Democratic Consolidation in Turkey

Micro and macro challenges
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-138-91495-7
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 236 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 526 g

Reihe: Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Politics

While Turkey has made major strides in democratic reforms in the late 1990s and early 2000s, progress has, in many ways, stalled. Turkey remains "democratic" in the sense that attaining political power depends upon winning votes, but in recent years its leadership has taken a majoritarian view of democracy and the country has faced problems on issues such as rule of law, freedom of speech, and increased polarization.

This book explores the understanding and practice of democracy in Turkey since the early 2000s, analyzing its evolution in light of the parliamentary elections held in 2015. Adopting a more holistic approach in line with the writing of Wolfgang Merkel, it recognizes that a successful, consolidated democracy has various micro and macro-level foundations. The former includes factors such as political values, tolerance, identity, and civil society, while the latter includes political economy, party competition, and institutional development. This volume rejects purely descriptive assessments and instead employs theoretical perspectives to analyze a dynamic political environment. It brings together a range of noted specialists on Turkish politics and society, who employ different methodological approaches and frameworks to offer a distinct scholarly work on democratization in Turkey.

A thorough analysis of the problems of democratic consolidation, alongside an awareness of the theoretical and methodological debates in the discipline, make this book essential reading for students, scholars and policymakers interested in Turkish politics, as well as democratization and democratic transitions more generally.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Erisen, Cengiz

Kubicek, Paul

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Regionalwissenschaften, Regionalstudien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: Conceptualizing Democratic Consolidation in Turkey Cengiz Erisen (TOBB University of Economics and Technology) and Paul Kubicek (Oakland University)

Micro Foundations

Chapter 2: Religiosity and Political Values in post-2000 Turkey Birol Yesilada Birol Yesilada (Portland State University) and Peter Noordijk (Portland State University)

Chapter 3: Tolerance and Democratization in Turkey Cengiz Erisen (TOBB University of Economics and Technology)

Chapter 4: Turkey’s Judicial Reforms and the Evolution of Public Confidence in Legal System Yuksel Alper Ecevit Alper Ecevit (Bahçesehir UniversityBahcesehir University)

Chapter 5: Media and Democracy in Turkey: An Analysis on the News Media Framing of Gezi Park Protests Çagkan Sayin Atilim University) and Emre Toros Emre Toros (Atilim University) and Cagkan Sayin (Atilim University)

Macro Foundations

Chapter 6: Majoritarian Democracy in Turkey: Causes and Consequences Paul Kubicek (Oakland University)

Chapter 7: Problems of Rule of Law and Horizontal Accountability in Turkey: Defective Democracy or Competitive Authoritarianism? Ergun Özbudun (Istanbul Sehir ÜniversitesiIstanbul Sehir University)

Chapter 8: Opposition Parties and Democratic Consolidation in Turkey Sabri Sayari (Sabanci University & Bahçesehir UniversityBahcesehir University)

Chapter 9: The Political Economy of Turkish Democracy Ali Burak Güven Ali Burak Guven (University of London, Birkbeck)

Chapter 10: Conclusion: Turkish Democracy in 2015 and Beyond Paul Kubicek (Oakland University) and Cengiz Erisen (TOBB University of Economics and Technology)

Über Autor(innen)

Cengiz Erisen is Associate Professor of Political Science at TOBB University of Economics and Technology. He has published work on comparative political behavior, political psychology, and Turkish politics.

Paul Kubicek is Professor of Political Science and Director of International Studies at Oakland University. He has written extensively on democratization in Eurasia and in Turkey, and is the editor of Turkish Studies.