The potentials and challenges of left populism in Turkey
The case of the peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12534698 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Muzaffer Kaya (0000-0003-0145-690X, General Sociology, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 797-812 |
| Publication date | 2019-06-23 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1353-0194 • E-ISSN: 1469-3542 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13530194.2019.1634398 |
| OpenAlex | W2952678663 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
In spring 2015, Turkey witnessed the unexpected rise of the HDP, founded by the Kurdish Liberation Movement together with the Turkish radical left, against President Erdoğan’s authoritarian rule. In this article, I will employ contemporary literature on left populism to explain the HDP’s rise as an alternative left hegemonic project against the neoliberal authoritarianism that Erdoğan represents. After discussing the historical context from which the HDP emerged and grew, I will evaluate its discourse and strategies based on a conceptualization of left-wing populism. Lastly, I will discuss the challenges that the HDP confronted after the June 2015 elections and the differences between the Turkish and Western European contexts for a left-wing populist strategy
Authoritarianism · Conceptualization · Context (archaeology · Democracy · Hegemony · Left-wing politics · New Left · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Populism · Sociology · Turkish · European Union Policy and Governance · History · Law · Philosophy · Populism, Right-Wing Movements · Turkey's Politics and Society
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |