Intricate critical turn: changing geographical knowledge production in an authoritarian context


BEKAROĞLU C. E., Kaya İ.

SOCIAL & CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY, 2024 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Basım Tarihi: 2024
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/14649365.2024.2380283
  • Dergi Adı: SOCIAL & CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, IBZ Online, International Bibliography of Social Sciences, Geobase, Political Science Complete, Social services abstracts, Sociological abstracts, Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: authoritarianism, Critical turn, geography, knowledge production, Turkey
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This paper examines the critical shift in geographical knowledge production under the increasingly authoritarian political regime in Turkey, particularly in the aftermath of the unsuccessful 2016 coup attempt. In this context, semi-structured interviews were conducted with sixteen young geographers who experienced the authoritarian shift in the political regime during their graduate studies. The narratives of the interviewees indicate that the young geographers have undergone a critical transformation with two significant aspects: firstly, they reject the traditional style of geographical knowledge production and instead embrace approaches integrated with social theory, drawing from the extensive portfolio of contemporary geography. Secondly, they approach socio-spatial phenomena in a libertarian and critical manner, distinct from the lenses of the authoritarian system. However, due to their legitimate concerns, they often refrain from presenting such research on academic platforms. In this regard, under an authoritarian regime, the critical transformation consists of two dimensions: the arena where geographical products are shared, and the underground, where geographical 'black boxes' are held and kept hidden from public view. Este art & iacute;culo examina el cambio cr & iacute;tico en la producci & oacute;n de conocimiento geogr & aacute;fico bajo el r & eacute;gimen pol & iacute;tico cada vez m & aacute;s autoritario de Turqu & iacute;a, particularmente despu & eacute;s del fallido intento de golpe de estado de 2016. En este contexto, se realizaron entrevistas semiestructuradas con diecis & eacute;is j & oacute;venes ge & oacute;grafos que experimentaron el cambio autoritario en el r & eacute;gimen pol & iacute;tico durante sus estudios de grado. Las narrativas de los entrevistados indican que los j & oacute;venes ge & oacute;grafos experimentaron una transformaci & oacute;n cr & iacute;tica con dos aspectos significativos: en primer lugar, rechazan el estilo tradicional de producci & oacute;n de conocimiento geogr & aacute;fico y, en cambio, adoptan enfoques integrados con la teor & iacute;a social, a partir del extenso portafolio de la geograf & iacute;a contempor & aacute;nea. En segundo lugar, abordan los fen & oacute;menos socioespaciales de una manera libertaria y cr & iacute;tica, distinta del lente autoritario del sistema. Sin embargo, debido a sus preocupaciones leg & iacute;timas, a menudo se abstienen de presentar este tipo de investigaciones en plataformas acad & eacute;micas. En este sentido, bajo un r & eacute;gimen autoritario, la transformaci & oacute;n cr & iacute;tica consta de dos dimensiones: el & aacute;mbito donde se comparten los productos geogr & aacute;ficos, y el & aacute;mbito clandestino, donde las "cajas negras" geogr & aacute;ficas se mantienen ocultas a la vista del p & uacute;blico. Cet article explore le changement d & eacute;terminant de la production du savoir g & eacute;ographique pendant la mont & eacute;e de l'autoritarisme du r & eacute;gime politique en Turquie, en particulier depuis le putsch rat & eacute; de 2016. Dans ce contexte, nous avons conduit des entretiens semi-structur & eacute;s avec seize jeunes g & eacute;ographes qui ont v & eacute;cu le basculement vers l'autoritarisme pendant leurs & eacute;tudes universitaires. Leurs r & eacute;cits indiquent qu'ils ont subi une transformation profonde avec deux aspects importants : d'abord, ils rejettent le style traditionnel de production de savoir g & eacute;ographique et adoptent & agrave; sa place des approches int & eacute;gr & eacute;es & agrave; la th & eacute;orie sociale, qui reposent sur le large registre de la g & eacute;ographie contemporaine. Ensuite, ils appr & eacute;hendent les ph & eacute;nom & egrave;nes socio-spatiaux d'une mani & egrave;re critique et libertaire, distincte de l'optique du syst & egrave;me autoritaire. N & eacute;anmoins, & agrave; cause de leurs inqui & eacute;tudes l & eacute;gitimes, ils se gardent souvent de pr & eacute;senter ces travaux de recherche sur les plateformes universitaires. & Agrave; cet & eacute;gard, sous un r & eacute;gime autoritaire, la transformation critique consiste en deux dimensions : l'ar & egrave;ne o & ugrave; les r & eacute;sultats de la g & eacute;ographie sont partag & eacute;s et un univers clandestin, o & ugrave; l'on garde les << black box >> de la g & eacute;ographie & agrave; l'abri des regards.