Buhranlarımız brings together texts by Said Halim Paşa that were originally published as separate booklets. The author addresses the problems and intellectual movements of his time through his own political and intellectual framework.
Questions for this reading include how social problems are defined and the historical conditions underlying proposed solutions. When bringing the text into the present, the institutions and debates of its period need to be considered within their own context.
Reading question
Which historical conditions and assumptions should we make visible when defining a society’s problems?