The Crisis of representation in Southern Europe : Gezi Park protests and 15m movement in comparative perspective
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Date
2015Publisher
Bilkent University
Language
English
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Abstract
By analysing two different cases of popular movements in Turkey (the
Gezi Park protests) and Spain (the 15M movement) that received extensive
support from different segments of society in both countries, this research
aims at accounting for the question of what factors brought about popular
disaffection and led to mass mobilisations under different circumstances. The
contention is that one of the central factors behind these mass protests has
been “the crisis of representation” resulting not only from the lack of voterparty
congruence, but also from the failure of political parties to meet the
demands of responsiveness and responsibility – the core requisite of the
party government model.