Secularism and Muslim democracy in Turkey / M. Hakan Yavuz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yavuz, M. Hakan, author.

Series:

Cambridge Middle East studies ; 28.

Cambridge Middle East studies ; 28

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

AK Parti (Turkey).

Islam and politics--Turkey.

Islam and politics.

Islam and state--Turkey.

Islam and state.

Secularism--Turkey--21st century.

Secularism.

Turkey--Politics and government--1980-.

Turkey.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 301 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Other Title:

Secularism & Muslim Democracy in Turkey

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In 2002 the Islamist Justice and Development Party (AKP) swept to power in Turkey. Since then it has shied away from a hard-line ideological stance in favour of a more conservative and democratic approach. In this book, M. Hakan Yavuz negotiates this ambivalence asking whether it is possible for a political party with a deeply religious ideology to liberalise and entertain democracy or whether, as he contends, radical religious groups moderate their practices and ideologies when forced to negotiate a competitive and rule-based political system. The author explores the thesis through an analysis of the rise and evolution of the AKP and its more recent 2007 election victory. The book, which tackles a number of important issues including political participation, economics and internal security, provides a masterful survey of modern Turkish and Islamic politics, which will be of interest to a broad range of readers from students to professionals and policymakers.

Contents:

Introduction : what is an Islamic party; is the AKP an Islamic party?

Historical and ideological background

Political and economic origins of the AKP : opportunity spaces and the backlash of February 28, 1997

Ideology, leadership and organization

Kabadayı and mağdur : Erdoğan and Gül

Modes of secularism

The Kurdish question and the AKP

The political crisis and the 2007 elections

Conclusion : the end of dual sovereignty and the creole political language.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 282-294) and index.

ISBN:

1-107-20111-X

1-282-53930-2

9786612539305

0-511-81508-5

0-511-71897-7

0-511-71942-6

0-511-51535-9

0-511-71851-9

0-511-51663-0

OCLC:

609833584