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Ethnicity and Party Politics in Turkey: The Rise of the Kurdish Party during the Kurdish Opening Process

Ethnicity and Party Politics in Turkey: The Rise of the Kurdish Party during the Kurdish Opening Process

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This book examines the rise of the Kurdish party in Turkeys 2011 national elections in relation to the mainstream political parties strategies, combining a detailed analysis of election results, speeches, and social survey findings. It is the first systematic analysis of the Kurdish opening process and will be of interest to students and scholars researching qualitative methodology, text analysis, ethnic and party politics, Turkey, and the Middle East.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 170 pages
Publication date: 31 March 2021
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd


This book delves into the complex political landscape of Turkey, exploring how an ethnic party managed to increase its vote shares. Through a comprehensive case study, it examines the rise of the Kurdish party in Turkeys 2011 national elections, in relation to the strategies employed by the mainstream political parties. The research aims to understand the tactics used by the dominant Justice and Development Party, which secured a majority in three consecutive elections, introduced a new political issue, and even initiated an opening process toward the Kurdish community. By investigating the reasons behind this bold strategy and the subsequent loss of votes to the ethnic party, the book traces Turkeys handling of the Kurdish issue.

Combining a detailed analysis of election results, speeches, and social survey findings, the volume offers a novel approach and a rare example of the application of process-tracing methodology. Furthermore, this study stands as one of the first to utilize an unsupervised model of scaling texts on the ethnic issue dimension.

As the first systematic analysis of the Kurdish opening process, this book holds significant interest for students and scholars engaged in qualitative methodology, text analysis, ethnic and party politics, Turkey, and the Middle East. It provides valuable insights into the dynamics of political change and the challenges faced by governments in addressing ethnic minority issues.

Weight: 340g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367785536

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