Occupy Gezi: The Limits of Turkey’s Neoliberal Success
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by Cihan Tugal at Jadaliyya There are two telling, though widely neglected, details about what initiated and popularized the groundbreaking protests in Taksim Square, Istanbul: the protests started out as a response to the governing neoliberal party’s project of urban … |
On the 'Turkish Model': Neoliberal Democracy with Teargas
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by Evren Savcı at Jadaliyya On 28 May, upon awakening, alarming news from home flooded my screen: citizens were protesting the destruction of the Taksim Park, just outside the historic Taksim Square in Istanbul, which is to become little more … |
Clarity Within the Smoke: Thoughts From Inside Turkey's Uprising
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Just as Tahrir is different from Port Said and as Occupy Wall Street was from Occupy Oakland, Ankara and Istanbul are also different. Every city has its own nuances and obstacles to overcome—obstacles built upon different histories, cultures and certainly … |
Fortress Taksim
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Reflection and reenforcement after days of chaos and drama. Reuben and Gielty take to the streets of Istanbul to find out more about the protesters and their supporters. Monday in Gezi Park saw the protestors fortify the camp and evaluate … |
Talk of recovery in Greece is premature – and all about justifying austerity
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By Aditya Chakrabortty The Guardian, Monday 3 June 2013 Bank bosses and politicians are trying to convince the world that Greece is on the mend – but this boosterism is all about justifying the shock therapy imposed on the … |
The Turkish protests and the genie of revolution
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by Jerome Roos on June 3, 2013 at roarmag While the outcome remains uncertain, a closer look at the Turkish uprising reveals its intimate connection to the global struggle for real democracy.
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The Stockholm Uprising and the Myth of Swedish Social Democracy
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By Catharina Thörn at the New Left Project Even in Sweden. The title of geographer Allan Pred’s book, published in 2000, pops up in my head while reading international reports on the uprisings in Stockholm. In a Europe in … |
The sellout as an investment
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by Periklis Korovesis (source: tvxs.gr/node/12984)
Officially China remains a communist country within a capitalist world. Theoretically we should have had a new Cold War, as in the time of the omnipotence of the USSR. But this is not the case. … |
2 RESPONSES TO THE RIOTS IN SWEDEN
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Pantrarna (The Panthers) and the sister organization Megafonen (The Megaphone) are two community activist groups based in Swedish suburbs. Pantrarna are based in Biskopsgården outside Göteborg and Megafonen in Husby outside Stockholm, where the last riots of the past few … |
