Authoritarian Neoliberalism and Resistance in Turkey

"These well-researched articles draw a striking and timely picture, at the ground level, of a regime that has become a conduit for plunder and dispossession. The authors describe an arena where authoritarian repression of criticism and opposition has grown, but resistance has also been mounting. The unique focus on resistance of this excellent collection injects a much-needed note of optimism into the literature."

• Çaglar Keyder, Professor of Sociology, State University of New York, Binghamton

"Has neoliberalism been in decline in the past decade? Is resistance against authoritarian governments no longer possible? In response to both questions, Authoritarian Neoliberalism and Resistance in Turkey convincingly says no!"

• Deniz Yükseker, Editor, New Perspectives on Turkey

"This exemplary edited collection adds depth and clarity to our understanding of the dynamics of authoritarian neoliberalism in Turkey, as well as providing insights applicable beyond the Turkish case. It does so through the combination of a clear and systematic conceptual framework on consolidating and contesting authoritarian neoliberalism."

• Yunus Sözen, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Le Moyne College

This book offers new clarity on three important political concepts: authoritarianism, neoliberalism, and resistance. While debates on authoritarian resurgence have been limited to the examination of political factors (e.g., polarisation, conflict) until recently, the rising literature on 'authoritarian neoliberalism' highlights how the neoliberal restructuring of political economy bolsters the authoritarian tendencies of elected governments both in the Global South and the Global North. This book will be an invaluable resource not only to scholars of Turkey and the Middle East but also to researchers into authoritarianism and neoliberalism around the world.

Dr Imren Borsuk is a ResearchFellow at the Berlin Forum Transregionale Studien and Stockholm University.

Dr Pinar Dinç is a Researcher at the Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies, Lund University.

Dr Pinar Sayan is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Political Science and International Relations, Beykoz University.

Dr Sinem Kavak is a Research Affiliate at Lund University.

Chapters 2 and 10 are available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.

Auteur

Dr mren Borsuk (PhD, Koc University) is a research fellow at the Berlin Forum Transregionale Studien and Stockholm University Institute for Turkish Studies.

Dr Pnar Dinç is a political scientist (PhD, London School of Economics, 2017). She was formerly a Marie Skodowska-Curie Fellow at Lund University, where she continues to work as a researcher.

Dr Pnar Sayan is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Beykoz University and Fellow at stanbul Political Research Center. Dr Sinem Kavak is a political scientist (PhD École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay and Boaziçi University, 2017) and a research affiliate and former Raoul Wallenberg Institute postdoctoral fellow at Lund University.

Résumé

This book offers new clarity on three important political concepts: authoritarianism, neoliberalism, and resistance. While debates on authoritarian resurgence have been limited to the examination of political factors (e.g., polarisation, conflict) until recently, the rising literature on 'authoritarian neoliberalism' highlights how the neoliberal restructuring of political economy bolsters the authoritarian tendencies of elected governments both in the Global South and the Global North. This book will be an invaluable resource not only to scholars of Turkey and the Middle East but also to researchers into authoritarianism and neoliberalism around the world. Chapters 2 and 10 are available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.

Contenu
Chapter 1. Introduction (mren Borsuk, Pnar Dinç, Pnar Sayan, Sinem Kavak). - Chapter 2. Civil Society and Latent Mobilization under Authoritarian Neoliberal Governance (Bilge Yabanci). - Chapter 3. Online and Offline Spaces Intertwined: Post-Occupy Intersectional Visual Activism in Turkey (Özge Özdüzen). - Chapter 4. Persistence in Resistance: Purge of Academics for Peace under Authoritarian Neoliberal Turkey (Zeynep Özen Barkot and Lülüfer Körükmez). - Chapter 5. Women's Work and Life Strategies in a Gendered Agribusiness in Western Anatolia, Turkey: Achievements and Limitations from a Feminist Perspective (Zeynep Ceren Eren Benlisoy). - Chapter 6. The Need to Look Beyond the Right to Property: An Assessment of Constitutional Court of Turkey Judgements on Urgent Expropriations for Hydropower Plants (Kutay Kutlu). - Chapter 7. Displacing Resistance in Kurdish regions: The Symbiosis of Neoliberal Urban Transformation and Authoritarian State (Diren Ta). - Chapter 8. Earthquake Risk-Driven Urban Transformation in Istanbul: A Relational Work Analysis of Changing Economic and Community Relations (Ladin Bayurgil). - Chapter 9. Education for the Marginalized as Resistance under Authoritarian Neoliberalism: The Case of People's Houses Summer School (Ezgi Murat). - Chapter 10. Resistance or Survival? Rethinking Challenges to the Authoritarian Neoliberal Order in Turkey (mren Borsuk Erolu, Pnar Dinç, Pnar Sayan, Sinem Kavak)