Carl Schmitt`i okuma: Bir devlet teorisi

ABSTRACT READING CARL SCHMITT: A THEORY OF THE STATE Şahin, Yelda MA., Department of Political Science and Public Administration Supervisor: Associate Prof. Fuat Keyman September 2000 This thesis critically analyses some selected works of Carl Schmitt in order to open up new debates in the theory of the state. The nature of the state and the ways through which it governs society is the main theme that has been dealt with in this thesis. Carl Schmitt' s theoretical concepts are examined and interpreted with respect to this question on the state. This thesis argues that Carl Schmitt' s theory of the state provides political theory with new theoretical insights in studying the actual life of the state and his concepts are worth analysing to understand how modern societies are governed. Keywords: State, Governing, Carl Schmitt, Sovereignty, Legitimacy, Norm and the Exception, Conceptualising the Political. m