Ersin Kalaycioglu's Books

Fragile but Resilient?

Turkish Electoral Dynamics, 2002-2015

By: Ali Carkoglu,Ersin Kalaycioglu

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Fragile but Resilient?

Turkish Electoral Dynamics, 2002-2015

By: Ali Carkoglu,Ersin Kalaycioglu

Ersin Kalaycıoğlu and Ali Çarkoğlu, who conducted surveys comparable to the American National Election Survey for the 2002 and 2015 national elections in Turkey, chart the dynamics that brought the pro-Islamist conservative Justice and Development Party (Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi-AKP) to power in 2002, and that continue to influence electoral politics. The authors trace the uneven course of democratization in Turkey, as revealed through elections, since the first competitive, multi-party elections in 1950. Since the market liberalization reforms of 1980, Turkey has been rapidly evolving from a closed, agricultural, comparatively underdeveloped polity into an open and industrial state primarily integrated with the global economy. Kalaycıoğlu and Çarkoğlu analyze different dimensions of five elections surveys in 2002-2015 period to show how the consequent socio-economic changes and traditional socio-cultural divisions have affected elections, political parties, and individual voters. The authors conclude that the historical-cultural divide between rural, peripheral, conservative groups and more urban, centrist, and modernized groups not only persists but shapes elections more than ever. This book not only provides an original comprehensive and critical evaluation of the Turkish electoral and party politics, it also offers a case study of voting behavior in a state undergoing both democratization and market liberalization in a rapidly changing and volatile international environment.

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University of Michigan Press

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0472128671

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9780472128679

Turkish Democracy Today

Elections, Protest and Stability in an Islamic Society

By: Ersin Kalaycioglu,Ali Carkoglu

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Turkish Democracy Today

Elections, Protest and Stability in an Islamic Society

By: Ersin Kalaycioglu,Ali Carkoglu

The experience of democracy in Turkey since its introduction in 1950 has been bloody, chequered but persistent. The complex cultural and economic stratification of Turkish society, together with its unique geopolitical status, straddling Eastern and Western zones of influence, in part accounts for the turbulence of Turkey's democratic experience. But, as this important new work argues, Turkish democracy has for too long been treated as a sui generis case, and been cut off from theoretical developments in psephology and comparative sociology. The authors seek to redress this, combining cutting-edge theory with in-depth empirical research to address the key issues in contemporary Turkish politics: the rise of democratic Islamist parties, and the implications of their ascendancy for political stability and democratic governance. They offer important conclusions on voter decision-making in Turkey, and provide a rigorous theoretical framework for identifying trends and anticipating future developments.

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254

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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0857717588

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9780857717580

Turkish Dynamics

Bridge Across Troubled Lands

By: E. Kalaycioglu

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Turkish Dynamics

Bridge Across Troubled Lands

By: E. Kalaycioglu

A leading Turkish political scientist enhances understanding of the interactions of liberal democracy with longstanding cultural cleavages along secular-religious lines, ethnicity, and social class. This chronological narrative focuses on how the process of urbanization and industrialization has led to social mobilization and population movements.

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Springer

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1403978662

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9781403978660

The Rising Tide of Conservatism in Turkey

By: A. Carkoglu

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The Rising Tide of Conservatism in Turkey

By: A. Carkoglu

This book analyzes the development and impact of conservatism on Turkish politics in the post-Cold War era. Exploring the impact of international system change on Turkey over the course of recent events, this book covers the emerging tension and stress in Turkey's political culture, economy, and democratic institutions.

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