| Religious Politics in Turkey: From the Birth of the Republic to the Akp Contributor(s): Lord, Ceren (Author) |
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ISBN: 1108472001 ISBN-13: 9781108472005 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $128.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Middle East - General - Political Science |
| Dewey: 322.109 |
| LCCN: 2018022547 |
| Series: Cambridge Middle East Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 9" W x 6.3" (1.50 lbs) 386 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Since the elections of 2002, Erdogan's AKP has dominated the political scene in Turkey. This period has often been understood as a break from a 'secular' pattern of state-building. But in this book, Ceren Lord shows how Islamist mobilisation in Turkey has been facilitated from within the state by institutions established during early nation-building. Lord thus challenges the traditional account of Islamist AKP's rise that sees it either as a grassroots reaction to the authoritarian secularism of the state or as a function of the state's utilisation of religion. Tracing struggles within the state, Lord also shows how the state's principal religious authority, the Presidency of Religious Affairs (Diyanet) competed with other state institutions to pursue Islamisation. Through privileging Sunni Muslim access to state resources to the exclusion of others, the Diyanet has been a key actor ensuring persistence and increasing salience of religious markers in political and economic competition, creating an amenable environment for Islamist mobilisation. |
Contributor Bio(s): Lord, Ceren: - Ceren Lord is British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow in Middle East Studies at the Oxford School for Global and Area Studies at the University of Oxford. She is also Associate Editor of the British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies. |