Turkish Democracy Today
Elections, Protest and Stability in an Islamic Society
1st Edition
Published on 21. December 2006
256 pages
978-0-85771-758-0 (ISBN)
Description
The experience of democracy in Turkey since its introduction in 1950 has been bloody, chequered but persistent. The complex cultural and economic stratification of Turkish society, together with its unique geopolitical status, straddling Eastern and Western zones of influence, in part accounts for the turbulence of Turkey's democratic experience. But, as this important new work argues, Turkish democracy has for too long been treated as a sui generis case, and been cut off from theoretical developments in psephology and comparative sociology. The authors seek to redress this, combining cutting-edge theory with in-depth empirical research to address the key issues in contemporary Turkish politics: the rise of democratic Islamist parties, and the implications of their ascendancy for political stability and democratic governance. They offer important conclusions on voter decision-making in Turkey, and provide a rigorous theoretical framework for identifying trends and anticipating future developments.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-0-85771-758-0 (9780857717580)
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Ersin Kalaycioglu
Turkish Democracy Today
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12/2006
I.B. Tauris
€141.36
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Persons
Ali Carkoglu is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Sabanci University and a member of the editorial board of Turkish Studies. Ersin Kalycioglu is a Professor of Political Science and President of Isik University, Istanbul. Ustun Erguder is Director of the Istanbul Policy Center at Sabanci University.
Content
- Cover
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- 1.Introduction: Taking Part in Politics, A Historical Overview
- 2.Political Parties in 2002 Election
- 3.Context of Political Participation: Continual Economic Crisisand Politics of EU Adjustment
- 4.Analyzing Political Participation at Macro Level of Analysis
- 5.Analyzing Political Participation at the Individual Level of Analysis
- 6.Voting in Elections: Continuity and Change in November 2002
- 7.Explaining the Vote Choice in November 2002
- 8.Conclusion: Prospects for Turkish Electoral Politics
- Appendix Sample Design
- Notes
- References
- Index
