Aile inanç ve değerlerinin hâkim olduğu aile işletmeleri, hem ülke ekonomilerine katkısı hem de sürdürülebilirlik konusundaki üslendiği önemli rol nedeniyle dünya genelinde varlığı azımsanmayacak derecede önemlidir ve önemini sürdürmeye devam edecektir. Global olarak bakıldığında aile işletmelerinin hakim olduğu bir piyasada küçük aile işletmeciliği de sayısal olarak ön plana çıkmaktadır. Özellikle sektörel açıdan bakıldığında ise küçük aile işletmelerinin, gelişmekte olan ülkelerin büyük çoğunluğunda tüketilen gıdaların % 80’inden fazlasını sağlayarak yoksulluğun azaltılmasına ve gıda güvencesine önemli ölçüde katkıda bulunduğu belirtilmektedir (IFAD/UNE, 2013). Küresel ve ulusal düzeyde politika ve uygulamaların çoğunun ekonomik değişkenler odaklı olması, aile işletmeciliği kavramının görünürlüğü ve rolünün yeterince anlaşılamamasına neden olmaktadır. Dünyada son dönemde yaşanan krizler ve afetler aile işletmeciliği konusunu daha fazla ön planda tutmuş ve tarım başta olmak üzere bir çok alanda bu kavram daha görünür hale gelmiştir. Son dönemde yaşanılan Covid-19 pandemisi, küresel tarımsal üretim, gıda üretimi, arz zinciri ve işgücü hareketliliği konularında aile işletmelerinin hem gıda güvencesi hem de gıda arz zinciri üzerindeki öneminin farkına varmamızı sağlamıştır.

Bu kitapta her biri farklı yazarlarca kaleme alınan bölümlerde aile işletmelerinin tanımlanması, tarımda ve kırsalda aile işletmeciliğinin rolü, aile işletmelerinde kurumsallaşma, turizm, örgütlenme, insan kaynakları yönetimi, girişimcilik ve farklı sektörlerde faaliyet gösteren bazı köklü aile işletmeleri konuları ele alınmaktadır.

The change of the geopolitical realities, the emergence of new regional dynamics and the perception of security in Central Asia have also changed current perspectives in the region. Fully revised and updated to cover the latest informations and developments, the book will provide comprehensive, accessible and successful introduction for those who are interested in the Central Asia region. As the editors, we have filled a long-neglected gap by producing a volume that authoritatively covers the states of the region. The book will become a definitive text for the teaching as it presents in-depth explorations of systemic and sophisticated way of understanding the actors and processes and offers case study encompassing many subjects about Central Asia. It conbines old and new perspectives with discerning care.

This book –The Changing Perspectives of Central Asia in the 21^st Century- has provided readers with prominent knowledge of independence period, actors, minority issues, nation-state building process, energy, security, water, boundary, regional integration and foreign policies of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan with each other and with Russia, China, America, the EU and Turkey. The book claims that geopolitical realities, regional dynamics and the perception of security in Central Asia have changed. Thus, the book focuses on environmental degradation, cyber insecurity and social unrest triggered by sovereign debt traps. These discussions highlight the necessity to reconsider the traditional perception of security as the analysis has to go beyond the state to address a wide range of security threats.

Dr. Murat YORULMAZ is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Management and Organization at Trakya University, Edirne.

Dr. Serdar YILMAZ is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Muğla.

Economic cybercrime is one of the unwelcomed consequences of unprecedented intrusion of the Internet in our daily lives. Academic interest in understanding the causes and adverse impacts of cybercrime is growing. Opportunity perspective, which perceives individuals’ daily routines and lifestyles as the primary facilitator of victimization, has been widely applied as a theoretical and conceptual framework in cybercrime victimization research. However, this approach put the responsibility of the victimization on victims explicitly, which hampers the application of crime prevention and reduction efforts. This book presents the Contextual Vulnerabilities approach based on the significant findings of a doctoral study conducted at Durham University in the United Kingdom. Contextual vulnerabilities approach posits that cybercrime victimization is the outcome of the confluence of contextual factors that are mostly beyond victims’ control. This approach presumes that controlling individual (micro-level), macro-level and socio-cultural vulnerabilities may prevent cybercrime victimization. Though the preliminary goal of this book is to provide a new theoretical perspective to scholars researching victimization in cyberspace, I hope the wider audience would find it informative.

During the 19th century, British diplomacy towards the Ottoman Empire was based on rejuvenating and revitalising the administration system with a series of social and political reforms. Although British attitudes began to transform during the Near Eastern Crisis of 1876-8 and the Anglo-Ottoman alliance was interrupted, the policy changed dramatically on the eve of the First World War.Nonetheless, major events such as the Chanak Crisis in the British Cabinet, the occupation of Constantinople and Smyrna and finally the Turkish Nationalist Movementunder the leadership of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk effected the dynamics of Anglo-Ottoman relations. This book examines the ground of these policies and analyses how thisstorm was over in British foreign policies towards Turkey between 1918 and 1923.