Freedom House ve Metodolojisi Üzerine Eleştirel Bir Değerlendirme: Demokrasinin Araçsallaştırılması

Yıl 2024, Sayı: 113, 171 - 191, 20.03.2024

Omer Taylan

https://doi.org/10.36484/liberal.1237927

Öz

Merkezî Amerika Birleşik Devletleri’nin (ABD’nin) Washington eyaletinde bulunan ve uluslararası bir düşünce kuruluşu olan Freedom House, ülkelerin demokrasi düzeyini ölçmede kendine özgü bir metod kullanarak ve İnsan Hakları Evrensel Beyannamesini referans alarak devletlerin demokratik durumlarını etkin bir şekilde izlediğini ve özgürlüğün gelişimine katkı sunduğunu iddia etmektedir. Söz konusu iddiadan hareketle çalışma, Freedom House’un demokrasiyi ölçerken nasıl bir metod ve puanlama yöntemi kullandığını ve ABD’nin Freedom House aracılığıyla nasıl bir hegemonya kurguladığını ortaya koymayı amaçlamaktadır. Böylelikle Freedom House’a salt bir bilgi kaynağı olarak yaklaşmak yerine, onun nasıl bir politik ve ideolojik arka plana sahip olduğu eleştirel bir bakış açısıyla irdelenecektir

Anahtar Kelimeler

Freedom House, ABD, Demokrasi, Hegemonya, Freedom House, ABD, Demokrasi, Hegemonya

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