An analysis on the contribution of civil society to democratic consolidation in Turkey
Author
Torus, Emre
Advisor
Özbudun, Ergun
Date
2007Publisher
Bilkent University
Language
English
Type
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Abstract
This is an analysis on the contribution of civil society to democratic
consolidation in Turkey. This thesis will try to understand this problematic by
assessing the civil society’s formal structure, legal framework, internal values
and its impact during the consolidation process. The key aim here is to
understand the civil society’s role as a contributor to democratic consolidation
by mapping the civil society and democratic consolidation relationship in
Turkey. While doing so, this study will base itself on a combination of theories
that link the civil society to democratic consolidation with an empirical tool for
the assessment of this linkage.