Selin Bengi Gümrükçü
Biographic Data
| ID | 1493804 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Selin Bengi Gümrükçü |
| GIVEN NAMES | Selin Bengi |
| FAMILY NAME | Gümrükçü |
| SIGNATURE | GÜMRÜKÇÜ S B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6660-3440 |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Speaking apart
Rule of Law Backsliding and Abusive Constitutionalism in Turkey
In recent years, constitutional amendments have emerged as a key tool for populist leaders who seek to undermine the rule of law and checks and balances. Abusive constitutionalism is central to democratic and rule of law backsliding, because it allows authoritarian leaders to reshape the legal and institutional framework of the state to entrench their power. By manipulating constitutional rules, these leaders can undermine judicial independence, …
Unraveling the Cycle of Protest in Turkey’s Gezi Park
The Gezi Park protests that erupted in spring 2013 sparked renewed interest in social movements and collective action in Turkey. While much of the literature has emphasized the novelty and spontaneity of these protests, this article situates them within a broader context and historical framework of social movements in Turkey. It argues that the events surrounding the demolition of Gezi Park should be understood as a cycle of protest, best analyze…
Turkish Politics and 'The People
Reviewed by: Turkish Politics and 'The People': Mass Mobilisation and Populism Edinburgh by Spyros A. Sofos Selin Bengi Gumrukcu Spyros A. Sofos, Turkish Politics and 'The People': Mass Mobilisation and Populism Edinburgh: Edinburgh, Edinburgh University Press, 2022. 261 pp. Hardback, $110. ISBN: 9781399502856. Spyros Sofos's book, Turkish Politics and 'The People': Mass Mobilisation and Populism, emerges as a compelling interdisciplinary work hi…
Democratic Backsliding and Universities
A third wave of autocratization is manifest today. 1 Universities are no exception to the institutions that are affected by democratic backsliding in a given country: according to the Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) project, academic freedom has declined by 13 percent in autocratizing countries in the 2010–20 period, whereas almost no change has been recorded in other countries. 2
Ideology, Discourse, and Alliance Structures
During the 1970s, Turkey’s radical nationalist youth were ideologically and culturally shaped by their involvement in the idealist (ülkücü) movement. The idealists also played a significant role on the streets in fomenting the mass political violence that characterized Turkey at this time. Based on the social movements literature, this paper analyzes why and how far-right movements used political violence, departing from the case of the ülkücü mo…
Forming Pre-Electoral Coalitions in Competitive Authoritarian Contexts
In competitive authoritarian regimes, forming a pre-electoral coalition (PEC) provides a mean for opposition parties to defeat the incumbent party. In Turkey, the ruling Justice and Development Party initiated a PEC by forming the People’s Alliance with two other parties. Like the opposition in other competitive authoritarian regimes, Turkey’s opposition parties also formed a PEC, namely the Nation Alliance. Looking at the political affinity of t…
Populist discourse, (counter-)mobilizations and democratic backsliding in Turkey
Pro-government protests are on the rise in recent years, mostly in populist and/or authoritarian settings, including Turkey. Based on the literatures on populism and social movements, this paper looks at the first mass pro-government mobilization in Turkey, namely the Respect the National Will rallies organized in the summer of 2013. To understand how these rallies contributed to democratic backsliding in the country, the article uses critical di…
Turkey’s 2015 parliamentary elections
The 2015 parliamentary elections in Turkey marked an important turning point as the outcome ended the 12 years of single-party government by the Justice and Development Party (AKP). Apart from the main opposition party, the Republican People’s Party (CHP), two other opposition parties, the Nationalist Action Party (MHP) and the People’s Democratic Party (HDP), gained more votes than in the previous election. Significantly, by gaining 13.1 per cen…
Positions of Turkish political parties on European integration
Although academic studies on the positions of political parties in European Union member states concerning European integration have increased since the end of 1990s, there is a lack of systematic and comprehensive research on this topic in Turkey. This article examines the positions on European integration of Turkish political parties competing in the 2002, 2007 and 2011 general elections. It shows that there are more Eurosceptic and Eurorejecti…
The Rise of a Social Movement
Anti‐globalization movements first emerged in Western countries during the 1990s and gradually diffused to other countries. This paper attempts to trace the way these movements emerged and developed in Turkey and their repertoires of action, drawing on data from newspaper articles and in‐depth interviews. Anti‐globalization movements emerged in Turkey following the diffusion of ideas from abroad through the translation of papers into Turkish and …
Populist discourse, (counter-)mobilizations and democratic backsliding in Turkey
Pro-government protests are on the rise in recent years, mostly in populist and/or authoritarian settings, including Turkey. Based on the literatures on populism and social movements, this paper looks at the first mass pro-government mobilization in Turkey, namely the Respect the National Will rallies organized in the summer of 2013. To understand how these rallies contributed to democratic backsliding in the country, the article uses critical di…
Democratic Backsliding and Universities
