This paper aims to explain the key dynamics underlying the Justice and Development
Party's (AKP) recent authoritarian consolidation efforts in Turkey from a critical political …

Unpacking the core themes that are discussed in this collection, this article both offers a
research agenda to re-analyse Turkey's 'authoritarian turn'and mounts a methodological …

Turkey was shown as a model country by Western capitals in the early 2000s because it
successfully embraced the neoliberal economic path and “moderate Islamist” values. In the …

There has been a recent revival of interest in the links between neoliberalism and rising
authoritarianisms. This article contributes to these debates through an examination of the …

Attempts to analyse authoritarianism in China tend towards a static focus on the state that is
homogeneous across time. We argue for a more nuanced approach that captures the …

Recent transformations in the politics of security in Turkey have been linked by many
scholars to a global trend defined by a rapidly developing neoliberal security state form. The …

The AKP came to power in Turkey in 2002 after a devastating economic crisis and has since
become a hegemonic party. Despite its neoliberal policies, its votes mostly come from the …

This paper studies the transformation of economic and social policy in Turkey during the
2000s. The policy mix that has emerged can be usefully conceptualized as social …

This article analyses the trajectories of organised labour in times of neoliberalism in Turkey
and Egypt and their current condition under securitised neoliberal-developmentalist regimes …

ABSTRACT The Justice and Development Party (or AKP) era in Turkey has witnessed the
emergence of a new welfare regime resting on voluntary public and private transfers. This …