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The rich contributions to the
development of a Southern Sociology perspective have enabled sociologists in
various countries to rethink and reassess the development of sociology
discipline in their countries. This book firstly, aims to identify the main
theses of the scholars contributed to the Southern Sociology perspective such
as Connell, Burawoy, Comaroff and Comaroff, Bhambra, Rosa, Maia etc. and then
applies these to the historical development of Turkish sociology. The author
selectively focuses on two periods, the 1930s-1950s and the 1970s-1980s, which
would, he believes, be a valuable contribution from Turkey to the ongoing
development of Southern Sociology perspective. The former period was remarked
by the re-establishment of sociology at the Turkish universities with the
contribution of German migrant scholars, who had to escape from the
nationalist-socialist regime in Germany at those years. This period exemplifies
a continuity of the Eurocentric development of sociology that extends and
partly challenges the periodization of the development of sociology by Connell.
The latter period was remarked by the contribution of Turkish scholars and
intelligentsia to the international debates on the “Asian Type of Mode of
Production” and “Petty Commodity Production”, which in turn exemplifies a
Southern production of knowledge and engages with Burawoy’s arguments on
Southern Sociology. The book secondly, problematizes the hegemonic construction
and structure of the discipline at Turkish universities and focuses on the
teaching of ‘Contemporary Sociological Theory’ Courses. The author presents
empirical findings of the content analysis of course syllabi and reading lists
at 16 sociology departments and qualitative analysis of in-depth interviews
with 14 sociologists teaching this course. Keywords: Asian Mode of Production,
Petty Commodity Production, Contemporary Sociological Theory, Southern
Sociology and Turkish Sociology
