| ID | 102357 |
| Title Proper | Media values and democratization |
| Other Title Information | what unites and what divides religious-conservative and pro-secular elites? |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Somer, Murat |
| Publication | 2010. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article presents a systematic content analysis of three religious-conservative and two pro-secular newspapers in 1996-2004 in Turkey, and discusses some findings and their implications regarding elite values and democratization: considerable internal pluralism within both religious-conservative and pro-secular elites; general consensus on democracy but not on democratic norms' application to specific issues and groups other than one's own; a division of values on religion, secularism, and social pluralism; political value change in favor of liberal democracy but social conservatism among religious-conservative elites; fragmentation and relative cynicism, but not necessarily authoritarianism, among pro-secular elites; weak ideational change on the Kurdish issue. The article argues that the press plays a significant political role as a site where elite values change or are reproduced through discussion, deliberation, or silence. Values affect and are affected by political developments. |
| `In' analytical Note | Turkish Studies Vol. 11, No. 4; Dec 2010: p.555 - 577 |
| Journal Source | Turkish Studies Vol. 11, No. 4; Dec 2010: p.555 - 577 |
| Key Words | Media ; Democratization ; Religious - Conservative ; Turkey ; Pro - Secular Elites ; Liberal Democracy ; Authoritarianism ; Secularism ; Kurdish Issue ; Social Pluralism |