and professional conduct at home. This study shows that the location of study abroad—Turkey or a Western country—is significant in the development of their worldview and identity. Differences in the level of internationalisation are attributable to cultural proximity.

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Internationalisation Of Higher Education ; Identity Construction in Azerbaijan

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