Contemporary Turkish politics : challenges to democratic consolidation / by Ergun Özbudun.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Özbudun, Ergun, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Turkey--Politics and government--20th century.

Turkey.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (185 p.)

Place of Publication:

Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2000]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Özbudun analyzes a half century of Turkish politics, focusing on democratic transitions and breakdowns and providing a theorical and comparative perspective.

Contents:

Title page; copyright page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; ch1-Introduction; Notes; ch2-Democratic Transitions, Breakdowns, and Restorations in Comparative Perspective; Democratic Transitions; Transition from Single-Party Rule (1945-1950); Transitions from Military Rule (1960-1961, 1971-1973, 1980-1983); The Crises and Breakdowns of Democratic Rule: 1960, 1971, 1980; Notes; ch3-The Politics of Constitution Making; The 1924 Constitution; The 1961 Constitution; The 1971 and 1973 Constitutional Revisions; The 1982 Constitution; Debates on Constitutional Changes Since 1983; Notes

ch4-Parties and the Party SystemThe Party System: Deinstitutionalizaiton, Fragmentation, and Polarization; Organizational Characteristics of Turkish Political Parties; The Rise of Political Islam: The Welfare Party; The Center-Right; The Center-Left; Minor Parties; Conclusion; Notes; ch5-The Military in Politics; Exit Guarantees; Exit Guarantees and Democratic Consolidation; Civilianization of the Regime; Notes; ch6-The State, Civil Society, and New Challenges to Consolidation; Elite Settlements and Convergence; New Challenges: Political Islam and Kurdish Nationalism; Notes; ch7-Conclusion

NotesAbbreviations; Bibliography; Index; About the Book

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-164) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-62637-317-5

OCLC:

1334344700