Civic Death in Contemporary Turkey

Seçkin Sertdemir is a Collegium Researcher in the Department of Philosophy, Contemporary History and Political Science at the University of Turku. She is also a Visiting Fellow in the European Institute at the London School of Economics. Her research focuses on ideas of democracy, and current problems of political philosophy such as civil disobedience and political rights.

• Introduction: the emergence of the authoritarian securitisation State in Turkey; 1. Protection: State security and the widening Orbit of securitisation; 2. Punishment: civic death, cruel retribution, and the securitisation of academic purges; 3. Control: centralised digital politics, lateral surveillance, and shared governance of contingencies and extra-legal over-reach into domestic life; 4. Regulation: informal rule of law, radical uncertainty, and Atmosfearic (self-)regulation; 5. Biosecuritisation: the doubled civic death of purged women, LGBTQ+, and disabled people; Conclusion: Turkey's authoritarian securitisation State and the Global rise of authoritarianism; Reference list; Index.

'Seçkin Sertdemir offers a much-needed intervention in the realm of Turkish politics, pushing debates beyond the usual discussions of comparative authoritarianism and regime change in Turkey. This book impressively combines both theoretical and empirical contributions, providing original insights into Turkish politics, and its findings are applicable to other cases worldwide.' Bahar Baser, Durham University