CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2015
| Author | Avci, Ersan |
|---|---|
| Title | MAKING SPACE FOR SPACE IN CONTENTIOUS POLITICS: PLACE CAPITAL OF GEZI PARK |
| Summary | This study focuses on the question of how the contentious space (Gezi Park in Istanbul) can affect the making of collective action (Gezi Park Protests in Turkey). The compelling and engaging conceptualization of the role of the contentious space is will be presented. The term “place capital” coined to elaborate the agency of the contentious space in transgressive contention. The Gezi Park Protests took place in Istanbul, Turkey in the summer of 2013 is the case through which I conducted a space centric analysis of transgressive contention. To encompass the agency of space, the term “place capital” will be conceptualized and will be explained how it functions in making of protest. My study offers slightly enhanced analytical tool to discuss the active role of the space in making of protest. By doing that I hope to answer the question of why the Gezi Park triggered huge protests in Turkey. This thesis also provides analysis relation between making of Gezi Commune and contentious space, Gezi Park. |
| Supervisor | Dafinger,Andreas |
| Department | Sociology MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2015/avci_ersan.pdf |
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