Benjamin Gourisse

Political Violence in Turkey, 1975-1980 (eBook, PDF)

The State at Stake

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book examines the period of political violence in Turkey between 12 March 1971 and 12 September 1980. It sets out a close analysis of the tactics used by the various protagonists in the conflict, showing how they took over public institutions, the first of which was the police. This book challenges the myth of a 'strong' Turkish state viewed as authoritative and autonomous from society, instead reflecting a state that was unable to contain the political mobilisation actually taking place. In the book, Benjamin Gourisse analyses the structure, mobilisation, and strategies of antagonistic radical political groups caught up in this dynamic of violence, including the far-left organisations and the Nationalist Movement, comprising the Nationalist Movement Party and its satellite organisations. Gourisse demonstrates that from 1975 to 1980, the state was never "out of play". Quite the contrary, in fact, for its institutions, together with the practices, beliefs, and representations of their members and users, were central to the processes constituting the crisis.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks UK
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. März 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780755646463
• Artikelnr.: 66993981

Autorenporträt

Benjamin Gourisse is Professor of Political Science at Sciences Po Toulouse. He co-edited Order and Compromise. Government Practices in Turkey from the Late Ottoman Empire to the Early 21st Century (2015) and is the author of numerous peer-reviewed journal articles.

Inhaltsangabe

Acronyms and Abbreviations
Introduction
Interpretations of the Turkish crisis
The supposed symmetry in actors' positions and resources
The supposed autonomization of violence
The State supposedly knocked out of play
Questions and hypotheses
Plan of the book
1. The State at stake
The State's limited autonomy
Socio-economic transformations (1960-1980)
The restructuring and deadlock of institutional politics
Maintaining order in practical terms
2. Movements in conflict
The radical left
The nationalist far right
3. The accumulation and circulation of resources
Dissimilar economic ressources
Institutionnal fashioning and activist cultures
Political identities and the uses to which they were put
4. Capturing resources and politicizing the State
Acceding to governement as a way to obtain State positions
Politicizing institutions - the law and order sector
Replacing the public authorities
5. The spread of protest movement
Mobilizations specific to education sector
Multi-sector protest movements
6. The escalation in violence
The timeframes of violent exchanges
The geographical distribution of violent interaction
Social profiles of the activists and victims
Chapter 7. The effects of violence on political contests
Activities of physical violence and their benefits
The uses and effects of violence - the Kahramanmaras massacre
Violence as a means of legitimizing the military coup
Conclusion
Outline chronology of the events (1961-1980)
Bibliography