Liberal Thought and Islamic Politics in Turkey

1 - Cover [Seite 1]
2 - GENERAL INTRODUCTION [Seite 17]
2.1 - 1. Introduction [Seite 17]
2.2 - 2. Basic Concepts and Ideas [Seite 19]
2.2.1 - 2.1. Islamism [Seite 19]
2.2.2 - 2.2. Internal Secularization and Internal Liberalization [Seite 20]
2.3 - 3. Summary of the Essays [Seite 23]
2.4 - 4. Historical Outline [Seite 34]
2.4.1 - 4.1. The Ottoman Legacy [Seite 34]
2.4.2 - 4.2. Modernization, Westernization, and Secularization [Seite 38]
2.4.3 - 4.3. The Military Coup of 1980 and Onwards [Seite 41]
2.4.4 - 4.4. The 1990s and the 28 February Process [Seite 44]
2.5 - Bibliography [Seite 47]
3 - ESSAY 1: THE 'LIBERAL-CONSERVATIVE' RAPPROCHEMENT IN TURKEY: THE CASE OF THE LIBERAL THOUGHT SOCIETY [Seite 51]
3.1 - 1. Introduction [Seite 51]
3.1.1 - 1.1. The LDT in the Turkish Academia [Seite 53]
3.2 - 2. Liberalism in the Ottoman-Turkish Political Tradition: A Pre-History [Seite 56]
3.3 - 3. Mardin's "Center-Periphery" Model: A Key to the LDT's Understanding of Turkish Politics [Seite 61]
3.4 - 4. The Liberal Thought Society: A General Outlook [Seite 64]
3.5 - 5. On Politics and Democracy: Basic Parameters for Limiting Political Power [Seite 69]
3.5.1 - 5 .1. Private Property and Free Markets [Seite 71]
3.5.1.1 - 5.2 . Individual Liberty [Seite 72]
3.5.1.2 - 5.3. Culture, Tradition, and Religion [Seite 73]
3.6 - 6. Kemalist Moder nization: Continuity and Rupture [Seite 75]
3.6.1 - 6.1. K emalism and "Bureaucratic Dominance" [Seite 76]
3.6.2 - 6.2. The Single-Party Re gime: Total "Bureaucratic Dominance" of Politics [Seite 79]
3.6.3 - 6.3. The Pendulum Swing of Democracy in Turkey: "Bureaucratic Tutelage" [Seite 80]
3.7 - 7. Search for a Political Subject: The LDT's Vision of a "Liberal-Conservative" Rapprochement [Seite 83]
3.8 - 8. Conclusion [Seite 87]
3.9 - Bibliography [Seite 88]
4 - ESSAY 2: A LIBERAL PERSPECTIVE ON ISLAM AND SECULARISM IN TURKEY: REFLECTIONS ON THE LIBERAL THOUGHT SOCIETY [Seite 93]
4.1 - 1. Introduction [Seite 93]
4.2 - 2. "Laicist State versus Islamic Society": the Thesis of Exclusion [Seite 94]
4.3 - 3. "Republican Failure" and the "Return of the Repressed" [Seite 101]
4.4 - 4. The Sphere of Civil Society: The Case of the Tarikat [Seite 105]
4.5 - 5. The Sphere of Politics: the Refah Partisi Dissolution Case [Seite 110]
4.5.1 - 5.1 The Refah Partisi and the Takiyyah Debate [Seite 112]
4.5.2 - 5.2 The Turkish Constitutional Court versus the ECtHR [Seite 114]
4.5.3 - 5.3 The Refah Partisi in Strasbourg [Seite 116]
4.6 - 6. Conclusion [Seite 127]
4.7 - Bibliography [Seite 128]
5 - ESSAY 3: THE ISLAMIC HEADSCARF CONTROVERSY IN CONTEMPORARY TURKEY [Seite 133]
5.1 - 1. Introduction [Seite 133]
5.2 - 2. The Gender Dimension of Turkish Modernization [Seite 137]
5.3 - 3. The "New Woman" of the Republic [Seite 141]
5.4 - 4. "Emancipation" of Women and Unveiling [Seite 142]
5.4.1 - 4.1 Veiling and Mahrem [Seite 144]
5.4.2 - 4.2 Traditional-Islamic versus Modern-Western [Seite 145]
5.5 - 5. The Islamic Headscarf as Residue [Seite 148]
5.5.1 - 5.1 The Islamic Headscarf versus the Türban [Seite 150]
5.6 - 6. The Trajectory Forward: From "Residue" to "Threat" [Seite 153]
5.6.1 - 6.1 The Case of Selime Avc? [Seite 154]
5.6.2 - 6.2 The Case of Nesrin Konuk [Seite 155]
5.7 - 7. The 1990s: "Where Exactly is the 'Public Sphere'"? [Seite 159]
5.8 - 8. Conclusion [Seite 160]
5.9 - Bibliography [Seite 162]
6 - ESSAY 4: AN ISLAMIC QUEST FOR A PLURALIST POLITICAL MODEL: THE MEDINA CONSTITUTION DEBATE IN TURKEY [Seite 167]
6.1 - 1. Introduction [Seite 167]
6.2 - 2. Islam, Pluralism, and the Nation-State [Seite 169]
6.2.1 - 2.1 A Brief Historical Account, and Bulaç's Appropriation of the Medina Constitution [Seite 172]
6.3 - 3. Constitutive Principles for a Modern Polity [Seite 175]
6.4 - 4. Medina Constitution and Modern Plurality [Seite 179]
6.5 - 5. On Political Authority and Legitimacy [Seite 181]
6.6 - 6. Social Contract and Autonomous Communities [Seite 185]
6.7 - 7. Conclusion [Seite 189]
6.8 - Bibliography [Seite 190]
7 - ESSAY 5: THE TRANSFORMATION OF ISLAMISM IN TURKEY AND THE AKP [Seite 193]
7.1 - 1. Introduction [Seite 193]
7.2 - 2. Islamist Parties and the Milli Görü? Legacy [Seite 196]
7.3 - 3. The Uniqueness of the 1990s [Seite 200]
7.4 - 4. Islamic Capital, and the Changing Direction of Islamism in Turkey [Seite 203]
7.5 - 5. The First Phase of AKP Rule: Building Alliances and Consolidation [Seite 207]
7.6 - 6. The Second Phase of AKP Rule: Reconfi guring the State [Seite 213]
7.7 - 7. Conclusion [Seite 219]
7.8 - Bibliography [Seite 220]