BOOK REVIEW: DEMOCRACY IN TURKEY: The Impact of EU Political Conditionality

Abstract

and democratic consolidation. In the first chapter, he notes the historical background of civil society in Turkey. However, the third and the fourth chapters lack knowledge on historical background. Usul’s statement on p. 141 is an example in this regard: “Turkish democracy, from the beginning, has been a story of a series of political crisis which have constantly hindered democratic consolidation in Turkey”. However, these crises are hardly mentioned. Coups d’état are touched upon briefly; but readers might like to be informed about fluctuations of Turkish democracy more elaborately. Similarly, on p. 25, he refers to Putnam’s and Gourevitch’s arguments on democratization, but he does not establish the link between these arguments and the case of Turkey. It might have added more insight to the study if he could establish that link

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