Contesting Pluralism(s) - Islamism, Liberalism, and Nationalism in Turkey and Beyond

"This innovative study challenges accounts of Turkey's politics as driven by "Islamist vs. secularist" competition, offering a new understanding which centres coalitions for and against pluralism. Utilising rich primary and secondary data, Nora Fisher-Onar introduces an analytical framework for capturing causal complexity in political contestation"--

List of contents

By Way of Introduction: Capturing Complexity, Contesting Pluralism; Part I. Theory: 1. Hard Binaries and their discontents; 2. Pluralizers and anti-pluralists-an alternative key to Politics in Turkey and beyond; Part II. History: 3. Long Nineteenth Century-from Ottoman Universalism to Turkish nationalism; 4. Short Twentieth Century-between embedded liberalism and ethno (-religious) nationalism; Part III. Twenty-First Century: 5. EU-niversalism, the Islamo-liberal moment, and nationalist backlash; 6. Neo-Ottomanism-from pluralizing promise to religious populism; 7. Turkey turns-of clashing Islamists, contesting kurds, and a coup attempt; 8. Turkish-Islamist synthesis 2.0 and the new pluralizers; Conclusion: Learning from Turkey's transformation–lessons for (comparative) area studies, politics, and International relations; Index.

About the author

Nora Fisher-Onar is Associate Professor of International Studies at the University of San Francisco. Her research combines tools from comparative politics, international relations, and area studies to rethink the relationship between religion, politics, and pluralism, challenging Orientalism in how we read Muslim-majority states and societies. Previous publications include Istanbul: Living with Difference in a Global City (2018).

Summary

This innovative study challenges accounts of Turkey 's politics as driven by 'Islamist vs. secularist' competition, offering a new understanding which centres coalitions for and against pluralism. Utilising rich primary and secondary data, Nora Fisher-Onar introduces an analytical framework for capturing causal complexity in political contestation.

Foreword

Challenges accounts of Turkish/Muslim politics driven by 'Islamist vs. secularist' competition, offering a framework centred on pluralism.

Product details

• Authors: Nora Fisher-Onar, Nora (University of San Francisco) Fisher-Onar
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2024
• EAN: 9781108838702
• ISBN: 978-1-108-83870-2
• No. of pages: 346
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Islam, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, 20th Century, RELIGION / Islam / General, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Middle East / Turkey & Ottoman Empire, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, 21st Century, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 21st century history: from c 2000 -, Turkey, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, Political structure & processes, Middle Eastern history, Political structure and processes