Party system polarization in developing democracies: the case of Turkey, 1950–2018

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buir.contributor.authorMete-Dokucu, Hatice
buir.contributor.authorJust, Aida
buir.contributor.orcidMete-Dokucu, Hatice|0000-0002-9526-7554
buir.contributor.orcidJust, Aida|0000-0002-4741-0205
dc.citation.epage353en_US
dc.citation.issueNumber3
dc.citation.spage331en_US
dc.citation.volumeNumber23
dc.contributor.authorMete-Dokucu, Hatice
dc.contributor.authorJust, Aida
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-03T09:27:38Z
dc.date.available2022-03-03T09:27:38Z
dc.date.issued2021-11-22
dc.departmentDepartment of Political Science and Public Administrationen_US
dc.description.abstractThis paper examines party system polarization over 19 general elections in Turkey from1950 to 2018. Using data on party policies from the Comparative Manifesto Project (CMP), we show that, contrary to the common view, party system polarization is not a persistent feature of Turkish politics. We also find that party system polarization on the left-right continuum reflects party differences primarily on social rather than economic or European integration issues. Finally, our results demonstrate that the military interventions in 1960 and 1980 reduced party system polarization in subsequent elections, even when controlling for other determinants of polarization. These findings have important implications for debates on party politics, military rule, and the prospects of democratic governance in developing democracies.en_US
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dc.identifier.doi10.1080/14683849.2021.2002148en_US
dc.identifier.eissn1468-3849
dc.identifier.issn1468-3849
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11693/77672
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
dc.publisherRoutledgeen_US
dc.relation.isversionofhttps://doi.org/10.1080/14683849.2021.2002148en_US
dc.source.titleTurkish Studiesen_US
dc.subjectParty polarizationen_US
dc.subjectElite polarizationen_US
dc.subjectMilitaryen_US
dc.subjectRepressionen_US
dc.subjectIssue dimensionsen_US
dc.subjectTurkish politicsen_US
dc.titleParty system polarization in developing democracies: the case of Turkey, 1950–2018en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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