Turkey in Transition: Politics, society and foreign policy  Paid

by Ebru Canan Sokullu (Volume editor)
©2020, Edited Collection, 256 Pages
History & Political Science

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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.

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  • Copyright
  • About the editor
  • About the book
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  • Contents
  • Introduction: Turkey in Transition (Ebru Canan-Sokullu)
  • Part One Politics and Society in Transition
    • Democracy and a Radical System Shift (Arda Can Kumbaracıbaşı)
    • Electoral Behavior: Urban Myths versus Realities (Yılmaz Esmer, Duygu Karadon, Simay Şevval Baykal)
    • Turkish Secularism and Challenges of Transformation (Zekeriya Tüzen)
    • Political Culture: A Tale of Two Civilizations (Yılmaz Esmer, Ayça Okçuoğlu, Sebahat Kurutaş)
    • Populism in Power: The Case of Turkey (Gaye İlhan Demiryol)
    • Continuity and Change in Turkish Civil Society (Özge Zihnioğlu)
    • Politicizing the Environment: The Ecological Crisis of Turkey (Hande Paker)
    • Popular Culture: Resurrection of Ottoman Nostalgia (Çağkan Ubay)
  • Part Two Foreign Policy in Transition
    • Transformation of Foreign Policy in the AKP Era: Realpolitik Codes versus Instrumental Soft-Power (Ebru Canan-Sokullu)
    • Turkey’s Activism in the Middle East: The Role of Structural Factors (Yasemin Bilgel)
    • Turkey and the European Union Relations in Transition: Challenges and Future Prospects (Selcen Öner)
    • Turkey in Africa: From Aid to Arms (Esra Pakin-Albayrakoğlu)
  • About the Contributors
Pages:
256
Year:
2020
ISBN (HARDBACK):
9783631812235 (Active)
ISBN (EPUB):
9783631821367 (Active)
ISBN (PDF):
9783631821350 (Active)
Language:
English
Published:
Berlin, Bern, Bruxelles, New York, Oxford, Warszawa, Wien, 2020. 256 pp., 12 fig. b/w, 11 tables.

Ebru Canan-Sokullu is a professor of political sciences and international relations at Bahçes¸ehir University in Istanbul, Turkey. Her research focuses on security politics, public opinion on foreign policy, military operations, and transatlantic relations.

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