Quand les civils maintiennent l’ordre. Configurations vigilantes à Istanbul

Abstract: Since the 2000s various practices have emerged in the Tophane district of Istanbul relating to the maintenance of public order by civilians. These range from political violence and steps to tackle criminality to broader action to police public morality. Referring to them as "vigilante...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:eb7bd45396f64c04bd687fb9779c3fe72021-12-02T10:06:27ZQuand les civils maintiennent l’ordre. Configurations vigilantes à Istanbul0997-13272105-227110.4000/remmm.10212https://doaj.org/article/eb7bd45396f64c04bd687fb9779c3fe72019-09-01T00:00:00Zhttp://journals.openedition.org/remmm/10212https://doaj.org/toc/0997-1327https://doaj.org/toc/2105-2271Abstract: Since the 2000s various practices have emerged in the Tophane district of Istanbul relating to the maintenance of public order by civilians. These range from political violence and steps to tackle criminality to broader action to police public morality. Referring to them as "vigilante configurations" captures their fluidity whilst recognizing that they are comparatively structured and lent coherence by references to role models and social imaginaries. These crusades are conducted by local moral entrepreneurs operating with a fair degree of autonomy. In this the situation differs from other Middle Eastern contexts where the widespread existence of informers indicates that such movements are initiated from above. The practices in Tophane are tolerated and discreetly encouraged even due to shared political affinities with those in authority. This sets them apart from left-wing civilian initiatives to maintain public order in other districts of Istanbul, which are more severely repressed.Elise MassicardUniversité de ProvencearticleKeywords: VigilantismviolenceIstanbulcommunity policingneighbourhoodHistory of AfricaDT1-3415Social sciences (General)H1-99ENFRRevue des Mondes Musulmans et de la Méditerranée, Vol 145, Pp 229-256 (2019)
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topic Keywords: Vigilantism
violence
Istanbul
community policing
neighbourhood
History of Africa
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Social sciences (General)
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violence
Istanbul
community policing
neighbourhood
History of Africa
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Social sciences (General)
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Elise Massicard
Quand les civils maintiennent l’ordre. Configurations vigilantes à Istanbul
description Abstract: Since the 2000s various practices have emerged in the Tophane district of Istanbul relating to the maintenance of public order by civilians. These range from political violence and steps to tackle criminality to broader action to police public morality. Referring to them as "vigilante configurations" captures their fluidity whilst recognizing that they are comparatively structured and lent coherence by references to role models and social imaginaries. These crusades are conducted by local moral entrepreneurs operating with a fair degree of autonomy. In this the situation differs from other Middle Eastern contexts where the widespread existence of informers indicates that such movements are initiated from above. The practices in Tophane are tolerated and discreetly encouraged even due to shared political affinities with those in authority. This sets them apart from left-wing civilian initiatives to maintain public order in other districts of Istanbul, which are more severely repressed.
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title Quand les civils maintiennent l’ordre. Configurations vigilantes à Istanbul
title_short Quand les civils maintiennent l’ordre. Configurations vigilantes à Istanbul
title_full Quand les civils maintiennent l’ordre. Configurations vigilantes à Istanbul
title_fullStr Quand les civils maintiennent l’ordre. Configurations vigilantes à Istanbul
title_full_unstemmed Quand les civils maintiennent l’ordre. Configurations vigilantes à Istanbul
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