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The Earthquake, Civil Society, and Political Change in Turkey: Assessment and Comparison with Eastern Europe

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Civil society has been widely celebrated as instrumental in democratization, but in some countries it remains poorly developed. Such was the case in Turkey, but many hoped that the 1999 earthquakes would lead to an invigoration of civil society and subsequent political liberalization. Examining this claim shows that Turkish civil society has not been able to sustain the energy it enjoyed immediately after the earthquake because of factors within civil society itself and the attitude of the state. This relative failure is then contrasted with the more positive experience of civil society in East‐Central Europe. The comparisons reveal some limits to the utility of a civil society approach to democratization. I conclude by assessing the ability of other actors and factors to fashion political reform in Turkey today.

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  • Paul Kubicek, 2002. "The Earthquake, Civil Society, and Political Change in Turkey: Assessment and Comparison with Eastern Europe," Political Studies, Political Studies Association, vol. 50(4), pages 761-778, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:polstu:v:50:y:2002:i:4:p:761-778
    DOI: 10.1111/1467-9248.00006
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    1. Özbay, Özden, 2008. "Does social capital deter youth from cheating, alcohol use, and violence in Turkey?: Bringing torpil in," Journal of Criminal Justice, Elsevier, vol. 36(5), pages 403-415, September.
    2. Doğan Erhan & Genç H Deniz, 2021. "Early-Responding Civil Society and a Late Coming State: Findings from Turkey during the Pandemic," Nonprofit Policy Forum, De Gruyter, vol. 12(1), pages 127-146, January.

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