Abstract:
The globalization process changes the roles of the institutions influential in the field of social policies and assign new roles to the non-governmental actors which have become more influential in the field. The present study presents an overall evaluation of the social policy practices and features a number of practical examples in Turkey. The article further discusses the role and effectiveness of the goverment and non-governmental actors in the social policy practices. Enhanced social interaction and rapid advancement in the communication technologies facilitates dissemination of the social policy practices towards the masses. To this end, the study makes reference to the vitality of communication in publicizing the social policies in Turkey and examines the communication methods used to promote these policies. The article lastly makes some recommendations on the new communication means and opportunities.
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