Politics, Parties, and Elections in Turkey / / Yilmaz R. Esmer, Sabri Sayari.

The Turkish party system has undergone significant changes since the 1940s, moving from a two-party system to one encompassing nineteen parties— and resulting in a highly fragmented parliament. The contributors to this volume assess the intertwined effects of party fragmentation and voter volatility...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2013-2000
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Place / Publishing House:Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022]
©2002
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (240 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Changing Party System
  • 2. An Overview of Electoral Behavior: Toward Protest or Consolidation of Democracy?
  • 3. Elections and Governance
  • 4. Local Elections and Electoral Behavior
  • 5. At the Ballot Box: Determinants of Voting Behavior
  • 6. An Analysis of the Electorate from a Geographical Perspective
  • 7. Ethnic and Religious Bases of Voting
  • 8. Realignment and Party Adaptation: The Case of the Refah and Fazilet Parties
  • 9 Conclusion
  • Appendix A: Abbreviations of Political Parties Represented in the Parliament, 1946–1999
  • References
  • The Contributors
  • Index
  • About the Book