Author
Sert, Deniz Şenol, Kuruüzüm, U.
Publication Date
2022-05
Publication Place
-
Cambridge University Press
Subject
Alienation, Development, Dispossession, Imagination, Materiality, Time
Type
Periodical
Language
English
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Library
Özyeğin University
Library Asset ID
1305-3299
Record ID
3dd59344-d724-4b85-9899-aeacec1bf92e
Library Location
International Relations
Date
2022-05
Sample Text
Since the rise of the ruling Justice and Development Party in the early 2000s, Turkey has invested in several mega transport and infrastructure projects for the purposes of economic transformation, growth, and development. This article explores the impact of a recently completed mega-project - the Osman Gazi Bridge - on material change and popular imagination about the future. It claims that, while the Bridge created a colossal material change that can be observed by everyone, it also animated an imagined post-industrial transition and inclusive development in the industrial town of Dilovasl. Although the dream of a better future serves as a medium for the industrial town's underprivileged inhabitants to connect and socialize, along with the current marginalizing conditions, it also has the potential to fuel future resistance, if imagination is unable to be transformed into reality.
DOI
10.1017/npt.2022.2
Cilt
66
