TY - GEN N2 - This comparative study explores the impact of populist majoritarianism on Greek and Turkish democratic transition. Using case studies from Greece and Turkey, the author argues that while majoritarianism is often celebrated as a manifestation of popular sovereignty, it can undermine institutional performance and even stifle the process of democratic consolidation, contributing to a confrontational and inefficient democratic regime in cases of transition states where levels of social capital are low and social polarisation is high. AB - This comparative study explores the impact of populist majoritarianism on Greek and Turkish democratic transition. Using case studies from Greece and Turkey, the author argues that while majoritarianism is often celebrated as a manifestation of popular sovereignty, it can undermine institutional performance and even stifle the process of democratic consolidation, contributing to a confrontational and inefficient democratic regime in cases of transition states where levels of social capital are low and social polarisation is high. T1 - Democratic transition and the rise of populist majoritarianism :constitutional reform in Greece and Turkey / AU - Grigoriadis, Ioannis N., CN - KKE2070 CN - JA1-92 ID - 867817 KW - Constitutional law KW - Constitutional law KW - Democracy KW - Democracy SN - 9783319575568 SN - 3319575562 TI - Democratic transition and the rise of populist majoritarianism :constitutional reform in Greece and Turkey / LK - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-319-57556-8 UR - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-319-57556-8 ER -