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      Revisiting civil society in Turkey

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      Author
      Heper, M.
      Yıldırım, S.
      Date
      2011-03
      Source Title
      Southeast European and Black Sea Studies
      Print ISSN
      1468-3857
      Electronic ISSN
      1743-9639
      Publisher
      Routledge
      Volume
      11
      Issue
      1
      Pages
      1 - 18
      Language
      English
      Type
      Article
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      Abstract
      In studies on civil society, there is a tendency to perceive it as an instrument for the transition from an authoritarian system of government to a democratic one. It is not taken as a societal entity in an already consolidated democracy that contributes to the making of public policies. This is also the case when it comes to studies on civil society in Turkey. Assuming that Turkey has a consolidated democracy, this article investigates the extent to which one comes across impediments to, prerequisites of, and the primary characteristics of civil society in this country. It arrives at the conclusion that at least in the Turkish case, one may not talk about the presence or absence of civil society; one may come across only some of its characteristics and not others. © 2011 Taylor & Francis. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Keywords
      Transition to democracy
      Consolidated democracy
      Contribution to policy-making
      Civil society
      Turkey
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      http://hdl.handle.net/11693/13373
      Published Version (Please cite this version)
      http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14683857.2011.558307
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