CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2019
| Author | Aşar, Kaan Kubilay |
|---|---|
| Title | Struggle, and Back Home: Gentrification of Moda |
| Summary | This thesis argues that an emancipatory movement might result in increased political polarization among social groups motivated by extant economic inequality. Based on the case study of gentrification in Moda neighborhood in the aftermath of Gezi protests in 2013, this research highlights that the retreat of dissident urban youth from Taksim to Kadıköy and the rapid gentrification of Moda neighborhood are the social manifestations of the overall process of neoliberal restructuring of Istanbul. Moreover, it analyzes the newly opened third-wave cafés, pubs, and theatres as new ‘territories’ of the dissident urban youth. The in-depth interviews with new shop-owners, participant observation in gatherings and geospatial analysis of Moda neighborhood suggest that gentrification produced a socio-spatial segmentation of politically differentiated consumption places in Moda neighborhood. This paper shows that the politicization of social groups is highly dependent on their daily practices of familiarizing consumption places with their social space. |
| Supervisor | Bodnar, Judit; Li, Ju |
| Department | Sociology MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2019/asar_kaan-kubilay.pdf |
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