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Elections, Contestation, and Democracy
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Isaac, Jeffrey C. |
| Copyright Year | 2013 |
| Description | As I write this Introduction on June 1, 2013, Turkey is experiencing a fourth day of street demonstrations against the government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Islamist-based Justice and Development Party. What began as a protest of government plans to construct a shopping mall on the site of an Istanbul green space has escalated into a broader protest of Erdogan's decade-long tenure in office. The government has thus far responded violently, and the protests have intensified. A Reuters news report summarizes the crisis: |
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| Ending Page | 715 |
| Page Count | 5 |
| Starting Page | 711 |
| ISSN | 15375927 |
| e-ISSN | 15410986 |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1537592713002120 |
| Journal | Perspectives on Politics |
| Issue Number | 3 |
| Volume Number | 11 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) |
| Publisher Date | 2013-09-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Perspectives on Politics Cultural Studies |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Political Science and International Relations |