A class analytic approach to the Gezi Park events
Challenging the 'middle class' myth
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3833240 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Efe Can Gürcan (0000-0002-5415-3163, Simon Fraser University), Efe Peker (0000-0002-2596-7221, Simon Fraser University) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 321-343 |
| Publication date | 2015-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Capital & Class (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0309-8168 • E-ISSN: 2041-0980 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0309816815584015 |
| OpenAlex | W1901928612 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 28 |
On 31 May 2013, what began as a localised demonstration against the demolition of a public park in Istanbul escalated into anti-government protests of unprecedented form and scale in Turkey's modern history. The class configuration of the Gezi Park events occupied the forefront of discussions within and outside the Turkish left. Mainstream accounts branded the events as an uprising of 'middle classes' concerned almost exclusively with secularism. Drawing on a Poulantzasian/Wrightian framework, we argue that the Gezi Park events can be reduced neither to a middle-class nor a secularism-centered uprising. They represent, instead, an initiative of various wage-earning class fractions led by service-sector employees and the educated youth, which rests on socioeconomic grievances of proletarianisation under neoliberalism
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
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| Citations per year | 0,8 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2026 (11) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |