Efe Can Gürcan Livres

This book provides a political, economic, and sociological investigation of how neoliberalism shapes ‘working class capacities,’ or the power of the working class to organize and struggle for its collective interests. Efe Can Gürcan and Berk Mete discuss the global importance of the labor question as it pertains to Turkey. They apply the main theoretical framework of the combined and uneven development of class capacities to Turkish trade unionism. They also address Turkey’s recent history of neoliberalization and its repercussions for class capacities, as mediated by national regulations, conservative unionism, and Islamic social assistance networks. Finally, the authors explore how neoliberalism generates intra-class fragmentation through public regulatory mechanisms and cultural differentiation in the sphere of social unionism.

Focusing on the evolution of imperialism in the neoliberal era, this book offers a comprehensive analysis of the contemporary imperialist system's dynamics and vulnerabilities. It seeks to provide readers with a deeper understanding of how imperialism has adapted and transformed in response to modern economic and political challenges.

The book examines the historical and geopolitical context of major Southern countries as they pursue a post-hegemonic agenda. Through a series of focused case studies, it offers a global perspective on the multipolarization of world politics, introducing a novel approach centered on the concept of "global hegemony." This analysis sheds light on the political-economic dynamics that shape international relations in a rapidly evolving global landscape.

The authors in this collection posit that a new framework cannot be built on the values and beliefs of current-day consumer capitalist society; resistance in the pandemic age should be based on the values and beliefs that could be the foundation of a new, postcapitalist society.