ENGLISH SPRING? SOCIOLOGICAL REASONS OF THE RIOTS IN ENGLAND IN AUGUST 2011 - NG L Z BAHARI MI? A USTOS 2011’DE NG LTERE’DE YA ANAN AYAKLANMALARI SOSYOLOJ K NEDENLER

In this article, the riots that occurred in England in August 2011 are analysed. Riots are the concrete reflections of anomie and social crisis. The anomic situation made up of normlessness, irregularity and ineptitude cause riots. Political left rhetoric associates the reasons of riots with degenerations in social structure such as economical crisis, poverty, public expenditure cuts, exclusion and inequality; whereas political right rhetoric asso- ciates riots with cultural decays such as moral degeneration, sick society, broken homes and poor parenting. Besides these analyses, factors such as bankrupt banks, racism, negative attitude of the police and distrust in governmental instititutions also cause riots. Such complexity of social events requires an explanation of multiple causes, of which are possibly inter-linked and mutually affecting. Riots are dealt with the basis of the critics of global neo-liberal system. Also, the effects of internet and social media in organizing riots have equal importance. zetBu makalede, A ustos 2011’de ngiltere’de meydana gelen isyanlar analiz edilmektedir. syanlar, anomi ve sosyal krizin somut yans mas d r. Normsuzluk, kurals zl k, güvensizlik ve anlams zl n olu turdu u anomik durum isyanlar üretmektedir. syanlar n nedenlerini sol politik s ylem; ekonomik kriz, yoksulluk, kamu harcamalar n n kesilmesi, d lanma ve e itsizlik vb. gibi sosyal yap daki bozulmalara ba lamaktad r. Sa politik s ylem ise, isyanlar ahlaki yozla ma, hasta toplum, par alanm aile ve yetersiz ebeveynlik vb. gibi kültürel yap daki bozulmalara ba lamaktad r. Bu analizler yan nda, batan bankalar, rk ayr mc l , polisin olumsuz tutumu, devlet kurumlar na güvensizlik vb. gibi fakt rler de isyana neden olan fakt rlerdir. Sosyal olaylar karma k oldu u i in tek nedenle a klanamaz. Dolay s yla isyana ait zikredilen bütün nedenlerin etkisi bulunmaktad r. syanlar, küresel neo-liberal sistemin ele tirisi temelinde ele al nmaktad r. Ayr ca, isyanlar n rgütlenmesi ve yay lmas nda nternetin ve sosyal medyan n etkisi de nem ta maktad r.