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Book SynopsisThe Oxford Handbook of Turkish Politics includes in-depth analyses of a wide range of issues in conversation with the broader scholarly literature on authoritarianism and democratization, political economy, electoral politics, politics of identity, social movements, foreign policy, and the politics of art. With contributions by leading experts, the Handbook is an authoritative source offering state-of-the-art reviews of the scholarship on Turkishpolitics. The volume is an analytical, comprehensive, and comparative overview of contemporary politics in a country that literally and figuratively epitomizes "being at the crossroads."
Table of ContentsForeword Daron Acemoglu 1. The Study of Politics in Turkey: New Horizons and Perennial Pitfalls Günes Murat Tezcür Part I: Political Regime 2. Democratization Theories and Turkey Ekrem Karakoç 3. Ruling Ideologies in Modern Turkey Kerem Öktem 4. Constitutionalism in Turkey Asli Ü. Bâli 5. Civil-Military Relations and the Demise of Turkish Democracy Nil S. Satana and Burak Bilgehan Özpek 6. Capturing Secularism in Turkey: The Ease of Comparison Murat Akan Part II: Political Economy 7. The Political Economy of Turkey since the End of World War II Sevket Pamuk 8. Neoliberal Politics in Turkey Sinan Erensü and Yahya M. Madra 9. The Politics of Welfare in Turkey Erdem Yörük 10. The Political Economy of Environmental Policymaking in Turkey: A Vicious Cycle Fikret Adaman, Bengi Akbulut, and Murat Arsel 11. The Politics of Energy in Turkey: Running Engines on Geopolitical, Discursive, and Coercive Power Begüm Özkaynak, Ethemcan Turhan, and Cem Iskender Aydin 12. The Contemporary Politics of Health in Turkey: Diverse Actors, Competing Frames, and Uneven Policies Volkan Yilmaz Part III: Leaders, Parties, and Voters 13. Populism in Turkey: Historical and Contemporary Patterns Yüksel Taskin 14. Old and New Polarizations and Failed Democratizations in Turkey Murat Somer 15. Economic Voting during the AKP Era in Turkey S. Erdem Aytaç 16. Party Organizations in Turkey and Their Consequences for Democracy Melis G. Laebens 17. The Evolution of Conventional Political Participation in Turkey Ersin Kalaycioglu Part IV: Politics of Identity 18. Symbolic Politics and Contention in the Turkish Republic Senem Aslan 19. Islamist Activism in Turkey Menderes Çinar 20. The Kurdish Movement in Turkey: Understanding Everyday Perceptions and Experiences Dilan Okcuoglu 21. The Transnational Mobilization of the Alevis of Turkey: From Invisibility to the Struggle for Equality Ceren Lord 22. Politics of Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Turkey: Limits and Prospects of Populism Fatih Resul Kilinç and Sule Toktas Part V: Turkey and the World 23. A Theoretical Account of Turkish Foreign Policy under the AKP Tarik Oguzlu 24. US-Turkey Relations since WWII: From Alliance to Transactionalism Serhat Güvenç and Soli Özel 25. Turkey and Europe: Historical Asynchronicities and Perceptual Asymmetries Hakan Yilmaz 26. Turkey's Foreign Policy in the Middle East: An Identity Perspective Lisel Hintz 27. Turkey and Russia: Historical Patterns and Contemporary Trends in Bilateral Relations Evren Balta and Mitat Çelikpala Part VI: Civil Society and Activism 28. Citizenship and Protest Behavior in Turkey Ayhan Kaya 29. Gender Politics and the Struggle for Equality in Turkey Zehra F. Kabasakal Arat 30. Human Rights Organizations in Turkey Basak Çali 31. Truth, Justice, and Commemoration Initiatives in Turkey Onur Bakiner 32. The Politics of Media in Turkey: Chronicle of a Stillborn Media System Sarphan Uzunoglu Part VII: Politics of Art 33. The AKP's Rhetoric of Rule in Turkey: Political Melodramas of Conspiracy from "Ergenekon" to "Mastermind" Erdag Göknar 34. The Transformation of Political Cinema in Turkey since the 1960s: A Change of Discourse Zeynep Çetin-Erus and M. Elif Demoglu 35. Political Music in Turkey: The Birth and Diversification of Dissident and Conformist Music (1920-2000) Mustafa Avci
