Görünmezliğin Politik Ekolojisi: Yavaş Şiddet, Çevresel Cezasızlık ve Radikal Hesap Verebilirlik
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: This article examines the crises of power, morality, and accountability underlying contemporary ecological issues through a political ecology perspective, utilizing Plato's Ring of Gyges metaphor. The study discusses how multinational corporations and nation-states use complex production networks and sovereignty rights as an "armor of invisibility" to conceal environmental destruction. The ontological and structural invisibility created by the capitalist system is exposed through Locke's property theory, Hobbes's concept of absolute sovereignty, and Marx's metabolic rift. In this context, the paper explores ways to break the cycle of "slow violence" and "structural violence" that fuel environmental injustices. The research argues that taking off Gyges's ring—achieving a new ecological transparency—is only possible through Michel Serres's Natural Contract, which recognizes nature as a legal subject, and Bruno Latour's Parliament of Things, which integrates non-human entities into political decision-making processes. Ultimately, the construction of radical accountability mechanisms, such as cross-border carbon regulations, an International Environmental Court, and eco-democracy assemblies, is presented as a constitutional and institutional necessity for a sustainable future.
Source: DergiPark (Istanbul University)
Author: Kalaycı, Ergun
Institution: Gümüşhane University
Language: Turkish
Topic: Environmental law and policy
Subfield: Law
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7223190030