THE TABLE OF SIX AS A ‘MASTER SIGNIFIER’ AND THE PSYCHOLOGY OF VOTERS

Abstract

This study aims to examine the new coalition formed under the leadership of The Republican People’s Party (CHP) known as the “table of six” by demonstrating that its main purpose is to be the 'main signifier' of the new symbolic order. Considering the subject and its structure are both social entities, it is necessary to reveal the hegemonic relations between them as sociological categories. The subject will then be examined separately as a psychoanalytic category, and its critical role in constructing a hegemonic formation will be discussed. By doing so, the psychology of voters and their demands will be focused on rather than the strategies, bargains, and dialogues among the parties at the “table of six”. Lastly, the “table of six” will be presented as a symbolic order that politicians have constructed to respond to the demand for ‘order’ across all areas.