Mihail Manoilescu: A Pioneer Thinker About the Uniqueness of the Kemalist Single Party
Mihail Manoilescu: A Pioneer Thinker About the Uniqueness of the Kemalist Single Party
Author(s): Lemi AtalaySubject(s): Politics, History, History of ideas, Recent History (1900 till today), Government/Political systems
Published by: Academia Română – Centrul de Studii Transilvane
Keywords: Mihail Manoilescu; Kemalism; Republican People’s Party; single-party system; tutelary party;
Summary/Abstract: Mihail Manoilescu (1891–1950), known for his corporatist and protectionist views in the 1930s, also tried to develop a single-party theory. He wrote a book with this purpose, examining the existing single-party systems at that time, one of these systems being the Kemalist one-party system in Turkey. This study aims to contribute to the existing literature on Kemalism by addressing this under-recognized assessment. In this context, the main focus of this study is whether Manoilescu’s assessment of the Kemalist single party was unique and how he influenced assessments that came after him. Therefore, an analytical evaluation method was chosen, and both Manoilescu’s book and other studies were analyzed comparatively in this regard. This research concluded that Manoilescu contributed to the literature on Kemalism by making appropriate determinations.
Journal: Transylvanian Review
- Issue Year: XXX/2021
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 118-131
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English