While the Turkish state was debating, diagnosing, and de-vising solutions for the “prisons
problem,” political prisoners argued that the real problem was the state itself. As if it were not …

The first global history of hunger strikes as a tactic in prisons, conflicts, and protest
movements. The power of the hunger strike lies in its utter simplicity. The ability to choose to …

An enduring form of protest, the hunger strike features in numerous historical and
contemporary political and social movements. Yet its simple denial of food is belied by its …

First you have double vision. Then your sight dims. You vomit green bile. Your speech is
slurred. You can't hear very well. You have jaundice. You have scurvy from lack of Vitamin …

In the general literature on hunger strikes, hunger strikes appear to be understood in several
predominant ways.(1) They are taken to be a form of suicide as a political weapon. 2 (2) In …

La delincuencia de motivación política en sus distintas formas ha supuesto tradicionalmente
un problema para la administración penitenciaria. La concepción de estos individuos como …

This dissertation analyzes popular participation in contentious politics such as protests,
demonstrations, and other forms of disruptive actions in Turkey. It seeks to explain how and …

One of the key concepts of the German philosopher Max Scheler (1874–1928) is his concept
of spirit. He understands spirit as one of several naturally functioning human mental …

Bu çalışma, 12 Eylül 2012 tarihinde Türkiye'nin farklı cezaevlerinde bulunan
mahkumlartarafından süresiz ve dönüşümsüz olarak başlatılan ve 18 Kasım 2012 tarihinde …

Archean granitoids are the earliest representation of continental crust on Earth. The Archean
geological record is dominated by rocks of the tonalite–trondhjemite–granodiorite (TTG) …