Authoritarian Politics in Turkey: Elections, Resistance and the Akp Contributor(s): Baser, Bahar (Author), Öztürk, Ahmet Erdi (Author) |
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ISBN: 1784538000 ISBN-13: 9781784538002 Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company OUR PRICE: $158.40 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | World - Middle Eastern - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Conservatism & Liberalism - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Fascism & Totalitarianism |
LCCN: 2019467271 |
Series: Library of Modern Turkey |
Physical Information: 1" H x 6.2" W x 9.3" (1.3 lbs) 288 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Turkey - Cultural Region - Middle East |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: President Erdogan's victory in the April 2017 referendum granted him sweeping new powers across Turkey. The constitutional reforms transform the country from a parliamentary democracy into a Turkish style presidential republic. Despite being democratically elected, Turkey's ruling AKP party has moved towards increasingly authoritarian measures. During the coup attempt in July 2016, the AKP government declared a state of emergency which Erdogan saw as an opportunity to purge the public sector of pro-Gulenist individuals and criminalise opposition groups including Kurds, Alevites, leftists and liberals. The country experienced political turmoil and rapid transformation as a result. This book identifies the process of democratic reversal in Turkey. In particular, contributors explore the various ways that a democratically elected political party has used elections to implement authoritarian measures. They scrutinise the very concepts of democracy, elections and autocracy to expose their flaws which can be manipulated to advantage. |