Street-level governing: negotiating the state in urban Turkey
In: Stanford studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic societies and cultures
Frontmatter --Contents --Abbreviations --Acknowledgments --Introduction --PART 1. A HYBRID INSTITUTION ANCHORED IN LOCAL SOCIETY --1. An Incompletely Formed Institution --2. How the Muhtarlık Fuels the Production of Notables --PART 2. A FAMILIAR INSTITUTION IN THE TIME OF DATABASES --3. The Muhtars' Changing Role --4. The Residents' Champion --PART 3. CONTRASTING POLITICAL EFFECTS --5. Ambivalent Interface with the Official Order --6. Enacting Context- Dependent Roles --PART 4. LOSS OF AUTONOMY AT THE MICROLOCAL LEVEL --7. Working within and Modulating Institutional Constraints --8. The Muhtarlık's Waning Autonomy --Conclusion --Appendix: The Muhtars Studied --Notes --References --Index