Social Unrest in the uk and Turkey: Rethinking Police Violence against Dissident Communities

In: Comparative Sociology
Authors: Baris Cayli 1 , Philip Hodgson 2 and Dave Walsh 3
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  • 1 Department of Social Sciences, University of Derby, UK
  • 2 Department of Social Sciences, University of Derby, UK
  • 3 Department of Social Sciences, University of Derby, UK
Online Publication Date:
04 Apr 2018
Volume/Issue:
Volume 17: Issue 2
Article Type:
Research Article
Page Count:
159–186
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1163/15691330-12341455
Keywords:
capitalism; police violence; riot; social protest; rule of law; social justice; uk; Turkey

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.

In:
Comparative Sociology
E-ISSN:
1569-1330
Print ISSN:
1569-1322
Publisher:
Brill
Cover Comparative Sociology
Subjects:
Comparative Social Sciences, Social Sciences

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