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Record Nr.

UNINA9910157819203321

Autore

Turan Ilter

Titolo

Turkey's difficult journey to democracy : two steps forward, one step back

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015

ISBN

0-19-179934-3

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Collana

Oxford studies in democratization Turkey's difficult journey to democracy

Disciplina

956.103

Soggetti

Democracy - Turkey

Democratization - Turkey

Government - Non-U.S

Law, Politics & Government

Government - Asia

Turkey Politics and government 20th century

Turkey Politics and government 21st century

Turkey History 21st century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

This study examines Turkey's early transition to democracy when its history and level of development did not suggest it to be likely. Noting modernisation theories assumed socioeconomic development preceded democratisation, it asks two questions: whether an underdeveloped society that adopts democratic rule can sustain it while achieving socioeconomic development, and whether democracy deepens and matures with such development. Tracing Turkey's democratisation, it argues that satisfactory socioeconomic development has been achieved, but democracy's deepening and maturing has proved difficult.