Roeth, Leonce, Kaiser, Andre, Varol, Cagan and Sadioglu, Ugur (2016). Centre-Periphery Conflict and Ideological Distance in Turkey. Swiss Polit. Sci. Rev., 22 (4). S. 585 - 608. HOBOKEN: WILEY. ISSN 1662-6370

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Abstract

This article integrates ideology into a game-theoretical model of centre-periphery bargains. Ideological differences between national and sub-national elites constitute a major obstacle for the accommodation of autonomy claims. While reforms bringing about decentralization are often analysed systematically as well as through case studies, cases where, despite claims to autonomy, decentralization does not occur have been largely neglected by scholars of territorial politics. Turkey is such a 'negative case'. We argue that ideological distance prevents national parties from accommodating peripheral authority claims. We test our expectation with a mixed-methods approach that combines quantitative analysis of party positions with in-depth qualitative analysis of party documents showing how the different ideological positions of national and Kurdish parties affect decentralization demand and national response in Turkey between 1987 and 2015. Our findings support the theoretical expectations, but also point to additional inferences. Whereas asymmetric authority demands have been widely ignored, symmetric local autonomy has become an important issue in territorial politics.

Item Type: Journal Article
Creators:
CreatorsEmailORCIDORCID Put Code
Roeth, LeonceUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Kaiser, AndreUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Varol, CaganUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Sadioglu, UgurUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
URN: urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-253562
DOI: 10.1111/spsr.12225
Journal or Publication Title: Swiss Polit. Sci. Rev.
Volume: 22
Number: 4
Page Range: S. 585 - 608
Date: 2016
Publisher: WILEY
Place of Publication: HOBOKEN
ISSN: 1662-6370
Language: English
Faculty: Unspecified
Divisions: Unspecified
Subjects: no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:
KeywordsLanguage
DECENTRALIZATION; PARTIESMultiple languages
Political ScienceMultiple languages
Refereed: Yes
URI: http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/25356

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