Cash assistance by smart card: from multiple functions to multiple legitimacies of a municipal social policy instrument
TURKISH STUDIES, cilt.19, sa.4, ss.593-611, 2018 (SSCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 19 Sayı: 4
- Basım Tarihi: 2018
- Doi Numarası: 10.1080/14683849.2018.1454836
- Dergi Adı: TURKISH STUDIES
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.593-611
- İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
A policy instrument can take on multi-dimensional objectives as additional elements are added over time. I examine this through analysis of the support card' established by the Turkish district municipality of Baakehir. In this case, a market-based system of income support and instrument for partizan mobilization subsequently transformed into a technology demonstration project. The appearance of multiple objectives is the result of the juxtaposition of target audiences, including a European-based innovation network, low income urban residents, local businesses, and volunteers for the ruling Justice and Development Party (Adalet ve Kalknma Partisi, AKP) party. This analysis also contributes to a better conceptualization of the AKP's capacity to enhance its legitimacy beyond electoral mobilization.