The Politics of Permanent Crisis: Class, Ideology and State in Turkey

Contents: Introduction; The legacy of the twentieth century; The Turkish state and bourgeoisie in historical perspective: A relativist paradigm or a panoply of hegemonic strategies?; Political crisis and strategies for crisis management: From 'low intensity conflict' to 'low intensity instability'; Uncompromising nationalism: The Kurdish question in Turkey; Political Islam in Turkey in historical context: strengths and weaknesses; The politics of fascism: changing strategies and position of the MHP vis-a-vis the Turkish Power Bloc; The history of the socialist-communist movement in Turkey by four major indicators; Quest for hegemony: discourses on democracy; Turkey's integration with the European Union: modalities and limitations; The Cyprus issue from the Cold War to the present.