SECULARISM AND MUSLIM DEMOCRACY IN TURKEY by M. Hakan Yavuz ( 9780521717328 )

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SECULARISM AND MUSLIM DEMOCRACY IN TURKEY

By:

M. Hakan Yavuz

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0521717329

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CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

19 February, 2009

Series:

Cambridge Middle East Studies 28

Pages:

322

Description:

This book discusses whether it is possible for a political party with deeply religious ideology to liberalise and entertain democracy.

Synopsis:

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.

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