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Autocratic or Democratic? A Critical Approach to Civil Society Movements in Turkey.

Autocratic or Democratic? A Critical Approach to Civil Society Movements in Turkey.

Authors :
Çaylak, Adem
Source :
Journal of Economic & Social Research. 2008, Vol. 10 Issue 1, p115-151. 37p.
Publication Year :
2008

Abstract

Civil society, which corresponds to a significant social/historical phase in the social progress of Western European societies, is a concept that has grown in parallel with political, economic and social transformations of Western civilization. This concept has emerged as an "analytical" tool to better understand Western European society. With respect to the collapse of socialistic regimes in Central and Eastern Europe and the USSR, and the recent domination of Western democratic models, after the military intervention of 1980, Turkish society entered a new era of the depoliticisation process. For this reason, the concept of civil society began to be viewed in Turkey as a tool for eradicating statist totalitarianism and a magic formula for democratization. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
13021060
Volume :
10
Issue :
1
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Journal of Economic & Social Research
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
43170285