Tuesday, January 14, 2014

From Madrid to Istanbul: Occupying Public Space [part 17 of 20: Reflections on the Gezi Uprising]

Click here to access article by Christopher Patz from Reflections on a Revolution. 

What I think is most valuable about this article is how the author puts a magnifying glass to the neoliberal operations in Turkey which clearly illustrates the way neoliberalism has operated throughout the world. He contrasts the social consequences of neoliberal operations with those of the squatters who reclaim empty buildings and spaces.
The ways that squatted and self-managed social centers function provide some stark contrasts to the economic growth trumpeted by neoliberal governing elites.