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List of contents
Introduction Part I: Politics of Hegemony 1 The Long Road to the Constitution of Neoliberal Hegemony in the Political Sphere: A Periodization of the post-1980 Period, by Ismet Akca 2 Class and State in Post-1980 Turkey: The Rise of the Neoliberal Authoritarian State Form, by Ahmet Bekmen 3 The Struggle for Hegemony Between Turkish Nationalisms in the Neoliberal Era, by Guven Gurkan Oztan 4 The Davutoglu Doctrine: The Populist Construction of the Strategic Subject, by M. Sinan Birdal 5 The Three-Faceted Kurdish Policy of AKP: Tenders to the rich, alms to the poor, bombs to the opposition, by Irfan Aktan 6 The Media in Turkey: From Neoliberal Militarism To Authoritarian Conservatism, by Uraz Aydin 7 We'll Come and Demolish Your House." The Role Of Spatial (Re-)Production In The Neoliberal Hegemonic Politics Of Turkey, by Erbatur Cavusoglu and Julia Strutz Part II: Re-Orientation(s) of the Social Question(s) 8 The Transformation of Social Welfare And Politics in Turkey: A Successful Convergence of Neoliberalism and Populism, by Baris Alp Ozden 9 Domesticity of Neo-liberalism: Family, Sexuality and Gender in Turkey, by Ece Oztan 10 The Deradicalization of Organized Labor, by M. Gorkem Dogan 11 Flexible and Conservative: Working Class Formation in an Industrial Town, by F. Serkan Ongel 12 The Rise of The Islamic Bourgeoisie and the Socialisation of Neoliberalism: Behind The Success Story of Two Pious Citiesm, by A. Ekber Dogan and Yasin Durak 13 Neoliberal Hegemony and Grassroots Politics: The Islamist and Kurdish Movements, by Erdem Yoruk Notes on Contributors Notes References Index
About the author
Ismet Akca is Assistant Professor at the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Yildiz Technical University. He is currently head of the Istanbul branch of Egitim-Sen (the Union of Education and Scientific Workers) and the co-editor of Turkey Reframed (Pluto, 2013).
Ahmet Bekmen is a member of the Political Science Department at Istanbul University. He is an active member of Egitim-Sen (the Union of Education and Scientific Workers) and the co-editor of Turkey Reframed (Pluto, 2013).
Baris Alp Ozden is a member of the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Yildiz Technical University. He is an active member of Egitim-Sen (the Union of Education and Scientific Workers) and the co-editor of Turkey Reframed (Pluto, 2013).
Summary
Cutting-edge guide for students, scholars and other interested readers who want to understand Turkey's recent history.
