Religious Politics in Turkey: From the Birth of the Republic to the AKP
Presents an account of the rise of Erdogan's AKP, showing how the politicisation of religion has roots in the period of early nation-building in Turkey
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
2018
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| In: | Year: 2018 |
| Series/Journal: | Cambridge Middle East Studies
v.54 |
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| Parallel Edition: | Print version: Lord, Ceren: Religious Politics in Turkey : From the Birth of the Republic to the AKP. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press,c2018. - 9781108472005 |
| Summary: | Presents an account of the rise of Erdogan's AKP, showing how the politicisation of religion has roots in the period of early nation-building in Turkey Cover -- Half-title -- Series information -- Title page -- Copyright information -- Contents -- Figures -- Tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- The Alternative Prism of Religious Majoritarianism -- Deconstructing the Secular State: A Historical Institutionalist Approach to Religion, State Relations and Politicisation -- Identity Politics and Deconstructing 'Religious Society' -- Religious Majoritarianism and the Turkish Case -- Sources and Methods -- Outline of the Book -- 1 How Religious Majoritarianism Was Institutionalised in the Early Republic -- The Ottoman Legacies -- Religion as a Pillar of the Ottoman Order and as an Ethnic Marker -- The Growing Salience of Religious Markers in the Late Empire -- The Establishment of the Turkish Republic as a Critical Juncture -- Constitution Making, Religion and State in the Early Republic -- The 1921 Constitution -- Nationalising State Building and Constitution Making in the 1920s -- Constitution Making after the Transition to Multi-Partism: Continuity and Change -- The 1961 Constitution -- The 1982 Constitution and Augmentation of Religious Majoritarianism -- Constitution Making and Change in the Post-1980s Period -- Constitution Making in the AKP Era -- Conclusion -- 2 The Struggle within the State: The Diyanet and Islamisation -- Reassessing the Role of the Ulema -- The Transition from the Ottoman Ulema to the Diyanet -- The Evolution and Expansion of the Diyanet -- The Diyanetification of the Ottoman Ulema in the Republic: Institutionalisation and Centralisation -- Survival and Damage Control in the Early Republic -- The Diyanet's Expansion and Reproduction of Religious Majoritarianism in the Multi-Party Era -- The First Wave of Expansion Following the Transition to Multi-Partism Turkey's First Military Intervention and the Beginning of the Second Wave of Expansion -- The Diyanet and the TIS in the 1980s -- The Diyanet's Golden Era under the AKP -- The Diyanet's Global Expansion in the AKP Era -- Conclusion -- 3 Shaping the Nation: The Diyanet's Interventions against Alevism and the Privileging of Sunni Islam -- The Diyanet, Institutions and National Identity -- The Ottoman Legacy, Turkish Nationalism and Alevis -- The Elevation of Sunni Hanefi Orthodoxy in the Ottoman Empire -- The ITC and Alevis: 'Sunnification' and 'Turkification' -- The State and Alevis in the Republic -- The Early Republic and Alevis: Continued Sunnification and Turkification -- Competing State Strategies Following the Transition to Multi-Partism -- The 1960 Military Coup and the First 'Alevi Opening' by the State -- The Turkish-Islamic Synthesis and Alevis in the Aftermath of the 1980 Coup -- Continuity and Change in the AKP Era -- 2002-2011 Continuity -- The Gülenist and AKP Collaboration over Alevis -- The Syrian Conflict and Sectarinised Securitisation -- The Diyanet and the Kurdish Question -- Conclusion -- 4 The Expansion of the Religious Field in the Multi-Party Era -- The Rise of the 'Muslim Bourgeoisie' -- The Growth of Religious Education -- Religious Education in the Early Republic -- The Cold War Opening: The Diyanet and Religious Education as an Antidote to Communism -- Expanding Religious Education with the Transition to Multi-Partism -- The Post-1980 Era: The TIS Programme to the 1997 Clampdown on Imam-Hatip Schools -- The AKP Era: Islamisation and Unprecedented Expansion of Religious Education -- The Religious Education-Islamist Nexus: The Case of the Generation Movement -- The Neo-Liberal Restructuring and Expansion of Faith-Based Organisations and Islamic Finance since the 1980s The Spread of Islamic and Islamist Associations and Foundations -- The Development of Islamic Banking in the 1980s -- Conclusion -- 5 The Islamist Movement in Turkey and the Emergence of the AKP -- The Evolution of the Islamist Movement in Turkey -- The Gülenist Movement -- Islamist Party Politics and the AKP's Road to Electoral Success -- The MNP and the MSP: Islamist Party Mobilisation in the 1970s -- The RP, the SP and the FP: The Rise of Islamist Parties as Mass Parties -- Splintering in the Islamist Party and the Rise of the AKP -- Conclusion -- 6 The Rise of the AKP and the Struggle within and for the State since 2002 -- Turkey's Majoritarian System and the AKP's Path-Dependent Path-Shaping -- Party Competition and Strategies in Majoritarian Systems -- Capturing Formal Institutions -- Monopolising Informal Institutions -- The Intensification of the Struggle within the State -- The AKP and the Military -- Erdoğan vs. Gülen -- The AKP and Gülenists' Fruitful Alliance in Its Early Years -- The Emerging Power Struggle and Faltering of the Alliance from 2010 to 2013 -- From Allies to Parallel State to FETÖ -- The 15 July Coup Attempt: Purges and Opposition Crackdown -- Regime Change and the 16 April 2017 Constitutional Referendum -- Conclusion -- Conclusion -- Situating the AKP's Rise in the Context of the Unfolding of Religious Majoritarianism -- The Prism of Religious Majoritarianism -- Religious Majoritarianism from a Comparative Perspective -- India -- Malaysia -- Ireland -- Beyond Religio-Politics as Reaction: Bringing Back Institutions -- Appendix: Presidents of the Diyanet -- Bibliography -- Archives and Other Primary Sources -- Secondary sources -- Index |
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| ISBN: | 1108607373 |