While state-society relations in Turkey have historically been topdown and coups dTétat
periodically interrupted democratic politics, the recent authoritarian turn under Erdoğan is …

The era of the AKP—the incumbent regime in Turkey since 2002 under Mr. Tayyip Erdoğan's
leadership—has been marked by the interdependent functioning of authoritarianism …

This paper introduces the concept of the 'environmentalism of the malcontent'to characterise
a type of environmental activism that is increasingly common in Turkey. It illustrates its …

Throughout the world, unfettered capitalism and the obsession with economic growth have
led to the destruction of many ecologically important sites, and generated sharp conflicts …

Critical perspectives on economic growth have laid bare the fragility of the assumed link
between material growth and socio-ecological wellbeing. The appeal of economic growth …

A push to reverse unsustainable trends has come from environmental civil society, but its
track record is somewhat inconsistent. Why are some environmental organizations able to …

The paper first reveals the relevance of ecological economics in the time of a triple crisis—
ecological, social and economic—and promotes it as a distinct paradigm comprised of two …

Decentralised environmental governance based on community participation is increasingly
replacing top-down natural resource management. There is increasing awareness …

Contemporary mainstream development economics is an overdetermined product of three
historical processes: the late neoclassical turn within mainstream economic theory; …

The consumption of more energy in Turkey is seen as a precondition for the economic and
social development of the country in line with its comprehensive ideology of modernization …