Muslim Democracy explores the relationship between politics and religion in forty-seven Muslim-majority countries focusing especially on those with democratic experience such as Indonesia and Turkey and drawing comparisons with their regional non-Islamic counterpart... Lees meer.

Bringing together a mixture of theoretical discussion political analyses and illustrative case studies this volume provides the first comprehensive scholarly analysis of the tension between environmental protection and economic development in Turkey. Above all it eva... Lees meer.

This book examines the impact of European political conditionality on the process of democratization in Turkey over a twenty year period. Employing theoretical and conceptual approaches to the issue of EU conditionality the author compares the case of Turkey to that of... Lees meer.

This book examines the determinants and consequences of policy responsiveness and change and how policy issues get onto the media and legislative agenda in a transitional democracy. This book examines the determinants and consequences of policy responsiveness and chan... Lees meer.

While a positive correlation between capitalism and democracy has existed in Western Europe and North America the example of late-industrializing nations such as Turkey has demonstrated that the two need not always go hand in hand and sometimes the interests of busine... Lees meer.

This book examines the determinants and consequences of policy responsiveness and change and how policy issues get onto the media and legislative agenda in a transitional democracy. This book examines the determinants and consequences of policy responsiveness and chan... Lees meer.

This book contextualizes the rise of a neo-Islamic Turkish bourgeoisie class with a particular reference to the relationship between Islam and Capitalism and makes the argument for their ultimate compatibility . This book contextualizes the rise of a neo-Islamic Turk... Lees meer.

An incisive account of Erdo an s Turkey showing how its troubling transformation may be short-lived Since coming to power in 2002 Recep Tayyip Erdo an has overseen a radical transformation of Turkey. Once a pillar of the Western alliance the country has embarked o... Lees meer.

Offers an introduction to the politics of Italy Spain and Turkey providing a comparative case study analysis of why democratization outcomes vary across the three countries. Why are some regimes democratic while others are not. Specifically how have Spain and It... Lees meer.

This book carries out a systematic analysis of the effects of economic globalization on democratization. The author studies the labour institutions of Turkey and Argentina from three criteria of internal functioning external participation and structural organization.... Lees meer.

In 2002 the Islamist Justice and Development Party AKP swept to power in Turkey. Since then it has shied away from a hard-line ideological stance in favour of a more conservative and democratic approach. In this book M. Hakan Yavuz negotiates this ambivalence asking... Lees meer.

Through critical analysis of Turkey s transformation under the AKP this book explores the relationship between domestic transformations and global regional dynamics. It also discusses the relationship between the Turkish transformation and the Arab uprisings and the im... Lees meer.

This volume aims to shed light on Turkish political issues ranging over national and international politics democracy and freedom of the press voting patterns official control of indigenous music and conditions in industrial estates. This volume aims to shed lig... Lees meer.

Upturning the typical view of Turkey s democratic trajectory as a product of authoritarian assault or unfortunate circumstances this book argues that the AKP first elected in 2002 has consistently advanced a narrative of democracy as the work of an elite working for... Lees meer.

What philosophy or approaches did the Justice and Development Party implement to achieve such change. What are some of these recognized economic developments that the critics are calling the miraculous development . How did President Erdogan manage to rid the co... Lees meer.