| Author (Person) | Abbas, Tahir |
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| Series Title | EUROPP Blog |
| Series Details | 02.01.17 |
| Publication Date | 02/01/2017 |
| Content Type | Journal | Series | Blog |
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Related book: Abbas, Tahir New perspectives on ethnic relations, Islam and neoliberalism have emerged in Turkey since the rise of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) in 2002. Placing the period within its historical and contemporary context, Tahir Abbas argues that what it is to be ethnically, religiously and culturally Turkish has been transformed. He explores how issues of political trust, social capital and intolerance towards minorities have characterised Turkey in the early years of the 21st-century. He shows how a radical neoliberal economic and conservative outlook has materialised, leading to a clash over the religious, political and cultural direction of Turkey. These conflicts are defining the future of the nation. Since 2015, Turkey has experienced a wave of terrorist attacks, political unrest, and a failed coup attempt. Drawing on research in a new book Contemporary Turkey in Conflict. Ethnicity, Islam and Politics, Tahir Abbas writes on the radical changes that have occurred in Turkey during the 21st century and the conflicts that are now shaping the country’s future. |
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| Source Link | http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2017/01/02/contemporary-turkey-in-conflict/ |
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| Countries / Regions | Turkey |
