Turkey’s Political Leaders
Edinburgh University Press (Verlag)
978-1-3995-0009-8 (ISBN)
This longitudinal study reveals how the conduct of political leaders has been central to the shortcomings of the Turkey’s democratic system. The most prominent political leaders, from the birth of the Republic until today, have all displayed a desire to sustain their rule through authoritarian and undemocratic measures. This has ensured efforts to improve, strengthen and respect democratic institutions and practices have been weak or non-existent across the multi-party era. In turn, the chapters identify how the leaders’ values, beliefs and practices underwritten by authoritarianism, have resulted in the tenuous existence of democracy, oscillating between simply enduring and failure during the periods they occupied the seats of political power. By looking at the Turkish experience, the book also offers comparative lessons and insights into the role political leaders play in the survival or failure of democracy.
Tezcan Gümüş is a Lecturer in Islamic Studies at the Asia Institute, the University of Melbourne. His research interests lie in contemporary Turkish politics, politics of the Middle East and the role of elites in democratisation and democratic breakdowns. Tez has taught a number of courses on politics and international relations, and has published work in the Contemporary Islam journal. This will be his first monograph.
List of Tables Turkish Pronunciation, Style and Spelling List of Abbreviations and AcronymsAcknowledgements Introduction 1 1950–60: Democracy under the Democrats, a New Game Built on Past Rules 2 1961–71: The Rise of Süleyman Demirel 3 1971–80: Years of Strife: The Battle between Süleyman Demirel and Bülent Ecevit 4 1983–93: Turgut Özal and the Penchant for One-Man Rule 5 1993–2002: The 1990s and the Crises of Democracy6 2002–15: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and a Democracy Dismantled 7 2015–21: President Erdoğan and the Institutionalisation of Single-Man Rule Conclusion Epilogue
References Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 13.11.2024 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Edinburgh Studies on Modern Turkey |
| Zusatzinfo | 6 black and white illustrations, 21 black and white tables |
| Verlagsort | Edinburgh |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918) |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Systeme | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-3995-0009-0 / 1399500090 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-3995-0009-8 / 9781399500098 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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