Institutional convergence of Turkish Islam and European social democracy on the political economy of social question
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL ECONOMICS, vol.38, no.1, pp.70-96, 2011 (ESCI, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 38 Issue: 1
- Publication Date: 2011
- Doi Number: 10.1108/03068291111091972
- Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL ECONOMICS
- Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.70-96
- Keywords: Social economics, Democracy, Islam, Political economy, Turkey, WELFARE, PARTY, LABOR
- Istanbul University Affiliated: No
Abstract
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to find out if there is any convergence between the Third Way in Europe and the Conservative Democracy in Turkey in their politico-economic strategies for dealing with the social question with the thought that both the political identities have come into existence as a consequence of a similar initiative to reformulate their egalitarian cores according to the realpolitik of contemporary capitalism, and uncover the consequences of the so-called strategies specifically in the realm of welfare and labour policies.