THE BIOPOLITICS OF HUNGER AND THE SPATIAL CONQUEST OF THE COMMONS: A CRITICAL INTERVENTION INTO TURKEY'S SCHOOL MEAL CRISIS
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https://doi.org/10.18623/rvd.v23.5737Palabras clave:
Social Reproduction, Food Commons, Biopolitics, Non-State Publicness, Social Self-DefenseResumen
In this paper, the school meals crisis is seen not just as a technical failure in welfare provision but as a matter of cultural politics. Drawing from social reproduction theory, Foucauldian biopolitics, and Lefebvrian spatial analysis, the study argues that the lack of public school meals in Turkey shifts the cost of labor-power reproduction to households. It also turns hunger into a disciplinary force within schools. As a result, schools become places where deprivation quietly shapes learning and amplifies inequality. This article challenges state-centric solutions. It introduces non-state publicness to explore collective provision through municipal logistics, local food networks, and academic oversight. By reimagining the school kitchen as both a site of struggle and a possible food commons, the study shows how everyday school infrastructure can be reclaimed from marketization and capitalist control. Thus, the article offers a spatial and material perspective on education policy. It places nutrition at the center of educational justice rather than treating it as a mere welfare issue.
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