Populism and policy capacity: Evidence from an opposition municipality in Istanbul
Ebru Ertugal,
Faik Gür,
İnan Sevinç
Abstract:Despite achievements in its conceptual rigor, policy capacity still represents a relatively depoliticized concept that fails to sufficiently consider the ways in which politics plays a role in its creation, mobilization, or decay. This article seeks to contribute to this debate by investigating the impact of populism on policy capacity, the type of policy capacity challenges posed and how they are related to populist policy design. Based on a case study of a municipality in Istanbul the article shows how popul… Show more
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