2018/04/04 by Baris Cayli, Philip Hodgson, David Walsh · 1 citation
Social Sciences · #Turkey's Politics and Society #Populism, Right-Wing Movements #Political Theology and Sovereignty #Unrest #Authoritarianism #Injustice #State (computer science) #Democracy #Plural #Political science #Political economy #Sociology #Criminology #Civil society #Law #Politics
paper · doi:10.1163/15691330-12341455
openalex publication_date 2018/04/04 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/02
Abstract The present study explores police violence during the riots in London and Gezi Park protests in Istanbul. This study puts forth that the rise of social injustice in the uk and the erosion of plural democracy in Turkey clarify the paradox of state intervention because the two states prioritized rapid repression of uprising without consolidating public trust and social justice in the society. This comparative study reveals that the liberal and non-religious elements of the capitalist ruling system in the uk contain similar fractions of state repression when compared to the authoritarian and religious elements of the capitalist ruling system in Turkey. The authors conclude that police violence endures the social control of dissident communities while it maintains the sustainability of different capitalist ruling systems in the periods of social unrest.