Democratisation in Turkey
The Role of Political Parties
©2004
Monographs
289 Pages
Series:
Europe plurielle/Multiple Europes, Volume 31
Summary
Party politics has been undergoing a revival in many democracies. However, parties are much less studied in countries with unstable political regimes. Party interactions can help to provide explanations for the emergence and performance of regimes, whether of the democratic or authoritarian type. This book is a comprehensive case study that analyses, in depth, Turkish political parties.
Starting with broad historical analysis, Huri Türsan takes the reader down to the most recent electoral activities and party politics in a country whose topicality is on the rise, not least due to its political problems. While the author deals with many issues of politics (including the role of the military), she focuses on an aspect of party competition which renders democracy problematic in Turkey, namely polarisation in party politics along cleavages.
Starting with broad historical analysis, Huri Türsan takes the reader down to the most recent electoral activities and party politics in a country whose topicality is on the rise, not least due to its political problems. While the author deals with many issues of politics (including the role of the military), she focuses on an aspect of party competition which renders democracy problematic in Turkey, namely polarisation in party politics along cleavages.
Details
- Pages
- 289
- Publication Year
- 2004
- ISBN (Softcover)
- 9789052012360
- Language
- English
- Keywords
- Türkei Demokratisierung Parteiensystem Political parties military intervention political cleavages Turkey democracy
- Published
- Bruxelles, Bern, Berlin, Frankfurt am Main, New York, Oxford, Wien, 2004. 289 pp., 1 fig., num. tables