ISBN:
9781784538002
Language:
English
Pages:
xvi, 270 Seiten
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Karten, Diagramme
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24 cm
Series Statement:
Library of modern Turkey 29
Series Statement:
Library of modern Turkey
DDC:
320.9561090512
Keywords:
AK Parti (Turkey)
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Authoritarianism
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Authoritarianism History
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21st century
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Turkey
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Democracy History
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21st century
;
Turkey
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Politisches System
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Politischer Wandel
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Präsidentielles Regierungssystem
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Autoritarismus
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Politischer Islam
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Abstimmung
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Wahl
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Innenpolitik
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Turkey Politics and government 21st century
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Turkey Politics and government
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21st century
;
Türkei
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Aufsatzsammlung
;
Türkei
;
Politik
;
Autoritarismus
;
Autoritärer Staat
;
Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi
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Geschichte 2000-
Abstract:
President Erdogan's victory in the April 2017 referendum granted him sweeping new powers across Turkey. The constitutional reforms transform the country from a parliamentary democracy into a "Turkish style" presidential republic. Despite being democratically elected, Turkey's ruling AKP party has moved towards increasingly authoritarian measures. During the coup attempt in July 2016, the AKP government declared a state of emergency which Erdogan saw as an opportunity to purge the public sector of pro-Gulenist individuals and criminalise opposition groups including Kurds, Alevites, leftists and liberals. The country experienced political turmoil and rapid transformation as a result. This book identifies the process of democratic reversal in Turkey. In particular, contributors explore the various ways that a democratically elected political party has used elections to implement authoritarian measures. They scrutinise the very concepts of democracy, elections and autocracy to expose their flaws which can be manipulated to advantage. The book includes chapters discussing the roots of authoritarianism in Turkey; the political economy of elections; the relationship between the political Islamic groups and the government; Turkish foreign policy; non-Muslim communities' attitudes towards the AKP; and Kurdish citizens' voting patterns. As well as following Turkey's political trajectory, this book contextualises Turkey in the wider literature on electoral and competitive authoritarianisms and explores the country's future options.
Note:
1. In Lieu of an Introduction : Is it Curtains for Turkish Democracy?
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2. How Did We Get Here? Turkey's Slow Shift to Authoritarianism
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3. Electoral Integrity in Turkey : From Tutelary Democracy to Competitive Authoritarianism
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4. Elections and Public Finance in Turkey : Public Spending as a Taciturn Election Campaign?
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5. Foreign Policy as a Legitimation Strategy for AKP's Hegemonic Project of the "New Turkey"
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6. Power and Islam in Turkey : The Relationship Between the AKP and Sunni Islamic Groups, 2002-
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7. Turks as a Minority : The Effects of Minority Status in Electoral Behaviour
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8. Recasting the Parameters of Freedom of Religion in Turkey : Non-Muslims and the AKP
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9. Kurds and Elections Under the AK Party's Rule : The Shifting Internal and External Borders of the Kurdish Political Region
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10. Vanguards of Violation : Freedom of Assembly and Notes on the Turkish Political Regime
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11. Freedom of Information in Turkey : The Death of the Free Press and the Case of Academics for Peace
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12. Digital Cultural Capital as a Counter-hegemonic Tool in Turkey
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13. Epilogue : The Desire is There
