Chapter 7 Municipal control as incumbency advantage
This 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 gro...
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| author | Kemahlıoğlu, Özge Özdemir, Elif |
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| description | This 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. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-961192025-07-17T12:15:35Z Chapter 7 Municipal control as incumbency advantage Kemahlıoğlu, Özge Özdemir, Elif Party Politics; Turkey; Control; Grassroots; Democracy thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GT Interdisciplinary studies::GTM Regional / International studies thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GT Interdisciplinary studies::GTM Regional / International studies This 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. 2023-01-20T04:00:51Z 2023-01-20T04:00:51Z 2023-01-19T14:37:28Z 2018 chapter https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/60714 9781138207547 9781138614666 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/96119 eng open access image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/60714/1/9781315461892_10.4324_9781315461892-10.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/60714/1/9781315461892_10.4324_9781315461892-10.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/60714/1/9781315461892_10.4324_9781315461892-10.pdf Taylor & Francis 10.4324/9781315461892-10 10.4324/9781315461892-10 fa69b019-f4ee-4979-8d42-c6b6c476b5f0 Party Politics in Turkey FP7 People: Marie-Curie Actions 2d68ad75-0002-4932-8e5d-fcf4bb23a92a 9781138207547 9781138614666 European Research Council (ERC) 21 256527 open access |
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