Religion, Politics, and Turkey's EU Accession

This book brings together historians, political scientists, social anthropologists and legal scholars from Turkey and the EU. The authors address questions such as the role of religion in EU membership debates, religious parties in Turkey and Europe, religion and European security, freedom of religion and minority rights in Turkey and the EU.

"The Turkish accession process to the EU is very much in doubt because of European concerns about Turkish identity and the volatility of the Turkish political system. Jung and Raudvere s book is one of the most serious attempts at understanding the multi-faceted conundrum that Turkey s accession process represents. The authors of this edited book tackle the issue from many different angles and approaches and in the process produce a readable, illuminating and critical volume. It is for everyone who wants to better comprehend these issues that are likely to remain unresolved for a while." - Henri Barkey, Bernard L. and Bertha F. Cohen Professor, Chair of the department of International Relations, Lehigh University

"This is an important collection of essays which highlight the complex role of religion and culture in EU-Turkey relations. I would recommend it to scholars and students who are interested not only in EU-Turkey relations but also in broader debates concerning European identity and the future course of the Europeanization project." - Ziya Onis, Department of International Relations, Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey

Autorentext

DIETRICH JUNG is a Senior Researcher at the Danish Institute for International Studies, Denmark.
CATHERINA RAUVERE is Professor of History of Religions at Copenhagen University, Denmark.

Inhalt
Introduction, Turkey: European Dimensions and the Status of Islam; D.Jung & C.Raudvere PART I: TURKEY AND THE EU RELIGION AND POLITICS Religion as an Argument in the Debate on Turkish EU Membership; K.Kirisci Civilization and EU-Turkey Relations; D.Kuzmanovic PART II: TURKEY AND THE EU RELIGION AND HISTORY Europe and Turkey: Does Religion Matter?; N.Bilge Criss Adnan Menderes, Islam and his Conflict with the One-Party Era Establishment; M.Pelt PART III: TURKEY AND THE EU RELIGION AND SECURITY 'Secularism:' A Key to Turkish Politics?; D.Jung The Politics of Security and Secularism in Turkey. From the Early Republican Era to EU Accession Negotiations; P.Bilgin PART IV: TURKEY AND THE EU RELIGION AND MINORITY POLITICS Religion, Politics and the Politics of Religion in Turkey; I.Gözaydin The Alevis a 'New' Religious Minority? Identity Politics in Turkey and Its Relation to the EU Integration Process; E.Özdalga Turkish Migrants, Social Capital and Culturalist Discourse in Turkey-EU Relations; T.Kucukcan