Turkey between Democracy and Authoritarianism

✍ Scribed by Yeşim Arat; Şevket Pamuk

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Year: 2019
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 318
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Since the 1980 military coup in Turkey, much of the history and politics of the country can be described as a struggle between democracy and authoritarianism. In this accessible account of the country's politics, society and economics, the authors delve into the causes and processes of what has been called a democratic 'backsliding'. In order to explore this, Yeşim Arat and Şevket Pamuk, two of Turkey's leading social scientists, focus on the mutual distrust between the secular and Islamist groups. They argue that the attempts by a secular coalition to circumscribe the Islamists in power had a boomerang effect. The Islamists struck back first in self-defence, then in pursuit of authoritarian power. With chapters on urbanization, Kurdish nationalism, women's movements, economic development and foreign relations, this book offers a comprehensive and lively examination of contemporary Turkey and its role on the global stage.

✦ Table of Contents

01.0_pp_i_ii_Turkey_Between_Democracy_and_Authoritarianism
02.0_pp_iii_iii_Turkey_Between_Democracy_and_Authoritarianism
03.0_pp_iv_iv_Copyright_page
04.0_pp_v_vi_Dedication
05.0_pp_vii_vii_Contents
06.0_pp_viii_viii_Maps_and_Tables
07.0_pp_ix_xi_Preface
08.0_pp_xii_xiv_Abbreviations
09.0_pp_1_27_Introduction
10.0_pp_28_54_A_Long_Wave_of_Urbanization
11.0_pp_55_87_From_Military_Rule_to_Civilian_Politics
12.0_pp_88_129_Islamists_in_Power
13.0_pp_130_161_Uneven_Economic_Development_and_Domestic_Politics
14.0_pp_162_192_The_Kurdish_Revolt_Nationalism_and_Ethnicity
15.0_pp_193_227_Between_Europe_and_the_Middle_East
16.0_pp_228_261_Womens_Call_for_Democracy
17.0_pp_262_272_Conclusion
18.0_pp_273_288_Bibliography
19.0_pp_289_296_Index