Tracing Cultural Change in Turkey's Experience of Democratization - Unexpected Dialogues on Intolerance

Does democracy require an agreement on specific foundational values? Bringing insights from Turkey to the study of democratization, this book argues that democracy may rather be about acknowledging the disagreement over values before negotiating over other concerns, such as rights, freedoms, capabilities and duties.

List of contents

List of Figures
Acknowledgments
Preface
List of Abbreviations
1. Introduction: Values and Others in Cultural Change
2. Democracy: Rethinking Cultural Prerequisites
3. LGBT and the Entertainment Sector
4. Women and Clothing
5. Alevis and Funerals
6. Conclusions
Index

About the author

Metin Koca works as a European Research Council postdoctoral researcher at Istanbul Bilgi University, Turkey. Koca received his Ph.D. in Social and Political Sciences from the European University Institute, Italy, in January 2020. He is interested in the dynamics of cultural change and reproduction, as well as the politics of recognition, tolerance, and difference.

Summary

Does democracy require an agreement on specific foundational values? Bringing insights from Turkey to the study of democratization, this book argues that democracy may rather be about acknowledging the disagreement over values before negotiating over other concerns, such as rights, freedoms, capabilities and duties.

Product details

• Authors: Metin Koca
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.10.2024
• EAN: 9781032318691
• ISBN: 978-1-032-31869-1
• No. of pages: 214
• Weight: 453 g
• Illustrations: schwarz-weiss Illustrationen, Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Series: Routledge Studies in Political Sociology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society, Violence in society, Violence and abuse in society