Full Description
This book gives a sheer framework for the Turkish story of transition in politics, society, and foreign affairs during the Justice and Development Party era. This book expands upon transitions in political and societal fabric of the country together with its eventual reorientation of foreign policy in broader regional and global contexts. The themes covered in this book are not only placed in a historical context but also provide an analytical insight into the 2000s. The individual chapters may be read in isolation. Readers who are interested in Turkish politics and foreign policy can find this book an easy read and gain a detailed understanding of the current state of art. This book serves as a supplementary course book at undergraduate and graduate levels in the fields of political science and international relations, and Turkish politics.
Contents
Ebru Canan-Sokullu
Introduction: Turkey in Transition
Part One Politics and Society in Transition
Arda Can Kumbaracıbaşı
Democracy and a Radical System Shift
Yılmaz Esmer, Duygu Karadon, Simay Şevval Baykal
Electoral Behavior: Urban Myths versus Realities
Zekeriya Tüzen
Turkish Secularism and Challenges of Transformation
Yılmaz Esmer, Ayça Okçuoğlu, Sebahat Kurutaş
Political Culture: A Tale of Two Civilizations
Gaye İlhan Demiryol
Populism in Power: The Case of Turkey
Özge Zihnioğlu
Continuity and Change in Turkish Civil Society
Hande Paker
Politicizing the Environment: The Ecological Crisis of Turkey
Çağkan Ubay
Popular Culture: Resurrection of Ottoman Nostalgia
Part Two Foreign Policy in Transition
Ebru Canan-Sokullu
Transformation of Foreign Policy in the AKP Era: Realpolitik Codes
versus Instrumental Soft-Power
Yasemin Bilgel
Turkey's Activism in the Middle East: The Role of Structural Factors
Selcen Öner
Turkey and the European Union Relations in Transition: Challenges
and Future Prospects
Esra Pakin-Albayrakoğlu
Turkey in Africa: From Aid to Arms
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