Democratization and the politics of constitution-making in Turkey
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Democratization and the politics of constitution-making in Turkey
Central European University Press, c2009
- : cloth
Available at 3 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Bibliography: p. [135]-141
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Explores and illustrates how domestic and international factors shape the direction of democratization process with special reference to constitution making process in Turkey. Describes how all five Turkish constitutions were, by and large, the products of indigenous effort, although borrowing could be felt in certain limited areas. Argues that the constitutional reforms in the post-1983 period were the outco me of broad inter-party negotiations and agree ments as a response to the society's demands for a more democratic and liberal political system. Finally, the constitutional revisions adopted since 1995 were strongly conditioned by Turkey's hope of accession to the European Union. With these reforms, Turkey was successful in meeting the political criteria and started accession negotiations with the EU.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. The History of Constitution-Making in Turkey Chapter 2. Initial Changes, 1987-1995
- Chapter 3. Constitutional Amendments under EU Conditionality 1998-2006
- Chapter 4. Harmonization Packages and Other Legislative Reforms
- Chapter 5. EU Conditionality and Democratization Process in Turkey
- Chapter 6. The Constitutional Crisis of 2007-2008 and the Search for a New Constitution
- Conclusion
- Appendix 1. Checklist on the Status of Legislative Changes
- Appendix 2. Laws Adopted by the EU Harmonization Packages
- Index
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