The Changing Faces of Populism in Türkiye: From “Inclusionary Populism” to “Exclusionary Populism”?

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The Changing Faces of Populism in Türkiye: From “Inclusionary Populism” to “Exclusionary Populism”?

Yazarlar:

Düzgün Arslantaş

Yayıncı:

Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar:

Political Science (Other)

Dergi:

Siyasal: Journal of Political Sciences Vol.33 Issue 2, pp.225-239

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

10/2024

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001331533

pISSN:

2618-6330

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 This study examines the evolving populist policies of the Justice and Development Party Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi or AKP since it gained power in 2002. Although populism was embedded in the AKPs policies from the outset, this paper argues that the dominant form of the AKPs populism has transformed from inclusionary to exclusionary. Specifically, in its early years, the AKP leadership implemented inclusive populist policies to overcome the threat of party closure and expand its voter base. This policy worked well in the first two terms, and the AKPs vote share increased to 49 in the 2011 legislative elections. However, as the economic indicators deteriorated and the clientelist resources shrunk from the end of the second term onwards, the AKP gradually shifted towards exclusionary populism, which relied on deepening polarisation along religious and ethnic lines to consolidate its voter base. However, this strategy backfired and consolidated the opposition voters under the umbrella of the Republican Peoples Party Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi or CHP. Overall, the populist transformation of the AKPs policies overlapped with the tightening of authoritarianism in the country.

 This study examines the evolving populist policies of the Justice and Development Party Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi or AKP since it gained power in 2002. Although populism was embedded in the AKPs policies from the outset, this paper argues that the dominant form of the AKPs populism has transformed from inclusionary to exclusionary. Specifically, in its early years, the AKP leadership implemented inclusive populist policies to overcome the threat of party closure and expand its voter base. This policy worked well in the first two terms, and the AKPs vote share increased to 49 in the 2011 legislative elections. However, as the economic indicators deteriorated and the clientelist resources shrunk from the end of the second term onwards, the AKP gradually shifted towards exclusionary populism, which relied on deepening polarisation along religious and ethnic lines to consolidate its voter base. However, this strategy backfired and consolidated the opposition voters under the umbrella of the Republican Peoples Party Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi or CHP. Overall, the populist transformation of the AKPs policies overlapped with the tightening of authoritarianism in the country.

 This study examines the evolving populist policies of the Justice and Development Party Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi or AKP since it gained power in 2002. Although populism was embedded in the AKPs policies from the outset, this paper argues that the dominant form of the AKPs populism has transformed from inclusionary to exclusionary. Specifically, in its early years, the AKP leadership implemented inclusive populist policies to overcome the threat of party closure and expand its voter base. This policy worked well in the first two terms, and the AKPs vote share increased to 49 in the 2011 legislative elections. However, as the economic indicators deteriorated and the clientelist resources shrunk from the end of the second term onwards, the AKP gradually shifted towards exclusionary populism, which relied on deepening polarisation along religious and ethnic lines to consolidate its voter base. However, this strategy backfired and consolidated the opposition voters under the umbrella of the Republican Peoples Party Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi or CHP. Overall, the populist transformation of the AKPs policies overlapped with the tightening of authoritarianism in the country.

 Bu çalışma Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisinin AKP 2002 yılında iktidara geldikten sonra dönüşüme uğrayan popülist politikalarını analiz etmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Makalenin temel argümanı AKPnin popülist politikalarının kapsayıcılıktan, dışlayıcılığa evrildiğidir. AKPnin ilk dönemindeki kapsayıcı popülist politikalarının temel amacı parti kapatma tehdidinden kurtulma ve oy tabanını genişletme kaygısıdır. Ekonomik göstergelerdeki kötüleşme ve klientalist kaynakların azalmasıyla birlikte AKP yönetimi, dini ve etnik kutuplaşmanın derinleşmesine dayanan dışlayıcı popülizme kaymıştır. Son tahlilde, AKPnin popülist dönüşümü ve ülkenin otoriter rejime sürüklenmesi paralellikler barındırmaktadır.

Makale detayları

The Changing Faces of Populism in Türkiye: From “Inclusionary Populism” to “Exclusionary Populism”?

Yazarlar:

Düzgün Arslantaş

Yayıncı:

Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar:

Political Science (Other)

Dergi:

Siyasal: Journal of Political Sciences Vol.33 Issue 2, pp.225-239

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

10/2024

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001331533

pISSN:

2618-6330

AKP

authoritarianism

clientelism

exclusionary populism

inclusionary populismAKP

dışlayıcı popülizm

kliyentalizm

kapsayıcı popülizm

otoriterlik

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Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Düzgün Arslantaş

Yayıncı: Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar: Political Science (Other)

Dergi: Siyasal: Journal of Political Sciences Vol.33 Issue 2, pp.225-239

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 10/2024

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2001331533

pISSN: 2618-6330

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Düzgün Arslantaş

Yayıncı:

Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar:

Political Science (Other)

Dergi:

Siyasal: Journal of Political Sciences Vol.33 Issue 2, pp.225-239

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

10/2024

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001331533

pISSN:

2618-6330