Embattled ballots, quiet streets: Competitive authoritarianism and dampening anti-government protests in Turkey

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buir.contributor.authorKahvecioğlu, Anıl
buir.contributor.orcidKahvecioğlu, Anıl|0000-0002-3113-6838
dc.citation.epage515en_US
dc.citation.issueNumber4en_US
dc.citation.spage489en_US
dc.citation.volumeNumber26en_US
dc.contributor.authorKahvecioğlu, Anıl
dc.contributor.authorPatan, S.
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-23T17:34:35Z
dc.date.available2023-02-23T17:34:35Z
dc.date.issued2022-09-16
dc.departmentDepartment of Political Science and Public Administrationen_US
dc.description.abstractMass protests frequently occur in electoral autocracies. However, the opposite is true in Turkey, despite mounting grievances and a strong opposition presence with institutional resources. We argue that competitive authoritarian regimes, a subset of electoral autocracies, may dampen mass protests, allowing the opposition an opportunity to defeat the incumbents through elections. Studying Turkey’s main opposition party, we identify three mechanisms that show how politicians strategically respond to the regime’s incentives and constraints leading to protest-averse behaviour. First, the regime’s repression capacity discourages the opposition from openly supporting a mass protest. Second, the opposition learns to target the median voter, which leads to political moderation and protest averseness. Finally, prospective electoral success reinforces the opposition’s commitment to a ballot-centred approach.en_US
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dc.identifier.doi10.1080/13608746.2022.2101622en_US
dc.identifier.eissn1360-8746
dc.identifier.issn1743-9612
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11693/111659
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
dc.publisherRoutledgeen_US
dc.relation.isversionofhttps://doi.org/10.1080/13608746.2022.2101622en_US
dc.source.titleSouth European Society and Politicsen_US
dc.subjectOppositionen_US
dc.subjectElectoral autocracyen_US
dc.subjectElectionsen_US
dc.subjectRepressionen_US
dc.subjectCHPen_US
dc.subjectPolitical elitesen_US
dc.subjectAKPen_US
dc.subjectAuthoritarian regimesen_US
dc.titleEmbattled ballots, quiet streets: Competitive authoritarianism and dampening anti-government protests in Turkeyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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