Sociological views of Emille Durkheim and İbn-i Haldun on the conceptions of collective consciousness and asabetity in providing unity and solidarity in society

Ibn-i Haldun and Emile Durkheim, one of the important names of sociology, presented their views on the dynamics of social life and contributed to the science of sociology. There are common aspects in the ideas of thinkers who explain unity and solidarity in social life from the perspective of different concepts. Ibn Khaldun's concept of asabiyyah is a concept that holds the society together and explains the bond between the members of the society. Asabiyyah is a broad concept that exists from the smallest unit of society, the family, to international associations. With the concept of asabiyyah, Ibn-i Haldun explains the dynamics of the transition from Bedouin to Hadari, and how a society can survive. Emile Durkheim's concept of collective consciousness also expresses the common consciousness and solidarity in society. According to Durkheim, the individual must act in the context of collective consciousness in order to ensure social order and unity. The collective consciousness, which consists of the attitudes of individuals who act in accordance with norms and values, also has the power to shape the behavior of the individual. In this research, it is aimed to examine the concepts of collective consciousness and nervousness in ensuring social unity and solidarity. For this purpose, the theories of Ibn Khaldun and Emile Durkheim were explained and then the related concepts were evaluated