TY - JOUR
T1 - Neoliberal transformation through circulation of economic elites in times of critical junctures
T2 - the case of 1999–2001 economic crises in Turkey
AU - Baydarol, Ali
AU - Süleymanoğlu-Kürüm, Rahime
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - While it is well-established that exogenous shocks can trigger policy changes, political elites have often been depicted as the initiators of this process. This paper adopts an elite sociology perspective, extending beyond the exclusive focus on political elites, to uncover the pathway through which critical junctures foster policy changes. It employs a case study of the economic crises in Turkey spanning from 1999 to 2001 as an illustrative example. During this period, a significant shift occurred, moving from traditional statist economic policies to widespread neoliberal reforms. Our analysis reveals that this policy shift was not solely influenced by external factors, but facilitated by an intricate process of elite circulation within the economic bureaucracy. This process, which began in the 1980s and gained momentum in the 2000s, coincided with an influx of bureaucratic elites aligned with neoliberal principles and played a crucial role in shaping the trajectory of policy changes.
AB - While it is well-established that exogenous shocks can trigger policy changes, political elites have often been depicted as the initiators of this process. This paper adopts an elite sociology perspective, extending beyond the exclusive focus on political elites, to uncover the pathway through which critical junctures foster policy changes. It employs a case study of the economic crises in Turkey spanning from 1999 to 2001 as an illustrative example. During this period, a significant shift occurred, moving from traditional statist economic policies to widespread neoliberal reforms. Our analysis reveals that this policy shift was not solely influenced by external factors, but facilitated by an intricate process of elite circulation within the economic bureaucracy. This process, which began in the 1980s and gained momentum in the 2000s, coincided with an influx of bureaucratic elites aligned with neoliberal principles and played a crucial role in shaping the trajectory of policy changes.
KW - Circulation of elites
KW - critical junctures
KW - exogenous shocks
KW - neoliberalism
KW - sociology of elites
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85199775560&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/14683849.2024.2381732
DO - 10.1080/14683849.2024.2381732
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85199775560
SN - 1468-3849
VL - 25
SP - 882
EP - 907
JO - Turkish Studies
JF - Turkish Studies
IS - 5
ER -