ISLAMIC RESURGENCE AND ITS RELATION TO STATE AND NEO-LIBERAL POLICIES IN TURKEY: A PROPOSAL FOR A NEW MODEL
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In recent years, there have been references to the "Islamic resurgence" in the
Middle East. And Turkey, as Middle Eastern country, has no exception. Islam has begun
to occupy an important place in political debates in Turkey. The aim of this paper is to
make a critical assessment on general academic discourse daminating the studies on
state religion relation in Turkey. It will be argument of this paper that, first, one reason
of this resurgence is state policies. In other words, contrary to being in conflict witlı
religious, state politically support tlıe rising of religious resurgence. Hence, tlıere is no
conflict between the state and religion but confrontation especially since 1980s. And
secondly, it will be discussed tlıat tlıere Iıas been conscious ignorance of the relation
between tlıe resurgence of religious policies and neo-liberal structural adjustment
economic policy launclıes since 1980s. And lastly the international dynamics of Middle
East and the role of the USA on the rise of political Islam not mentioned in these studies
will be taken into consideration. In doing such a critical assessment on studies dealing
witlı the resurgence of religious and political Islam in Turkey, I will try to propose a new
methodology, whiclı approaclıes the religion as an ideology of new rising social classes
emerging after the implementation of neo-liberal economic policies in Turkey.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
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Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yazarlar
Atilla Güney
Bu kişi benim
Yayımlanma Tarihi
1 Nisan 2010
Gönderilme Tarihi
8 Ekim 2014
Kabul Tarihi
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Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2010 Cilt: 1 Sayı: 1