Alien citizens: the state and religious minorities in Turkey and France

How does international context influence state policies toward religious minorities? Using parliamentary proceedings, court decisions, newspaper archives, and interviews, this book is the first systematic study that employs international context in the study of state policies toward religion, and th...

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Main Author: Kılınç, Ramazan 1977- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2020
In:Year: 2020
Reviews:[Rezension von: Kılınç, Ramazan, 1977-, Alien citizens] (2021) (Abdelkader, Engy)
Series/Journal:Cambridge studies in social theory, religion, and politics
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B France / Turkey / State / Religious minority
Further subjects:B Islam and state ; Turkey
B Secularism Political aspects (France)
B Muslims ; France ; Government relations
B Secularism Political aspects (Turkey)
B Religious minorities ; Turkey ; Government relations
B Religious Minorities Government relations (Turkey)
B Secularism ; Political aspects ; France
B Islam and state (Turkey)
B Muslims Government relations (France)
B Secularism ; Political aspects ; Turkey
B Christians ; Turkey ; Government relations
B Church and state ; France
B Christians Government relations (Turkey)
B Religious minorities ; France ; Government relations
B Church and state (France)
B Religious Minorities Government relations (France)
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Summary:How does international context influence state policies toward religious minorities? Using parliamentary proceedings, court decisions, newspaper archives, and interviews, this book is the first systematic study that employs international context in the study of state policies toward religion, and that compares Turkey and France with regard to religious minorities. Comparing Christians in Turkey and Muslims in France, this book argues that policy change toward minorities becomes possible when strong domestic actors find a suitable international context that can help them execute their policy agendas. The Turkish Islamists used the European Union to transform the Turkish politics that brought a reformist moment for Christians in the 2000s. The Far Right in France utilized the rise of Islamophobia in Europe to adopt restrictive policies toward Muslims. Ramazan Kılınç argues that the presence of an international context that can favor particular groups over others, shifts the domestic balance of power, and makes some policies more likely to be implemented than others.
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ISBN:1108692648
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/9781108692649