From Political Islam to Conservative Democracy: The Case of the Justice and Development Party in Turkey
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- 1 December 2006
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in South European Society and Politics
- Vol. 11 (3-4), 543-557
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13608740600856561
Abstract
If one of the most interesting characteristics of the Turkish party system in the 1990s was the rapid rise of political Islam under the banner of the Welfare Party, an equally, perhaps even more, noteworthy development in the early 2000s is its transformation under the Justice and Development Party (AKP) leadership into a moderate conservative democratic party. Various aspects of this transformation are the central focus of this work. The AKP is compared with the earlier Islamist parties in terms of ideology, organization, competitive strategy, and government performance.Keywords
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