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dc.contributor.authorKemahlıoğlu, Özge
dc.contributor.authorÖzdemir, Elif
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-19T14:37:28Z
dc.date.available2023-01-19T14:37:28Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.urihttps://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/60714
dc.description.abstractThis chapter explores whether and how the incumbent party in Turkey benefits electorally from its partisan ties at the sub-national level. This is an especially important question given the dominance of the nationally ruling party, Justice and Development Party, in Turkish electoral politics and growing concerns about the fairness of elections due to the Adalet ve Kalkinma Partisi (AKP) incumbency advantage. The chapter investigates under what conditions and how national incumbent parties benefit electorally from their partisan ties with sub-national governments. It discusses the prevalence of patronage and clientelism referred to by many scholars, who have tried to understand the mechanisms of patron–client relationships in Turkey and their consequences for the party system, the representation of citizen interests, governability and democratic accountability. The chapter provides information about Turkish local governments and their budgetary opportunities, before discussing the possibilities for political manipulation that arise from intergovernmental fiscal ties. It argues that increased municipality healthcare spending brings votes for the AKP nationally.en_US
dc.languageEnglishen_US
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GT Interdisciplinary studies::GTM Regional / International studiesen_US
dc.subject.otherParty Politics; Turkey; Control; Grassroots; Democracyen_US
dc.titleChapter 7 Municipal control as incumbency advantageen_US
dc.title.alternativeAn analysis of the AKP eraen_US
dc.typechapter
oapen.identifier.doi10.4324/9781315461892-10en_US
oapen.relation.isPublishedBy7b3c7b10-5b1e-40b3-860e-c6dd5197f0bben_US
oapen.relation.isPartOfBookc7323a90-a810-495b-97c2-ab0f8051062een_US
oapen.relation.isFundedBy2d68ad75-0002-4932-8e5d-fcf4bb23a92aen_US
oapen.relation.isbn9781138207547en_US
oapen.relation.isbn9781138614666en_US
oapen.collectionEuropean Research Council (ERC)
oapen.pages21en_US
oapen.grant.number256527
oapen.grant.projectLocal Partisan ties


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