
The Politics of Turkish Democracy
İsmet İnönü and the Formation of the Multi-Party System, 1938-1950
- 282 pages
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The Politics of Turkish Democracy
İsmet İnönü and the Formation of the Multi-Party System, 1938-1950
About this book
The history of Turkey's difficult transition to a multi-party political system.
One of the most significant yet least known periods of modern Turkish history is that of Turkey's second president, ?smet ?nönü. Following the death of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in 1938, Turkish politicians and intellectuals struggled to redefine Kemalist notions of modernity and democracy, Islam and secularization, the role of the state, and Turkey's place in the world. The Politics of Turkish Democracy examines ?nönü's presidency (1938–1950), which developed amid the crises of World War II and the Cold War, global economic and political transformation, and economic and social change within Turkey. John M. VanderLippe analyzes the political discourse of the era and argues that ?nönü was a pivotal figure who played the decisive role in Turkey's transition to a multi-party political system.
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Table of contents
- The Politics of Turkish Democracy: Ismet Inönü and the Formation of the Multi-Party System, 1938–1950
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Ismet Inönü and Multi-Party Politics in Turkish History
- 1. Political Discourse and Reform in Turkey
- 2. The Election of Ismet Inönü as President Kemalist: Hegemony and Alternative Definitions
- 3. War at Home, War Abroad: New Terms ofDomination
- 4. New Alliances and Demands for Change
- 5. The Emergence of Organized Opposition
- 6. Post-War International Tensions, and the Expression of Opposition
- 7. The Emergence of theDemocrat Party: The Challenge, and Limits, ofOrganized Opposition
- 8. The Confines of the Cold War and the Redefinition of Kemalism
- 9. Multi-Party Politics and theDefeat of Democracy
- Endnotes
- Bibliography
- Index