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State-Formation, Statist Islam, and Regime Instability: Evidence from Turkey

By: Kristin Fabbe

Religion, and particularly the forces of political Islam and state secularism, have been central to discussions of regime stability in the Turkish case. Intense polarization, political instability, and military interventions have propelled Turkey into crisis about once... View Details

Keywords: Ottoman Empire; Regime; State Secularism; Political Islam; Democracy; Autocracy; Religion; Government and Politics; Turkey

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14 Aug 2010
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Doing More with Less: the Justice and Development Party (AKP), Turkish Elections, and the Uncertain Future of Turkish Politics

By: Kristin Fabbe

The outcome of Turkey's June 2011 elections temporarily quelled—though by no means entirely put to rest—growing concern over the creeping autocratic tendencies of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP). To ensure that democracy remains durable, the AKP must now... View Details

Keywords: Government and Politics; Turkey

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10 Aug 2012
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Unobserved State Fragility and the Political Transfer Problem

Keywords: by Faisal Z. Ahmed & Eric Werker

28 Nov 2023
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Economic Growth Draws Companies to Asia. Can They Handle Its Authoritarian Regimes?

safety. In fact, the relationship between business entities and the state in autocracies can involve a delicate dance. While many authoritarian regimes desire capitalists for the growth and legitimacy they can generate, a tension of... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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By: Vincent Pons

Professor Pons studies questions in political economy and development with the goal of understanding how democratic systems function, and how they can be improved.

He decomposes the electoral cycle into four essential steps: the factors affecting voter... View Details

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