Overview
Draws its findings from in-depth interviews with members of civil society activists and leaders
Analyzes of secularism in Turkey by tracing its historical trajectory
Focuses on the policies and practices of the current ruling party
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This book is an analytical study of secularism in contemporary Turkey by tracing its historical trajectory within the context of political transformation in a country that experienced a social and cultural rupture in its formative years. Its principal focus is on the policies and practices of the current ruling party, the Justice and Development Party (JDP), which has influenced the process of change, evolution, and transformation with regard to secularism and state policies toward religion. Following its foundation in 2001, the JDP developed a unique approach to conceptualising the relationship between state and religion. In contrast to other mainstream parties and political positions both in the past and present, it offers an alternative vision and model to that of inherited Kemalist secularism, as formulated by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk (the founder of modern Turkey) and refined by his close associates in the formative period of the Republic. The project draws its findings from in-depth interviews with members of political parties, civil society activists and religious leaders.
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Book Title: The JDP and Making the Post-Kemalist Secularism in Turkey
Authors: Pinar Kandemir
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-07605-3
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-07604-6Published: 23 July 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-07607-7Published: 23 July 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-07605-3Published: 21 July 2022
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 282
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Middle Eastern Politics