The Place of General Philosophy of Science in Articles Published in the Journals of All Azimuth, Insight Turkey, and Uluslararası İlişkiler

Abstract

This study aims to determine the topic distribution based on the percentage frequency of the articles that were published in Turkey-addressed journals with the main theme in International Relations listed in both Web of Science (WoS) and Scopus databases, and examine the contents of the articles related general philosophy of science. The research was designed with the case study that is in the qualitative method approach. In total, 587 articles that were published in the journals were analyzed. Firstly, the data were subjected to quantitative descriptive analysis and determined frequencies of the topic distribution. Secondly, the data were subjected to qualitative descriptive analysis and described the contents of the articles about the general philosophy of science. It has been observed that 33,4% of the 587 articles focused on the regional studies and in the total, the regional studies were the main topic. In addition, the rate of the articles about general philosophy of science is 3.6% and they weighed very little in the total.

Keywords

The Discipline of International Relations, Regional Studies, Philosophy of Science Theories, Methodology, Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis

Citation

Emrah Utku Gökçe, “The Place of General Philosophy of Science in Articles Published in the Journals of All Azimuth, Insight Turkey, and Uluslararası İlişkiler”, International Relations, Volume 19, No 75, pp. 3-22, DOI: 10.33458/uidergisi.1153314

Affiliations

• Emrah Utku GÖKÇE, Dr. Assoc. Prof., Bandirma Onyedi Eylul University, Property Protection and Security Department