THE TURKISH PARTY SYSTEM: INSTITUTIONALIZATION, POLARIZA TION, AND FRAGMENTATION

In: Middle Eastern studies, Band 17, Heft 2, S. 230-240

Abstract

THE AUTHOR POINTS OUT THAT THE TURKISH PARTY SYSTEM IS UNDERGOING SIGNIFICAT CHANGE AND THAT TURKEY IS ONE OF THE FEW DEVELOPMENT COUNTRIES WHICH HAS MAINTAINED A COMPETITIVE PARTY SYSTEM. IN THIS STUDY OF THE RELATIONSHIP OF MODERNIZATION AND THE PARTY SYSTEM, HE DESCRIBES ITS FORMAT AND MECHANICS, ADHERING TO SARTON'S TOPOLOGY, AND DISCUSSES INSTITUTIONALIZATION, POLARIZATION AND FRAGMENTATION.