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This is the last piece of my “Turkish politics” article series. In this piece, I will try to address the role of civil society in Turkish political life and democracy in a brief way.
The role of civil society is very important in shaping the democratic institutions and processes in a polity. Turkish political culture has long been characterized by having a weak civil society and strong state mechanism. As noted in my earlier piece titled “Notes On Turkish Politics (I): Strong State Tradition”Turkey has a “strong state tradition” as first stressed by distinguished Turkish academic Metin Heper. The non-state units and grass-roots movements have been weak in Turkish political life due to a number of reasons which also lead to democratic erosion.
Russia after Putin: How to rebuild the state - Atlantic Council
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Ranikhet: Permanent Black , 2019; pp xiv + 250, ₹
795.
The title of the book invites attention at once. “Strangeness” is a curious word to use to describe a political and social culture within the union of India. It is interesting that
M S S Pandian has preferred it to words such as “exceptional” and “different.” Clearly, he does not want to mire his observations in more general arguments to do with history and civilisation in the subcontinent. Further, he makes clear that he is not really setting up a distinction between northern and southern expressions and points to the possibility of dialogue. “Yet,” he suggests, “there is simultaneously a distinct flavor and texture to regional politics” (p 16).
Why Are Political Blackguards So Often Not Prosecuted?
Prof. Kuma David
Though this point has been festering in my mind what kick-started this para was Shyamon Jayasinghe’s (‘
Similarities of Political Culture between Trump and post-war SL’) in Colombo Telegraph, 20 Jan 2021, Jo-Kamala inauguration day. This is not a reply to SJ, his topic is political morality mine is somewhat different, but he is to blame for giving me a push. The similarity that I want to reflect upon is that presidents and prime ministers of Lanka since the 1990s-incumbents have mostly if not entirely been crooked. That is, persons engaged in monetary fraud; in addition nearly all are guilty of other forms of misconduct – violation of the constitution, alleged murder, torture of political opponents or critics, and gross nepotism. I will not stop to quote examples as my paper will run out and my Editor is not kind enough to double by word-count quota. In any case it’s not necessary; most readers are b
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