Amerikan Kimliği ve Dış Politikasında Evanjelizmin İzleri: Sosyal-İnşacı Perspektiften ABD-İsrail İlişkileri

Year 2017, Volume: 6 Issue: 3, 2019 - 2037, 19.09.2017

Filiz Çoban Oran

Abstract

Bu
makale, dini kimliğin, özellikle Evanjelizmin Amerikan ulusal kimliği ve dış
politikası üzerine etkilerini araştırmaktadır. Bu bağlamda, Evanjelizmin norm
ve anlatılarının Amerika’nın uluslararası kimliğinin ve politikalarının
oluşturucusu ve belirleyicisi olduğu hipotezini sınamak için, sosyal-inşacı
perspektiften ABD-İsrail arasındaki özel
ilişkiyi analiz etmeye odaklanmaktadır. Bu amaçla için öncelikle,
Evanjelizmin kökenlerine ve dünya görüşüne açıklık getirilmektedir.  İkinci olarak bu inancın ve değerlerinin
Amerikan ulusal kimliğinin inşasındaki rolü ve dış politikaya etkisi
incelenmektedir. Son olarak, Beyaz Saray’da güçlü olan Amerikan
Evanjelistlerinin dünya görüşü ve normlarına bakılarak Amerikan politikasında
Yahudi halkı ve Yahudi devletinin ayrıcalıklı yeri saptanmaktadır. Böylelikle,
İsrail devletinin kuruluşundan itibaren süren ABD ve İsrail arasındaki özel ilişkide dini değerlerin, normların
ve anlatıların etkili olduğu ortaya konulmaktadır.

Keywords

Amerikan dış politikası; ABD-İsrail İlişkileri; ulusal kimlik; dini kimlik; sosyal-inşacılık.

The Traces of Evangelism in American Identity and Foreign Policy: The USA-Israel Relations from a Social-Constructivist Approach

Abstract

This article
searches on the influences that religious identity, in particular Evangelism
has on American national identity and foreign policy. To examine the main
hypothesis that asserts Evangelical norms and narratives are constitutive and
determinants of American inter-national identity and politics, it focuses on
analyzing special relationship of the
US-Israel from a social-constructivist approach. In accordance with this
purpose, first of all it sheds a light on the origins of Evangelism and its
world view. Secondly, it observes the role of this belief and its values in
construction of American national identity and its effects on foreign policy.
Lastly, it find outs the priviledged place of Jewish people and Jewish State in
American politics by looking at the world view and norms of American
Evangelists who have power in White House. By doing so, it reveals that
religious values, norms and narratives have been effective in the special
relations between the US and Israil since the foundation time of Israel state. 

Keywords

American Foreign Policy, Us-Israel Relations, Evangelism, National Identity, Religious Identity, Social-Constructivism

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