A third wave of autocratization is manifest today. 1 Universities are no exception to the institutions that are affected by democratic backsliding in a given country: according to the Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) project, academic freedom has declined by 13 percent in autocratizing countries in the 2010–20 period, whereas almost no change has been recorded in other countries. 2
Ideology, Discourse, and Alliance Structures
During the 1970s, Turkey’s radical nationalist youth were ideologically and culturally shaped by their involvement in the idealist (ülkücü) movement. The idealists also played a significant role on the streets in fomenting the mass political violence that characterized Turkey at this time. Based on the social movements literature, this paper analyzes why and how far-right movements used political violence, departing from the case of the ülkücü mo…
The Rise of a Social Movement
Anti‐globalization movements first emerged in Western countries during the 1990s and gradually diffused to other countries. This paper attempts to trace the way these movements emerged and developed in Turkey and their repertoires of action, drawing on data from newspaper articles and in‐depth interviews. Anti‐globalization movements emerged in Turkey following the diffusion of ideas from abroad through the translation of papers into Turkish and …
Positions of Turkish political parties on European integration
Although academic studies on the positions of political parties in European Union member states concerning European integration have increased since the end of 1990s, there is a lack of systematic and comprehensive research on this topic in Turkey. This article examines the positions on European integration of Turkish political parties competing in the 2002, 2007 and 2011 general elections. It shows that there are more Eurosceptic and Eurorejecti…
Turkey’s 2015 parliamentary elections
The 2015 parliamentary elections in Turkey marked an important turning point as the outcome ended the 12 years of single-party government by the Justice and Development Party (AKP). Apart from the main opposition party, the Republican People’s Party (CHP), two other opposition parties, the Nationalist Action Party (MHP) and the People’s Democratic Party (HDP), gained more votes than in the previous election. Significantly, by gaining 13.1 per cen…
Populist discourse, (counter-)mobilizations and democratic backsliding in Turkey
Pro-government protests are on the rise in recent years, mostly in populist and/or authoritarian settings, including Turkey. Based on the literatures on populism and social movements, this paper looks at the first mass pro-government mobilization in Turkey, namely the Respect the National Will rallies organized in the summer of 2013. To understand how these rallies contributed to democratic backsliding in the country, the article uses critical di…
Forming Pre-Electoral Coalitions in Competitive Authoritarian Contexts
In competitive authoritarian regimes, forming a pre-electoral coalition (PEC) provides a mean for opposition parties to defeat the incumbent party. In Turkey, the ruling Justice and Development Party initiated a PEC by forming the People’s Alliance with two other parties. Like the opposition in other competitive authoritarian regimes, Turkey’s opposition parties also formed a PEC, namely the Nation Alliance. Looking at the political affinity of t…
Unraveling the Cycle of Protest in Turkey’s Gezi Park
The Gezi Park protests that erupted in spring 2013 sparked renewed interest in social movements and collective action in Turkey. While much of the literature has emphasized the novelty and spontaneity of these protests, this article situates them within a broader context and historical framework of social movements in Turkey. It argues that the events surrounding the demolition of Gezi Park should be understood as a cycle of protest, best analyze…
Turkish Politics and 'The People
Reviewed by: Turkish Politics and 'The People': Mass Mobilisation and Populism Edinburgh by Spyros A. Sofos Selin Bengi Gumrukcu Spyros A. Sofos, Turkish Politics and 'The People': Mass Mobilisation and Populism Edinburgh: Edinburgh, Edinburgh University Press, 2022. 261 pp. Hardback, $110. ISBN: 9781399502856. Spyros Sofos's book, Turkish Politics and 'The People': Mass Mobilisation and Populism, emerges as a compelling interdisciplinary work hi…
Democratic Backsliding and Universities
A third wave of autocratization is manifest today. 1 Universities are no exception to the institutions that are affected by democratic backsliding in a given country: according to the Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) project, academic freedom has declined by 13 percent in autocratizing countries in the 2010–20 period, whereas almost no change has been recorded in other countries. 2
Ideology, Discourse, and Alliance Structures
During the 1970s, Turkey’s radical nationalist youth were ideologically and culturally shaped by their involvement in the idealist (ülkücü) movement. The idealists also played a significant role on the streets in fomenting the mass political violence that characterized Turkey at this time. Based on the social movements literature, this paper analyzes why and how far-right movements used political violence, departing from the case of the ülkücü mo…
Rule of Law Backsliding and Abusive Constitutionalism in Turkey
In recent years, constitutional amendments have emerged as a key tool for populist leaders who seek to undermine the rule of law and checks and balances. Abusive constitutionalism is central to democratic and rule of law backsliding, because it allows authoritarian leaders to reshape the legal and institutional framework of the state to entrench their power. By manipulating constitutional rules, these leaders can undermine judicial independence, …
Speaking apart
Political science (10 works) · Law (9 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Turkey's Politics and Society (9 works) · Political economy (8 works) · Politics (7 works) · Democracy (5 works) · Economics (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Populism, Right-Wing Movements (4 works)