Main Secularism and Muslim Democracy in Turkey

Secularism and Muslim Democracy in Turkey

4.0 / 5.0
0 comments
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. 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.
Request Code : ZLIBIO536901
Categories:
Year:
2009
Edition:
1
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Language:
English
Pages:
320
ISBN 10:
0521717329
ISBN 13:
9780521717328
ISBN:
0521888786,9780521888783,9780511719424,0521717329,9780521717328
Series:
Cambridge Middle East Studies

Comments of this book

There are no comments yet.