Challenging Democratic Deficit at Work Through Humoristic Criticism: Perspectives from Turkey's Highly Qualified Employees

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dc.authorid0000-0002-4332-9805
dc.contributor.authorYılmaz, Ayça
dc.date.accessioned2026-02-05T10:01:07Z
dc.date.available2026-02-05T10:01:07Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.departmentTAÜ, Kültür ve Sosyal Bilimler Fakültesi, Sosyoloji Bölümü
dc.description.abstractThis article focuses on the lived experiences of highly-qualified employees facing contradictions in working life in contemporary Turkish society, engendered by the ambivalence between the managerial discourse, which promotes employees’ subjectivity, and de-democratization of society manifested specifically by the limitations of freedom of expression. The empirical research discussed in this article examines humoristic narratives shared by highly-qualified employees on social media, highlighting the contradictions they experience in corporate life. The study analyzed social media accounts that humorously critique working conditions, corporate culture, indebtedness, and co-worker relationships. It employs a qualitative approach, using content analysis to interpret the narratives and explore how humor is used to express negative working life experiences due to de-democratization of the society. The main findings of the study demonstrate that highly qualified employees, working in corporate companies, use humorous narratives to critique four key areas: psycho-social risks, corporate culture, co-worker relationships and indebtedness.
dc.identifier.citationYılmaz, A. (2025). Challenging Democratic Deficit at Work Through Humoristic Criticism: Perspectives from Turkey's Highly Qualified Employees. Analyse & Kritik Journal of Philosophy and Social Theory, 47 (1), 53-77.
dc.identifier.doi10.1515/auk-2025-2005
dc.identifier.endpage77
dc.identifier.issn2365-9858
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.startpage53
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12846/2122
dc.identifier.volume47
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherde Gruyter
dc.relation.ispartofAnalyse & Kritik Journal of Philosophy and Social Theory
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Ulusal Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjecthighly qualified employees
dc.subjectdemocracy
dc.subjectwork experiences
dc.subjectmanagerial discourse
dc.subjectsubjectivity
dc.subjecthumor
dc.titleChallenging Democratic Deficit at Work Through Humoristic Criticism: Perspectives from Turkey's Highly Qualified Employees
dc.typeArticle

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