On Time and Other Things: Some Cartesian Dichotomies in Antarctica

Antarctica differs from all other regions in the world, not only from its unique geography, but also in the way humans understand it and have incorporated it into global relations. Considering Antarctica's distinctive landscapes and human relations, this paper discusses aspects of how time is humanly perceived in Antarctica. Basing on elements from different human occupations, nineteenth-century sailor-hunters and current incursions, this discussion approximates different historical groups in their experiences of Antarctica, connecting their personal lives, past and present. Meanwhile, also put into issue are the dualities that separate nature and culture, physical and relative time, and past and present, as well as the related notions of time in itself, perceived time speed and internal time consciousness.

Internationalization and interaction in the time of covid 19.

The Covid-19 pandemic has made interdependence globally relevant. Communication channels provide us with technological advances; they can make our lives easier, but they can also bring us viruses. In this session, we aim to explore the impact of Covid-19 on relationships between states and other global actors. To what extent will the pandemic affect international relations? What role will emerging actors such as large corporations, pressure groups or multilateral organizations take on? What impact will the possible reconfiguration of global relations have on Europe, but also on the world? This article aims to analyze the consequences of Covid-19 in our societies.

Legal responsibility in an entangled world

Responsibility and accountability in entangled global relations are negotiated across jurisdictional boundaries, localities and scales of legality. In this special issue, we trace struggles for corporate accountability from extraction sites in Ecuador, Colombia and Peru to an abandoned asbestos factory in Italy. We enquire into the gap between the legal institutions which govern attributions of responsibility in procedural, tort and corporate laws, lived experiences of harm connected to transnational business activities and moral expectations of responsibility in global relations. In the struggles for justice discussed in this special issue, we detect potential ways of rethinking ascriptions of responsibility to reflect the deep entanglements of our economies.

Golden Generation Preparation and Its Contribution to the Moderate Global Relations

The Golden Generation is the most beautiful fruit of human beings. The symbol of love and peace, which beautifies the life of the world, brings matter and meaning in balance, represents good morality, in short, it is the projection of the “insan-ı kamil” Muhammad pbuh and his companions in every century. The Golden Generation is an open-minded and compassionate generation that combines Islamic values with modernity, can integrate with the whole world. Within the framework of this article, we will try to examine what the “Golden Generation” concept used by M. Fethullah Gulen in the last 50 years includes, how they were raised, what they did, and especially what kind of its contribution they do to the moderate global relations. In doing so, we will include the testimony and reports of researchers, academics, scientists, clergymen, intellectuals, writers, and statesmen from different parts of the world to be objective.