AKP in the neighborhood

"As much as we support the party, the party has also changed us. Me, my personality, my clothes... Our relationships with our children have changed. We were housewives, daily cleaning, etc. When we sit here, we feel more hard-working and more useful. (...) [until] I got up, no matter how useful we were to the party... I gained a lot of the things I did here. After attending the seminars, the dialogue between me and my children and my wife changed." Many people who were children when the AKP came to power, and who are now in their middle age, have never seen or recognized any other government than the AKP government. What kind of political socialization is behind this government that continues "despite everything" and "still", and behind this great "success story" from the AKP's perspective? The book in your hand seeks an answer to this question. From an analytical micro-power perspective, Sevinç Dogan looks at how the ruling party functions in the example of Sanayi Mahallesi, the workers' and slum neighborhood of Istanbul-Kâgithane. How does the local organization of the party affect the socialization dynamics, how does the "company" mechanism it has established through patronage/protective relations operate, how does it touch people's daily practices? Focusing on the neighborhood as a place of power, the book analyzes the reproduction dynamics of the AKP government by pursuing questions that are often met with superficial answers.
(From the Promotional Bulletin)



Number of Pages: 270

Year of Printing: 2016


Language: Turkish
Publisher: Iletisim Publishing

Number of Pages: 270

First Print Year: 2016

Language Turkish