Karpat Talks
Bartu Ersen, Doctoral Student, Department of Sociology, University of Wisconsin–Madison
This talk discusses how male professional soccer players in Turkey situate themselves within the neoliberal reorganization of their field. Drawing on interviews, media materials, and internal team practices, it analyzes the move from club-centered loyalty toward individualized self-management. It focuses on the decline of sacrifice and emotional attachment as metrics such as visibility, efficiency, and control over the self gain importance. These changes align with the flexible labor conditions of the post-Bosman era.
Presented by Karpat Graduate Student Society of Kemal H. Karpat Center for Turkish Studies