Institutional change in Turkey : the impact of European Union reforms on human rights and policing /

"This book explores the domestic reasons behind police reform in Turkey in the aftermath of the 1980 military coup. Although the role of the European Union on democratization and human rights should not be undermined, the EU driver only began to influence police reform after1999. Field research...

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Main Authors: Piran, Leila, 1977
Published: Palgrave Macmillan,
Publisher Address: New York, NY :
Publication Dates: 2013.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Summary: "This book explores the domestic reasons behind police reform in Turkey in the aftermath of the 1980 military coup. Although the role of the European Union on democratization and human rights should not be undermined, the EU driver only began to influence police reform after1999. Field research including interviews and survey research results reveal a consistent level of commitment among officers and their superiors to police reform. In contrast, interviews with civil society actors, legal experts, and political party deputies illuminate the complexity of implementing the EU's democratic cri
Carrier Form: x, 183 pages ; 23 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-177) and index.
ISBN: 9781137298096 (hardback) :
113729809X (hardback)
Index Number: HV8241
CLC: D737.40
Call Number: D737.40/P667