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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455020803321

Autore

Hale William M

Titolo

Islamism, democracy, and liberalism in Turkey [[electronic resource] ] : the case of the AKP / / William Hale and Ergun Özbudun

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2009

ISBN

1-135-21492-1

1-282-31562-5

9786612315626

0-203-87335-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (237 p.)

Collana

Routledge studies in Middle Eastern politics ; ; 11

Altri autori (Persone)

ÖzbudunErgun

Disciplina

324.2561/04

Soggetti

Islam and politics - Turkey

Liberalism - Turkey

Electronic books.

Turkey Politics and government 1980-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Tables; Introduction: Islam, democracy and the Turkish experience; Part I The AKP's history, ideology, social bases and organisation; 1 The history of Islamist parties in Turkey: from the National Order Party to the Justice and Development Party (AKP); 2 The AKP's ideology: Conservative democracy; 3 The AKP's social bases: A new centre-right coalition?; 4 Party organisation; Part II The AKP in government; 5 Democratising reforms and constitutional issues; 6 Cultural policies: Creeping Islamisation or politics of avoidance?

7 The AKP government and the military8 The AKP and the Turkish economy; 9 Foreign policy and the AKP; Conclusions, assessments and expectations; Notes; Sources; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The Justice and Development Party (AKP) were elected to power in 2002 and since then Turkish politics has undergone considerable change. This book is a comprehensive analysis of the AKP, in terms not just of its ideological agenda, but also of its social basis and performance in office in the main theatres of public policy - political reform, and



cultural, economic and foreign policies. Based on an extensive analysis of official and party documents, interviews, academic sources and media coverage, the book outlines the main features of the current global debate on the relation