Gezi Park Protests in Turkey
A Party Politics View
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10359160 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Şebnem Yardımcı-Geyikçi (0000-0001-6444-5920, TED University, corresponding author), ŞEBNEM YARDIMCI‐GEYİKÇİ (Assistant Professor in the Department of International Relations at TED University, Ankara.) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 85 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 445-453 |
| Publication date | 2014-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Political Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0032-3179 • E-ISSN: 1467-923X |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1467-923x.12112 |
| OpenAlex | W2039178654 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 19 |
One year on from the widespread protests in Turkey, the question of why small environmental protests against the building of a shopping mall on Gezi Park in the centre of Istanbul turned into the biggest example of mass civil movement in the republic's history remains unanswered. This article suggests that one can easily detect signs of instability and social unrest in the country long before these mass demonstrations took place. By analysing the evolution of the Turkish party system over the past decade, I argue that the political upheaval in the country is the result of a crisis of representation. This has two aspects: a high degree of polarisation has left certain segments of society unrepresented, while the AKP government has ceased to maintain the balance between responsiveness and responsibility
Civil society · Economics · Economy · Government (linguistics · Political economy · Political instability · Political science · Politics · Representation (politics · Social unrest · Sociology · Turkish · Unrest · Islamic Studies and History · Law · Turkey's Politics and Society
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| Unique citing works | 19 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,9 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2026 (11) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 19 |