Local Entrepreneurialism and State Rescaling in Turkey

Abstract

The paper examines the links between the rise of local entrepreneurialism and state rescaling in a neo-liberal context. The thrust of the article is that the agency of localities, increasingly manifested in the form of local entrepreneurialism, emerges through the political activism of a local bourgeoisie, in pursuit of a multiscalar local accumulation strategy. The article focuses on the spatial interest representation strate-gies of the local bourgeoisie introducing the concept of scalar strategies of representation, to examine in what ways the broader state rescaling process contributes to the formation of local agency and how this agency influences state rescaling. The city of Gaziantep, Turkey, constitutes its empirical focus.

Keywords

• local entrepereneurialism,state rescaling,scalar strategies of representation,neoliberalism,'Anatolian tigers,' Gaziantep

Türkiye’de Yerel Girişimcilik ve Devletin Yeniden Ölçeklenmesi

Abstract

Bu makale, neoliberal bağlamda yerel girişimciliğin yükselişi ile devletin yeniden ölçeklenmesi arasındaki bağlantıları incelemektedir. Çalışma, yerelliklerin giderek ‚yerel girişimcilik‛ biçiminde ortaya çıkan (siyasal ve iktisadi) bir aktöre dönüşmesi sürecinin doğasını açıklamayı amaçlamaktadır. Yerel girişimciliğin ortaya çıkışının, çok ölçekli bir sermaye birikim stratejisini hayata geçirmek için yerel burjuvazinin siyasal anlamda harekete geçmesiyle yakından ilgili olduğunu savlamaktadır. Makale, bu anlamda, devletin geçirmekte olduğu (daha geniş anlamda) yeniden ölçeklenme sürecinin, yerel siyasal hareketlenmenin oluşumuna nasıl katkıda bulunduğunu ve yerelliğin bir aktör haline gelmesinin de devletin yeniden ölçeklenmesini nasıl etkilediğini ele almaktadır. Bu amaçla, ‚ölçek temelli/ölçeksel temsil stratejileri‛ kavramının kullanılmasını önererek yerel burjuvazinin mekansal çıkar temsil stratejilerini odağına koymaktadır. Çalışmanın görgül odağını, Gaziantep kenti oluşturmaktadır.

Keywords

• yerel girişimcilik,devletin yeniden ölçeklenmesi,ölçek temelli/ölçeksel temsil stratejileri,neoliberalizm,‘Anadolu kaplanları

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23. Interviewee List
24. Atay, Aynur: General Secretary of the GAGEV; ex-policy specialist of the GAP-GİDEM centre in Gaziantep (2004, Gaziantep).
25. Burnukara, Ali: industrialist; ex-member of the GTSO assembly (2004, Gazi-antep).
26. Doğan, Hamit: policy specialist, the EU Business Centre in Gaziantep; ex-policy specialist of the GAP-GİDEM centre in Gaziantep (2004, Gaziantep).
27. Ekici, Akif: expresident of Gaziantep OSB (2004,Gaziantep). Ercan,
28. Turgut: industrialist; member of the GAGİAD management board. (2004, Gaziantep).
29. Geylani, Mustafa: expresident of the GTO; expresident of the GTO assembly (2004, Gaziantep).
30. Göncü, Kürşat: General Secretary of the GSO (2004, Gaziantep). Hjorth, Soren: policy specialist (founding coordinator of the EU Business Centre in Gaziantep) (2004, Gaziantep).
31. Öğüt, Figen: Deputy-General Secretary of the GTO; Director of the EU In-formation office (2004, Gaziantep).
32. Ölçal, Mesut: General Secretary of the GTO (2004,Gaziantep). Tuzcu, Aykut: owner of the local newspaper, Gaziantep’te Sabah; ex-member of the GSO assembly (founding member) (2004, Gaziantep).