Social Reactions Against Dam Policies: Comparison of Social Movements in India and in Turkey

Dams having social, cultural, ecological effects; have triggered social movements in different parts of the world. in turkey and india, too, similar social movements appeared. the aim of this article is to compare social movements against dams in two countries where social, cultural and political structures are totally different. the movement against the dam construction in narmada valley, india and the movement against hes (hydroelectric plants) in turkey are evaluated in terms of the organizer actors of the movement; repertoire of action; international impacts; reaction of the state power; consequences in the way of realization of their aims. comparison of two examples is important in order to reveal insufficiencies of the struggle against dams.