Politics In The Third Turkish Republic
Westview Press Inc
1st Edition
Published on 19. May 1994
Book
Hardback
288 pages
978-0-8133-8674-4 (ISBN)
Description
This volume examines the process of democratization in Turkey after 1980 in light of the shifting balance between the emphasis on prudent political leadership and on political participation that has characterized Turkish politics for decades. Contributors focus on the withdrawal of the military from politics, the role of the political and civil elites in the consolidation of democracy, liberalization and privatization of the economy, the emergence of Islam as a secular religion, and international influences on the democratization process. The consolidation of democracy depends upon striking a balance between political participation and prudent political leadership. During the Ottoman-Turkish period, state elites in Turkey emphasized political leadership; following the transition to democracy in the mid-1940s, the situation was reversed and the stress was on political participation. As a result, for decades Turkish politics has suffered from an imbalance between the two extremes.This volume examines the process of democratization in Turkey after 1980 in light of these disproportions.
Early chapters offer an overview of Turkish democracy from a comparative and historical perspective and outline the theoretical underpinnings of the book. Subsequent chapters focus on the withdrawal of the military from politics, the role of political and civil elites in the consolidation of democracy, liberalization and privatization of the economy, the emergence of Islam as a secular religion, and international influences on the democratization process. A final chapter analyzes the interplay of political leadership and participation in Turkish politics today.
Early chapters offer an overview of Turkish democracy from a comparative and historical perspective and outline the theoretical underpinnings of the book. Subsequent chapters focus on the withdrawal of the military from politics, the role of political and civil elites in the consolidation of democracy, liberalization and privatization of the economy, the emergence of Islam as a secular religion, and international influences on the democratization process. A final chapter analyzes the interplay of political leadership and participation in Turkish politics today.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-0-8133-8674-4 (9780813386744)
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Content
Turkish democracy in a historical and comparative perspective, Dankwart A. Rustow; transitions to democracy in Turkey - toward a new pattern, Metin Heper; de-militarization and civilianization of the regime, Ahmet Evin; democratization of the constitutional and legal framework, Ergun Ozbudun; evolution of the electoral process, Ilter Turan; liberalization of the economy, Rusdu Saracoglu; privatization of state economic enterprises, Ersin Kalaycioglu; the European Community, the United States, the Middle East and Turkey, Udo Steinbach; the limits of international influence for democratization, Ali L. Karaosmanoglu; economic growth and political stability, Bilsay Juruc; education and political development, Joseph S. Szyliowicz; Islam in mass society - harmony versus polarization, Serif Mardon; Kenan Evren as president - from conflict to compromise, C.H. Dodd; Turgot Ozal's presidency - crisis and consensus, M. Heper; journalists and democracy, Gerard Groc; toward autonomy of politics and civil society in Turkey; Nilufer Gole; prospects for a new centre, or the temporary rise of the peripheral "asabiyah"?, Faruk Birtek; trials and tribulations of democracy in the Third Turkish Republic, M. Heper.