The Rise of Populist Electoral Authoritarianism in Turkey: a Case of Culturally Rooted Recidivism
The Rise of Populist Electoral Authoritarianism in Turkey: a Case of Culturally Rooted Recidivism
Author(s): İlter TuranSubject(s): Politics, Constitutional Law, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Political Theory, Political Sciences, Governance, Sociology, Political history, Social history, Recent History (1900 till today), Government/Political systems, Developing nations, Politics and law, Politics and society, Comparative politics, Post-War period (1950 - 1989), Present Times (2010 - today), EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment, Social Norms / Social Control, Sociology of Politics, Politics of History/Memory, Politics and Identity, Identity of Collectives
Published by: Wydawnictwo Akademickie SEDNO
Keywords: Turkey; electoral authoritarianism; state elites; AKP; military; modernization
Summary/Abstract: The trend in Turkey’s politics toward “electoral authoritarianism” is rooted in the long history of modernization. Tensions between traditional society and modernizing elites (with strong links to the military) resulted in the series of military coups in the 20th century and weak civilian regimes. The originality of the rule of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) since its coming to power in 2002 is that it has been able to consolidate the support of less privileged strata and to establish full control over the state. How durable is this system remains an open question.
Journal: Studia Socjologiczno-Polityczne. Seria Nowa
- Issue Year: 7/2017
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 83-102
- Page Count: 20
- Language: English