Keeping power through opposition: party system change in Turkey
NEW PERSPECTIVES ON TURKEY, cilt.62, ss.27-50, 2020 (SSCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 62
- Basım Tarihi: 2020
- Doi Numarası: 10.1017/npt.2020.1
- Dergi Adı: NEW PERSPECTIVES ON TURKEY
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, International Bibliography of Social Sciences, ABI/INFORM, American History and Life, Historical Abstracts, Index Islamicus, Political Science Complete, Public Affairs Index, Sociological abstracts, Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.27-50
- İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
This paper re-evaluates the party system change in Turkey based on Sartori's framework. It also explores the role of opposition parties in this. The paper suggests that, while a fragmented opposition may lead to the emergence of a one-party government and/or military intervention because of the high levels of polarization it induces, bilateral opposition prolongs one-party governments. The paper relies on an analysis of party programs and public opinion surveys in order to position the parties in terms of spatial distance and to understand the level of polarization.