| The Decline of Democracy in Turkey: A Comparative Study of Hegemonic Party Rule Contributor(s): Çınar, Kürşat (Author) |
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ISBN: 0367729237 ISBN-13: 9780367729233 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $52.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | World - Middle Eastern - Social Science | Regional Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (0.83 lbs) 156 pages |
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| Publisher Description: This book explores the roots of the decline of democracy and the rise of hegemonic parties in Turkey, by comparing the Justice and Development Party (AKP) with other comparable cases throughout the world. Offering a novel analysis in the rise of hegemonic parties, this book incorporates the analysis of state-society relations and institutionalist approaches. A hegemonic party is a single political party that dominates the scene in multi-party elections for extended periods of time. Focusing on the cases of Turkey, Azerbaijan, Malaysia, Russia and other countries through the Middle East, Asia, Latin America, Africa and Europe, the book proves that hegemony building is possible through the combination of societal and institutional factors at the individual, local, and national levels. Multilingual comparative content analysis, rigorous statistical tests, and in-depth elite-level interviews support this theory, based on an extensive fieldwork analysis. Analysing contemporary as well as historical cases of hegemonic parties, the volume will be of interest to researchers and students in a broad range of areas including democratization, political parties and Turkish politics. |