Thesis Submitted for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy
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University of Bath PHD A Political Economy of Insecurity? State and Socio-Economic Actors in the Making of Industrial Relations in Modern Turkey Ozkiziltan, Didem Award date: 2014 Awarding institution: University of Bath Link to publication Alternative formats If you require this document in an alternative format, please contact: [email protected] General rights Copyright and moral rights for the publications made accessible in the public portal are retained by the authors and/or other copyright owners and it is a condition of accessing publications that users recognise and abide by the legal requirements associated with these rights. • Users may download and print one copy of any publication from the public portal for the purpose of private study or research. • You may not further distribute the material or use it for any profit-making activity or commercial gain • You may freely distribute the URL identifying the publication in the public portal ? 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Signed on behalf of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences CONTENTS LIST OF TABLES ................................................................................................ 4 LIST OF FIGURES .............................................................................................. 5 ABSTRACT ........................................................................................................... 7 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS .............................................................................. 8 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION ................................................................... 9 1.1 Introduction ................................................................................................... 9 1.2 Turkish Industrial Relations in a Nutshell: From 1960s to 1980s ............... 10 1.3 The Political Economy of Industrial relations in Turkey: Investigating the Roots of Insecurity ................................................................................... 17 1.4 Research Questions and Structure of the Thesis ......................................... 26 CHAPTER 2: POLITICAL ECONOMY OF INSECURITY: A CONCEPTUAL AND THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK ............................. 29 2.1 Introduction ................................................................................................. 29 2.2 Security as a Concept .................................................................................. 30 2.2.1 Security as a Power Resource ............................................................... 31 2.2.2 Security as an Institutional Outcome .................................................... 33 2.2.3 Security as an Institutional Rationale ................................................... 36 2.3 Political Economy of Security/Insecurity in Industrial Relations ............... 39 2.3.1 Power Resources of Actors in Industrial Relations: A Theoretical Background for Insecurity in Capitalist-Democratic Societies ............ 42 2.3.2 Institution Building in Industrial Relations: Rational and Practical Arrangements in the Organisation of Policy Making ........................... 50 2.3.3 Flexible employment arrangements and labour movements: Challenge or opportunity? ..................................................................................... 56 2.3.4 Political Economy of Security/Insecurity: Making Security/Insecurity an Institutional Rationale in Industrial Relations ................................. 61 2.3.5 Industrial Relations and the Capitalist State: The State as an Actor Placing Security/Insecurity within a Regulatory Framework .............. 69 2.4 Discussion & Conclusion ............................................................................ 74 CHAPTER 3: METHODOLOGY ................................................................ 76 3.1 Introduction ................................................................................................. 76 3.2 Employing Historical Institutionalism in an Industrial Relations Study ..... 76 3.3 Design of the Study ..................................................................................... 84 3.4 Data Sources, Research Limitations and Ethical Considerations ................ 95 3.5 Conclusion ................................................................................................... 96 CHAPTER 4: THE MONO-PARTY PERIOD (1923-45) .......................... 97 4.1 Introduction ................................................................................................. 97 4.2 Legacy of the Ottoman Empire: A Background .......................................... 97 1 4.3 The Political Economy of Industry and Industrial Relations in the Mono- Party Period .............................................................................................. 99 4.3.1 Actors .................................................................................................. 100 4.3.1.1 State .............................................................................................. 100 4.3.1.1.1 Power and Ideology ............................................................... 101 4.3.1.1.2 Economy ................................................................................ 104 4.3.1.2 Capital .......................................................................................... 107 4.3.1.3 Labour .......................................................................................... 110 4.3.2 Interests ............................................................................................... 116 4.3.3 Interactions ......................................................................................... 123 4.4 Discussion & Conclusion .......................................................................... 128 CHAPTER 5: THE MULTI-PARTY PERIOD (1945-1960) .................... 132 5.1 Introduction ............................................................................................... 132 5.2 The Political Economy of Insecurity in Industrial Relations .................... 133 5.2.1 Actors .................................................................................................. 133 5.2.1.1 State .............................................................................................. 133 5.2.1.1.1 Power, the Political Atmosphere and Ideology in the Era..... 136 5.2.1.1.2 Political Economy of Economic Development ..................... 138 5.2.1.1.3 The State as a Rule Maker in Industrial Relations ................ 141 5.2.1.2 Capital .......................................................................................... 144 5.2.1.3 Labour .......................................................................................... 147 5.2.1.3.1 Labour Migration and Urban Labour Markets in the Post-War Period .......................................................................................... 147 5.2.1.3.2 Labour as an Actor in Industrial Relations ............................ 150 5.2.2 Interests ............................................................................................... 154 5.2.2.1 State .............................................................................................. 154 5.2.2.2 Capital .......................................................................................... 158 5.2.2.3 Labour .......................................................................................... 161 5.2.3 Interactions ......................................................................................... 165 5.3 Discussion & Conclusion .......................................................................... 171 CHAPTER 6: THE PLANNED ECONOMY PERIOD ............................ 174 6.1 Introduction ............................................................................................... 174 6.2 The Political Economy of (In)security in Industrial Relations .................. 175 6.2.1 Actors .................................................................................................. 175 6.2.1.1 State .............................................................................................. 175 6.2.1.1.1 Power, Political Atmosphere and Ideology in the Era .......... 180 6.2.1.1.2 Political Economy of Industrialisation .................................. 184 6.2.1.1.3 The State as a Rule Maker in Industrial Relations ................ 187 6.2.2 Capital ................................................................................................. 190 6.2.2.1.1 State of the Private Industry