Yaşamın her alanında eşit bir yönetimin sağlanması ve ayrımcılığın önlenmesinde önemli bir yere sahip olan kamu yönetimleri açısından toplumsal cinsiyet eşitliğinin teşvik edilmesi ve kadınların kamu sektöründeki yerlerinin ve temsil düzeylerinin güçlendirilmesi günümüzde oldukça önemli hale gelmiştir. Ancak pek çok ülkede kadınlar, kamu yönetimine eşit şekilde katılamamakta, üst düzey görevlerde ve karar alma sürecine etki eden pozisyonlarda yer alamamaktadırlar. Dolayısıyla kadınlarla erkeklerin eşit fırsat, hak ve uygulamalara maruz kalacağı bir yapılanmanın oluşması ve bunun devamlılığının sağlanmasının elzem olduğu düşünüldüğünde kamu yönetimi disiplinini ve kadınların kamu yönetimi içerisindeki durumlarını toplumsal cinsiyet perspektifi ile ele almanın gerekliliği ön plana çıkmaktadır. Bu bağlamda çalışma, öncelikle kamu yönetimi, feminizm ve toplumsal cinsiyet arasındaki ilişkiye yönelik teorik bir inceleme yapmakta; kadınların kamu yönetimi içerisindeki yeri ve sorunlarına değinerek çeşitli kaynaklardan elde edilen veriler ışığında kadınların kamu sektöründeki durumunu oransal olarak ortaya koymakta ve toplumsal cinsiyet eşitliğinin sağlanmasında kamu yönetimin rolüne ilişkin çıkarımlarda ve önerilerde bulunmaktadır.

Public policy analysis basically provides researchers and other relevant actors with comprehensive output to comprehend the effectiveness and the efficiency of the policies. Renewable energy sources are highly crucial especially for the maintenance of sustainable development. Therefore, most of the countries like Turkey, attempt and even struggle to have a functional renewable energy policy with the aim of having diverse energy sources and infrastructure. International actors such as the European Union (EU) have huge and practical impacts on the public policy making process of many countries. In this fashion, the renewable energy policy of Turkey is mostly shaped or formulated according to the EU acquis. The study is a significant effort to scrutinize the renewable energy policy of Turkey by benefiting from the energy chapter of regular progress reports (country reports) published by the European Commission which is the executive body of the EU. The fundamental aim of the study is to put forth the determinations and the expectations of the EU on renewable energy policy to conduct an extensive analysis. In this manner, various policy suggestions regarding renewable energy policy of Turkey is proposed and presented in order to make encouraging contributions.

The issue of “ethics,” which is frequently emphasized in the development and transformation processes of public administration (PA) and stands out in the context of combating problems, crises, and corruption in the discipline, is becoming more important in today's global world. In parallel, studies on the place and importance of ethics education in PA have been increasing in recent years, especially with the emphasis on the ability of ethics to provide solutions to these problems. In this context, this study addresses the place and importance of ethics education in PA education and training in the world and in Turkey. In this framework, firstly, the relationship between PA and ethics and the importance of ethics education in PA are examined. After that, the examples of educational institutions providing ethics education in the world and in Turkey and their educational contents are analyzed. The study ends by making a comparison concerning the subject in the world and Turkey and making various suggestions.

Turkey is one of the countries which has the lowest representation of women in local governments (LGs) in the world. While in many countries, women are more successful to participate in local political decision-making processes, the situation is vice versa in Turkey. The tendency of women to participate in politics at both national and local level is quite low in the country and this arises from several reasons such as the cultural and patriarchal structure of the country, the roles attributed to women by society, the insufficiency of women's education level etc. In this framework, this study aims to evaluate the representation of women in the LGs in Turkey. In this context, the theoretical framework is examined and the data and statistics regarding the issue are analyzed. Our analysis reveals that despite the efforts to increase the political representation of women in LGs, the invisibility of women in LGs is still a significant issue in the country.

Turkey is one of the countries which has the lowest representation of women in local governments (LGs) in the world. While in many countries, women are more successful to participate in local political decision-making processes, the situation is vice versa in Turkey. The tendency of women to participate in politics at both national and local level is quite low in the country and this arises from several reasons such as the cultural and patriarchal structure of the country, the roles attributed to women by society, the insufficiency of women's education level etc. In this framework, this study aims to evaluate the representation of women in the LGs in Turkey. In this context, the theoretical framework is examined and the data and statistics regarding the issue are analyzed. Our analysis reveals that despite the efforts to increase the political representation of women in LGs, the invisibility of women in LGs is still a significant issue in the country.