Ethnic Minorities in Democratizing Muslim Countries - Turkey and Indonesia

This book explores the ways in which democratizing Muslim countries treat their ethnic minorities' requests of inclusiveness and autonomy. The author examines the results of two important cases-the securitization of Kurds in Turkey and the "autonomization" (a new concept coined by the study) of Acehnese in Indonesia-through multiple hypotheses: the elites' power interest, the international factors, the institutions and history of the state, and the ontological security of the country. By examining states with ethnic diversity and very little religious diversity, the research controls for the effect of religious conflict on minority inclusion, and so allows expanded generalizations and comparisons. In non-Muslim majority countries, and in so called "mature democracies," the problem of the inclusion of old or new ethnic minorities is also crucial for the sustainability of the "never-ending" democratization processes. 

List of contents

1. Introduction.- 2. Literature Review.- 3. Research Design.- 4. Securitization and Autonomization in Turkey and Indonesia: A Brief History and Review of the Period of Democratization.- 5. Political Elites' Power Interest and Rational Decision Making.- 6. International Factors: Geopolitical Issues, International Community and Diaspora.- 7. Historical Institutionalism: Nationalism, Institutions and Citizenship of Ethnic Minorities.- 8. Interacting Variable: Ontological Security.- 9. Conclusions.

About the author

Maurizio Geri is Research Analyst at ACT-NATO, specializing in international security and democratic issues in the regions of Europe, Middle East, and Southeast Asia.

Summary

- Analyzes how democratizing Muslim countries (Turkey, Indonesia) treat their ethnic minorities 
- Reviews the reasons why some Muslim states fail to incorporate minority groups.
- Introduces solutions to the problems of assimilation and multiculturalism.

Product details

• Authors: Maurizio Geri
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2018
• EAN: 9783319755731
• ISBN: 978-3-31-975573-1
• No. of pages: 251
• Dimensions: 151 mm x 21 mm x 218 mm
• Weight: 466 g
• Illustrations: XVI, 251 p. 2 illus. in color.
• Series: Minorities in West Asia and North Africa; Minorities in West Asia and North Africa
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system; B, Asia, International Relations, Regional Development, Middle East, Politics & government, Religion & politics, Political Science and International Studies, Economic development, Regionalism, Religion and Politics, Development Studies, Asia—Politics and government, Asian Politics, Middle East—Politics and government, Middle Eastern Politics, Politics and Religion