Alien Citizens - The State and Religious Minorities in Turkey and France

Examines how international context and domestic politics interact in producing state policies toward religious minorities in Turkey and France.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. Rethinking state policies toward religious minorities; Part I. Historical Institutions: 2. Secularism and Christians in Turkey; 3. Secularism and Muslims in France; Part II. International Context: 4. The European Union and Christians in Turkey; 5. Islamophobia and Muslims in France; Part III. Domestic Actors and Policy Change: 6. Kemalists, conservatives, and Christians in Turkey; 7. Radical right, liberals, and Muslims in France; Conclusion; 8. Testing the argument beyond the scope of the study; 9: Conclusion.

About the author

Ramazan Kılınç is Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of Islamic Studies Program at the University of Nebraska, Omaha. He has published articles in multiple journals including Comparative Politics, Political Science Quarterly, Politics and Religion, Turkish Studies, and Studies in Conflict and Terrorism. He is co-author of Generating Generosity in Catholicism and Islam: Beliefs, Institutions, and Public Goods Provision (Cambridge, 2018) and the editor of Siyasa: Forum on Islamic and Middle Eastern Politics.

Product details

• Authors: K&, Ramazan K?l?nç, Ramazan K¿l¿nç, Kilin¿Ramazan, Ramazan (University of Nebraska Kilinc, Ramazan Kilinç, Ramazan Kılınç
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9781108476942
• ISBN: 978-1-108-47694-2
• No. of pages: 264
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Social Th; Cambridge Studies in Social Theory, Religion and Politics; Cambridge Studies in Social Th
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; France, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Comparative Politics, Turkey, Religion & politics, Political structure & processes, Comparative Politics, Religion and Politics, Political structure and processes