1st Edition
Municipal Politics in Turkey Local Government and Party Organisation
By Charlotte Joppien
Copyright 2018
218 Pages
by
Routledge
218 Pages
by
Routledge
218 Pages
by
Routledge
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There is a large and growing literature on Turkish politics in general, and the AKP in particular. However, local government and party organization, although very important topics, are strikingly understudied. This book compares local politics in two Central Anatolian cities, Konya and Eskişehir, ruled by different governmental parties, the AKP in Konya and the CHP in Eskişehir. It... Read more
Introduction 1. Konya and Eskisehir: A Political History of Two Cities 2. Becoming a Mayor in Turkey 3. Municipalism between Local and National 4. ‘Doing’ Everyday Municipalism 5. Relations of Benefit - Service, Welfare and Patronage 6. Planning the Urban(s) 7. Cultural Policy, Shaping Locality Conclusion
Biography
Charlotte Joppien is managing director of the Türkei Europa Zentrum at Hamburg University. Her work focuses on Turkish domestic and municipal politics, political culture, political mobilization, political Islam and cultural policy.
