"Yes” or “no”: An analysis of the 2010 referendum in Turkey
Referendums are used as last-ditch devices to resolve issues in certain contexts. This was the case in Turkey, as the current Justice and Development Party government decided to hold a constitutional referendum on September 12, 2010 to amend the current Constitution of 1982, ratified by the militar...
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Referendums are used as last-ditch devices to resolve issues in certain contexts. This was the case in Turkey, as the current Justice and Development Party government decided to hold a constitutional referendum on September 12, 2010 to amend the current Constitution of 1982, ratified by the military junta of 1980- 1983. At the end, 58% of the voters voted “Yes”, as opposed to 42% of “No” votes. However, despite its enormous political and social impact, the subject remains under-researched and in need of explanation. This study gives a snapshot and evaluation of the 2010 referendum campaign according to relevant theories of psychology and political science. Accordingly, this study denotes eleven interrelated factors of crucial importance in similar referendums and discusses their representation in the context of referendum, thus, contributes to the literature in terms of explaining both psychological and political factors in the referendums.
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| spelling | doaj.art-6cb202bf0a0a47f3ae18ae00eb5731a22023-10-13T18:23:48ZengInternational Association for Political Science Students (IAPSS)Politikon2414-66332012-11-011810.22151/politikon.18.1"Yes” or “no”: An analysis of the 2010 referendum in TurkeyÖzden Melis Uluğ0Arda Bilgen1Jacobs UniversityRheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn Referendums are used as last-ditch devices to resolve issues in certain contexts. This was the case in Turkey, as the current Justice and Development Party government decided to hold a constitutional referendum on September 12, 2010 to amend the current Constitution of 1982, ratified by the military junta of 1980- 1983. At the end, 58% of the voters voted “Yes”, as opposed to 42% of “No” votes. However, despite its enormous political and social impact, the subject remains under-researched and in need of explanation. This study gives a snapshot and evaluation of the 2010 referendum campaign according to relevant theories of psychology and political science. Accordingly, this study denotes eleven interrelated factors of crucial importance in similar referendums and discusses their representation in the context of referendum, thus, contributes to the literature in terms of explaining both psychological and political factors in the referendums. https://politikon.iapss.org/index.php/politikon/article/view/177referendumTurkeycase studypsychologydemocracy |
| spellingShingle | Özden Melis Uluğ Arda Bilgen "Yes” or “no”: An analysis of the 2010 referendum in Turkey Politikon referendum Turkey case study psychology democracy |
| title | "Yes” or “no”: An analysis of the 2010 referendum in Turkey |
| title_full | "Yes” or “no”: An analysis of the 2010 referendum in Turkey |
| title_fullStr | "Yes” or “no”: An analysis of the 2010 referendum in Turkey |
| title_full_unstemmed | "Yes” or “no”: An analysis of the 2010 referendum in Turkey |
| title_short | "Yes” or “no”: An analysis of the 2010 referendum in Turkey |
| title_sort | yes or no an analysis of the 2010 referendum in turkey |
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| url | https://politikon.iapss.org/index.php/politikon/article/view/177 |
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