Religion, Identity and Power

Turkey and the Balkans in the Twenty-First Century

Inbunden, Engelska, 2021

Av Ahmet Erdi Öztürk, London Metropolitan University and Coventry University) Ozturk, Ahmet Erdi (Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Politics and International Relations at London Metropolitan University and a Marie Sklodowska-Curie fellow at Coventry University in the UK and GIGA in Germany, Ahmet Erdi in Politics and International Relations at London Metropolitan University and a Ozturk

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This book examines Turkey’s ethno-religious activism and power-related political strategies in the Balkans between 2002 and 2020, the period under the rule of the Justice and Development Party (AKP), to determine the scopes of its activities in the region.Ahmet Erdi Öztürk illuminates an often-neglected aspect of Turkey’s relations with its Balkan neighbours that emerged as a result of the much discussed ‘authoritarian turn’ – a broader shift in Turkish domestic and foreign policy from a realist-secular to a Sunni Islamic orientation with ethno-nationalist policies.Öztürk draws on personal testimonies given by both Turkish and non-Turkish, Muslim and non-Muslim interviewees in three country cases: Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Albania. The findings shed light on contemporary issues surrounding the continuous redefinition of Turkish secularism under the AKP rule and the emergence of a new Muslim elite in Turkey.

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Utgivningsdatum2021-01-19
Mått156 x 234 x 24 mm
Vikt538 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieEdinburgh Studies on Modern Turkey
Antal sidor264
FörlagEdinburgh University Press
MedarbetareHaynes,Jeffrey
ISBN9781474474689

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Dr Ahmet Erdi Öztürk is Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in International Relations and Politics at London Metropolitan University and a Marie Sklodowska-Curie fellow at Coventry University in the UK and GIGA in Germany. He is also an associate researcher (Chercheur Associé) at Institut Français d'Études Anatoliennes and editor of International Journal of Religion. He was a Swedish Institute Pre and Post-Doctoral Fellow at Institute for Research on Migration, Ethnicity and Society (REMESO), at Linköping University, Scholar in Residence at the University of Notre Dame’s Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies. He is the author of more than 20 articles, numerous policy reports, opinion pieces and co-editor of four special issues and two books on religion and politics and Turkish politics. He is a regular contributor to media outlets such as Open Democracy, The Conversation, Huffington Post and France 24.

Foreword from Professor Jeffrey HaynesList of Illustrations; List of TablesIntroductionPart I: Theory and History1. Multi-sided Roles of Religion, Identity and Power in Politics2. Turkey in the Balkans: From Late Ottoman to the 1970s3. Turkey as a Nascent Power in the Balkans: From the Özal Years to the AKPPart II: Turkey’s Intense Transformation under AKP Rule4. Defensive and Active Years of the AKP5. Reactive and Aggressive Years of the AKPPart III: The AKP’s New Turkey and its Reflections in the Balkans6. Service to the Global Ummah　7. Exportation of Domestic Conflicts　8. Interfering in the Internal Affairs of Host Countries9. Destabilising the Secular Environments of Host Countries　Conclusion: The New Turkey in the Balkans: An Ambiguous Actor?