Democratic consolidation in Turkey: state, political parties, civil society, civil-military relations, socio-economic development, EU, rise of political Islam and separatist Kurdish nationalism
Introduction: consolidation of democracy in Turkey -- Turkey's unfinished transition to democracy -- The impact of the state on democratic consolidation in Turkey -- Democratic consolidation and institutional challenges for political parties and party system -- Civil society and democratic consolidation in Turkey -- The impact of civil-military relations on democratic consolidation in Turkey -- Socio-economic development and democratic consolidation in Turkey -- The European Union and democratic consolidation in Turkey: the impacts and limits -- The rise of political Islam and democratic consolidation in Turkey -- Accommodating political Islam in Turkish democracy -- The Kurdish nationalist challenge to democratic consolidation in Turkey -- Conclusion: Turkey's difficult path to democratization