Mandate Theory in Turkey: Assessment of Voter Appeal of Pledges, Fulfillment, and Impact

• In Event: Campaigns in Comparative Context

Brief Overview

My study will analyze what major political parties in Turkey promised, what groups of voters they addressed, what is the fulfillment rate, and what the latter can show on the link between parties’ constituents and what parties do for 2002 and 2015.

Author

• Mine Tafolar, University of Illinois at Chicago