Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Gaziantep Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, cilt.17, sa.1, ss.196-209, 2018 (Hakemli Dergi)
This article aims to bring a new angle to the literature by joining ‘rightful resistance’ of O’Brien and ‘third realm’ of Huang. It questions whether rightful resistance is a third realm or not. The main thesis is that rightful resistance is a discursive third realm. This thesis is expounded in five parts. After the introduction of ‘rightful resistance’ in the first part; in the second part, civil society and public sphere as first alternatives coming to mind are examined in terms of applicability and conceptualization. It is argued that such applications and conceptualizations have some difficulties preventing the accurate grasp of the reality because of the historical baggage and ambivalent definitions of the concepts. In the third part, Huang’s concept of ‘third realm’ is delineated. In the fourth part, it is explained how rightful resistance constructs a third realm. It is claimed that this is a discursive third realm since the construction is realized through the discourse. Besides, feasibility of rightful resistance’s operationalization is discussed. Fragmented authoritarianism is suggested to make an efficient third realm for resisters possible. In the last part, these arguments are demonstrated through the Wukan Incident. In the conclusion, some potential criticisms are handled.