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Deliberating in difficult times: lessons from public forums in Turkey in the aftermath of the Gezi protests / Ugur-Cinar, Meral; Gunduz-Arabaci, Cisem

Ugur-Cinar, Meral	Journal Article
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This study examines the prospects of public deliberation in a semi-authoritarian political context and unfavourable political cultural setting through an in-depth analysis of three public forums taking place in the aftermath of the 2013 Gezi Protests. This analysis shows that while the gains of deliberation in terms of influencing policy decision-making are limited, significant gains can still be reached in terms of creating a more civic public and a more strongly connected civil society that keeps its linkages with social movements. The study also finds that such forums can help create dialogue among distant segments of the society even though such interactions are still rather modest. These findings have implications for public deliberation in other non-deliberative settings as they open new areas of research in terms of the prospects of such forums in increasing social capital, pluralism and civicness.

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Turkey ; Gezi Protests ; Public Forums

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Turkey’s Republican People’s Party (CHP): a Longue Duree analysis / Cinar, Kursat; Ugur-Cinar, Meral ; Acikgoz, Ali

Cinar, Kursat	Journal Article
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This article employs regressive and spatial analyses to understand the correlates of the CHP’s electoral support from the first competitive elections in 1950 to the present. We find that despite some continuities in its constituency, the CHP’s voter base has changed significantly with regards to key political and social dynamics such as the Kurdish vote, effective number of parties, and urbanization. The findings give credence to the role of political leadership as well as the evolutionary capability of the party, both of which can have important implications regarding the future electoral trajectory of the party and of Turkey’s political regime.

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Political Parties ; Democratization ; Turkish Politics ; Republican People’s Party (CHP) ; Center – Periphery Cleavage ; Secular - Religious Cleavage

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