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Akkoyunlu, Karabekir and Öktem, Kerem (2016) 'Existential insecurity and the making of a weak authoritarian regime in Turkey.' Southeast European and Black Sea Studies, 16 (4). pp. 505-527.

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Abstract

This paper seeks to explain Turkey’s rapid de-democratization from the conceptual perspective of existential insecurity, which accounts for the unwillingness of incumbents to share or relinquish power. The Kemalist era, the multi-party period and the early AKP era have all shown elements of the radicalizing effects of political insecurity and the weak institutions which stem from them. The concurrence of a revisionist Islamist project and geopolitical and ideological crises in Turkey’s overlapping neighbourhoods, however, have driven existential angst and insecurity among the incumbents to novel proportions. Under the conditions of this aggravated insecurity, the consolidation of a stable authoritarian regime appears unlikely, reducing the possible scenarios for Turkey’s immediate future to a weak and contested authoritarian arrangement or further escalation of conflict and instability.

Item Type: Journal Article
SOAS Departments & Centres: Departments and Subunits > Department of Politics & International Studies
ISSN: 14683857
DOI (Digital Object Identifier): https://doi.org/10.1080/14683857.2016.1253225
Date Deposited: 19 Apr 2022 09:10
URI: https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/id/eprint/37095

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