Changing the Turkish Constitution: An Institutionalist and Collective Action Perspective
Understanding change and/or resistance to change is critical in studying institutions. We argue in this paper that the supply of expressible alternatives to the status quo, as well as the provision of incentives for political parties and other socio-political formations to participate in collective...
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| description | Understanding change and/or resistance to change is critical in studying institutions. We argue in this paper that the supply of expressible alternatives to the status quo, as well as the provision of incentives for political parties and other socio-political formations to participate in collective action for institutional change, are essential. These can be described as “ideational monopoly” of specific actors or “supreme legitimacy” of established institutions, but the latter can be described as “institutional handicaps” in a problematic way. According to a survey of the literature, institutional transformation follows a largely isomorphic pattern for the most part. In Turkey, it is undeniable that the European Union associated Turkish objectives have been the primary engine of institutional transformation in the country for a long time. Some historical turning moments in Europe-Turkey ties, as well as the associated actions of governments and public opinion towards the Turkish constitution, imply that there is almost a visible correlation between constitutional change and EU-Turkey relations, at least in the short term. As a result of this affinity, we have argued in favor of isomorphic approach as the most successful means of bringing about structural change. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e919c2d96c824a35b91eebed58fb933c2025-08-20T03:48:47ZengIstanbul University PressSiyasal: Journal of Political Sciences2618-63302021-11-0130219320510.26650/siyasal.2021.30.984112123456Changing the Turkish Constitution: An Institutionalist and Collective Action PerspectiveHayrettin Özler0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7056-4061Alim Yılmaz1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2658-0109Didem Geylani2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4865-1975Kütahya Dumlupınar Üniversitesi, Kutahya, Turkiyeİstanbul Medeniyet Üniversitesi, İstanbul, TürkiyeVan Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi, Van, TurkiyeUnderstanding change and/or resistance to change is critical in studying institutions. We argue in this paper that the supply of expressible alternatives to the status quo, as well as the provision of incentives for political parties and other socio-political formations to participate in collective action for institutional change, are essential. These can be described as “ideational monopoly” of specific actors or “supreme legitimacy” of established institutions, but the latter can be described as “institutional handicaps” in a problematic way. According to a survey of the literature, institutional transformation follows a largely isomorphic pattern for the most part. In Turkey, it is undeniable that the European Union associated Turkish objectives have been the primary engine of institutional transformation in the country for a long time. Some historical turning moments in Europe-Turkey ties, as well as the associated actions of governments and public opinion towards the Turkish constitution, imply that there is almost a visible correlation between constitutional change and EU-Turkey relations, at least in the short term. As a result of this affinity, we have argued in favor of isomorphic approach as the most successful means of bringing about structural change.https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/CB9C7988112B4966B011A77C8B17E148turkish constitutioneuinstitutionalismcollective actionisomorphic strategies |
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| title | Changing the Turkish Constitution: An Institutionalist and Collective Action Perspective |
| title_full | Changing the Turkish Constitution: An Institutionalist and Collective Action Perspective |
| title_fullStr | Changing the Turkish Constitution: An Institutionalist and Collective Action Perspective |
| title_full_unstemmed | Changing the Turkish Constitution: An Institutionalist and Collective Action Perspective |
| title_short | Changing the Turkish Constitution: An Institutionalist and Collective Action Perspective |
| title_sort | changing the turkish constitution an institutionalist and collective action perspective |
| topic | turkish constitution eu institutionalism collective action isomorphic strategies |
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