Democratic Reform and Consolidation: The Cases of Mexico and Turkey [Paperback]

This book focuses on two pivotal countries, Mexico and Turkey, Evren ?elik Wiltse analyses the dynamics of democratic progress and consolidation from a comparative historical perspective.According to Freedom House, 'partly free' societies account for roughly a quarter of the world's population, across around 60 countries. Such countries pose interesting challenges to researchers: they are not blatantly authoritarian regimes, because they have rather established, competitive elections. Yet their political systems suffer significant democratic deficiencies. What are the conditions for democratic improvement and consolidation? How do societies with some degree of development and democratic opening create free and open regimes? Which types of historical institutions and state-society relations help foster this? What is the role of international actors? Which forms of international engagement enhance the prospects of democratic progress and consolidation, and which hinder it? This book tackles those questions. By homing in on two pivotal countries, Mexico and Turkey, Evren ?elik Wiltse analyses the dynamics of democratic progress and consolidation from a comparative historical perspective.ContentsList of Abbreviations ixList of Figures and Tables xiiiAcknowledgements xvPreface xixChapter One  Introduction 1Chapter Two  Legacy of the Empires 13Chapter Three  Nation-Building through Corporatism:The Turkish Republic until the 1980 Crisis 49Chapter Four  Mexico after 1910: Revolution, Modernisation,Corporatist Nation-Building 97Chapter Five  Democratic Progress in Mexico and Turkey After 1980 137Chapter Six  Conclusion 213Appendices 223Bibliography 237Index 255Evren ?elik Wiltse is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the South Dakota State University (SDSU). Before SDSU, she worked at the TOBB University of Economy & Technology in Ankara, Turkey. She received Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Boazi?i University in Istanbul. Her PhD is from the UniverlÓ$