Turkey’s ‘Yes’ Vote in the Referendum on Constitutional Reform: One More Step Towards Joining the EU [PDF]
The ‘yes’ vote by a significant margin in Turkey’s constitutional referendum on 12 September should revive the flagging negotiations for Turkey’s full entry into the EU, launched in October 2005, which have virtually ground to a halt. The result was a
Chislett, William
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Morocco: Challenges for a newly born democracy / Marruecos: los retos de una democracia naciente
The legislative elections on September 2007 did not resolve the unknowns about the Morocco’s political system that suffers from a large lag in the democratic reforms. Without Parliamentary majority, the current government of coalition is unable to assume
Mohamed Boundi Boundi
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The Changing Relationship between the Justice and Development Party and the Kurds in Turkey [PDF]
This thesis investigates the circumstances surrounding two periods of reforms concerning the Kurds in Turkey to determine possible reasons for the introduction of reforms in 2013.
Pantich, Alexander D.
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Ideological Dimension of Party Political Space of Modern Turkey
The article is devoted to ideological issues in the Turkish party system in the context of the electoral process. The authors analyze the internal content and principles of ideological platforms of the leading parties in Turkey.
Galkina Elena Vyacheslavovna +1 more
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The Justice and Development Party’s Conception of “Conservative Democracy”: Invention or Reinterpretation? [PDF]
Abstract This article investigates the notion of “conservative democracy” in the discourse of the Justice and Development Party (Adalet ve Kalkinma Partisi, AKP) in relation to the concepts of change and continuity. It argues that “conservative democracy,” which is presented as a “genuine contribution” of the AKP to Turkish politics, is actually a ...
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China's governance reform from 1978 to 2008 [PDF]
This paper systematically examines the dominant processes and key issues of China's governance reforms over the last 30 years since the start of the reform and opening policies.
Keping, Yu
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The Kurdish Question in Turkey in 2009-2011
The case study deals with the attempted resolution of the conflict between the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and the Turkish state during the rule of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) in 2009–2011.
Tomáš Kaválek, Tomáš Šmíd
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The justice and development party in Turkey: Populism, personalism, organization
[No abstract available]
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China's governance reform from 1978 to 2008 [PDF]
This paper systematically examines the dominant processes and key issues of China's governance reforms over the last 30 years since the start of the reform and opening policies.
Keping, Yu
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The Political Economy of Religion and Politics in India [PDF]
The paper will examine the dramatic rise of the right-wing Hindu organisations in India, especially since the 1990s. Most prominent among these organisations are RSS, BJP, VHP, Bajang Dal and Shiv Sena.
Siddiqui, Kalim
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