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Party Change in the Post-Secular Age: The Case of Republican People’s Party in Turkey
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The Republican People's Party (RPP) of Turkey is currently the main opposition party against the ruling Justice and Development Party (JDP). While the RPP has usually been identified with a “rigid” understanding of secularism, the party has been experiencing a process of ideational change for more than a decade under the leadership of Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu. This study aims to describe and explain the party’s shift to a “softer” version of secularism. Under the light of party change literature, one internal and two external factors are identified. The impact of leadership change, the internal factor, is examined with reference to major strategic and ideational changes initiated by Kılıçdaroğlu. The first major external stimulus is the global and local hegemony of post-secularism, which refers to the idea and practice of a new balance between citizenship and difference, allowing a greater space for religious arguments and images in the public sphere. The second is the transition to presidential system in Turkey, which both forced and facilitated the RPP’s search for electoral alliances with conservative parties in a personalized winner-takes-all game. It is claimed that these factors have made the RPP reassess the effectiveness of its commitment to classical secularism in meeting the renewed party goal of vote maximization. Reverse pressures on the party will also be examined in the article, with an aim of foreseeing the RPP’s leaning in the near future.
Key Words: Republican People’s Party, Secularism, Post-Secular Society, Party Change
JEL Classification: Z1, D72, Y80
Anahtar Kelimeler
Kaynakça
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Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
Türk Siyasal Hayatı
Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yazarlar
Yayımlanma Tarihi
27 Aralık 2023
Gönderilme Tarihi
24 Ekim 2023
Kabul Tarihi
13 Aralık 2023
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2023
APA
Özdikmenli Çelikoğlu, İ. (2023). Party Change in the Post-Secular Age: The Case of Republican People’s Party in Turkey. Yönetim ve Ekonomi Dergisi, 107-125. https://doi.org/10.18657/yonveek.1380444
AMA
1.Özdikmenli Çelikoğlu İ. Party Change in the Post-Secular Age: The Case of Republican People’s Party in Turkey. YÖNEKO. Published online 01 Aralık 2023:107-125. doi:10.18657/yonveek.1380444
Chicago
Özdikmenli Çelikoğlu, İlkim. 2023. “Party Change in the Post-Secular Age: The Case of Republican People’s Party in Turkey”. Yönetim ve Ekonomi Dergisi, Aralık 1, 107-25. https://doi.org/10.18657/yonveek.1380444.
EndNote
Özdikmenli Çelikoğlu İ (01 Aralık 2023) Party Change in the Post-Secular Age: The Case of Republican People’s Party in Turkey. Yönetim ve Ekonomi Dergisi 107–125.
IEEE
[1]İ. Özdikmenli Çelikoğlu, “Party Change in the Post-Secular Age: The Case of Republican People’s Party in Turkey”, YÖNEKO, ss. 107–125, Ara. 2023, doi: 10.18657/yonveek.1380444.
ISNAD
Özdikmenli Çelikoğlu, İlkim. “Party Change in the Post-Secular Age: The Case of Republican People’s Party in Turkey”. Yönetim ve Ekonomi Dergisi. 01 Aralık 2023. 107-125. https://doi.org/10.18657/yonveek.1380444.
JAMA
1.Özdikmenli Çelikoğlu İ. Party Change in the Post-Secular Age: The Case of Republican People’s Party in Turkey. YÖNEKO. 2023;:107–125.
MLA
Özdikmenli Çelikoğlu, İlkim. “Party Change in the Post-Secular Age: The Case of Republican People’s Party in Turkey”. Yönetim ve Ekonomi Dergisi, Aralık 2023, ss. 107-25, doi:10.18657/yonveek.1380444.
Vancouver
1.İlkim Özdikmenli Çelikoğlu. Party Change in the Post-Secular Age: The Case of Republican People’s Party in Turkey. YÖNEKO. 01 Aralık 2023;107-25. doi:10.18657/yonveek.1380444
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