Western Democracy and the AKP
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 the ''National Will''.
Beginning with an analysis of the historical processes that led to the AKP’s rise at the beginning of the 2...
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 the ''National Will''.
Beginning with an analysis of the historical processes that led to the AKP’s rise at the beginning of the 2...