In Challenging Neoliberalism at Turkey's Gezi Park, Gürcan and Peker explore the events of May 31, 2013, when what began as a localized demonstration against the demolition of Gezi Park, a public park in Istanbul turned into a nationwide protest cycle with an unprecedented form and scale never before seen in Turkey's history.
Challenging Neoliberalism at Turkey's Gezi Park: From Private Discontent to Collective Class Action
1. New Social Movement Theories and Their Discontents 2. Debunking the Myth of "Middle Classes": The Class-Structural Background of the GPPs 3. "Neoliberalism with Islamic Characteristics": Political Economic and Cultural Conjuncture of the GPPs 4. Organizational-Strategic Aspects of the GPPs: Leadership and Resistance Repertoires 5. Forging Political Consciousness at Gezi: The Case of "Disproportionate Intelligence" 6. Looking Ahead: "Gezi Spirit" and its Aftermath