Contemporary Turkey in Conflict : Ethnicity, Islam and Politics

Abbas, Tahir

Edinburgh University Press（2016/12発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 216 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781474417990
• DDC分類 320.9561

Full Description

New perspectives on ethnic relations, Islam and neoliberalism have emerged in Turkey since the rise of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) in 2002. Placing the period within its historical and contemporary context, Tahir Abbas argues that what it is to be ethnically, religiously and culturally Turkish has been transformed. He explores how issues of political trust, social capital and intolerance towards minorities have characterised Turkey in the early years of the 21st-century. He shows how a radical neoliberal economic and conservative outlook has materialised, leading to a clash over the religious, political and cultural direction of Turkey. These conflicts are defining the future of the nation.

Contents

List of Figures and TablesPrefaceAcknowledgementsChronology1. Setting the Scene2. Historicising Pluralism and Monoculturalism3. Insights on Intolerance Towards Minorities4. Perspectives on the 'Kurdish Issue'5. The Gezi Park Awakening6. Exploring Trust in Society and Politics7. ConclusionsAppendix: Notes on MethodsReferencesIndex