Religion, Politics, and Turkey’s EU Accession

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiii

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2. Introduction

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Turkey: European Dimensions and the Status of Islam

      • Dietrich Jung, Catharina Raudvere

      Pages 3-16

3. Turkey and the EU: Religion and Politics

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 17-17

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   2. Religion as an Argument in the Debate on Turkish EU Membership

      • Kemal Kirişci

      Pages 19-39

   3. Civilization and EU-Turkey Relations

      • Daniella Kuzmanovic

      Pages 41-63

4. Turkey and the EU: Religion and History

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 65-65

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   2. Europe and Turkey: Does Religion Matter?

      • Nur Bilge Criss

      Pages 67-89

   3. Adnan Menderes, Islam, and His Conflict with the One-Party Era Establishment

      • Mogens Pelt

      Pages 91-113

5. Turkey and the EU: Religion and Security

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 115-115

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   2. Secularism”: A Key to Turkish Politics?

      • Dietrich Jung

      Pages 117-137

   3. The Politics of Security and Secularism in Turkey: From the Early Republican Era to EU Accession Negotiations

      • Pinar Bilgin

      Pages 139-156

6. Turkey and the EU: Religion and Minority Politics

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 157-157

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   2. Religion, Politics, and the Politics of Religion in Turkey

      • İştar Gözaydin

      Pages 159-176

   3. The Alevis—a “New” Religious Minority? Identity Politics in Turkey and Its Relation to the EU Integration Process

      • Elisabeth Özdalga

      Pages 177-198

   4. Turkish Migrants, Social Capital, and Culturalist Discourse in Turkey-EU Relations

      • Talip Kucukcan

      Pages 199-221

7. Back Matter

   Pages 223-231

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This book brings together historians, political scientists, social anthropologists and legal scholars from Turkey and the EU. The authors address questions such as the role of religion in EU membership debates, religious parties in Turkey and Europe, religion and European security, freedom of religion and minority rights in Turkey and the EU.

• conflict
• desegregation
• EU accession
• EU integration
• Europe
• European security
• European Union (EU)
• freedom of religion
• religion and politics
• social capital
• european union politics

"The Turkish accession process to the EU is very much in doubt because of European concerns about Turkish identity and the volatility of the Turkish political system. Jung and Raudvere s book is one of the most serious attempts at understanding the multi-faceted conundrum that Turkey s accession process represents. The authors of this edited book tackle the issue from many different angles and approaches and in the process produce a readable, illuminating and critical volume. It is for everyone who wants to better comprehend these issues that are likely to remain unresolved for a while." - Henri Barkey, Bernard L. and Bertha F. Cohen Professor, Chair of the department of International Relations, Lehigh University

"This is an important collection of essays which highlight the complex role of religion and culture in EU-Turkey relations. I would recommend it to scholars and students who are interested not only in EU-Turkey relations but also in broader debates concerning European identity and the future course of the Europeanization project." - Ziya Onis, Department of International Relations, Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey

DIETRICH JUNG is a Senior Researcher at the Danish Institute for International Studies, Denmark.
CATHERINA RAUVERE is Professor of History of Religions at Copenhagen University, Denmark.

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