Secularism as a human right: learning from the European Court of Human Rights

Secularism is conventionally (and somewhat misleadingly) defined as the separation of state and religion. This article offers an alternative and more refined concept of secularism as a normative political principle of social peace within the context of diversity. The argument that secularism, so understood, lies at the core of a notion of human rights, contra the critique it has been receiving in recent decades as being hostile to freedoms, is assessed conceptually and supported by an analysis of how it is (indirectly) articulated in the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights

Country report : Turkey

This Country Report offers a detailed assessment of religious diversity and violent religious radicalisation in the above-named state. It is part of a series covering 23 countries (listed below) on four continents. More basic information about religious affiliation and state-religion relations in these states is available in our Country Profiles series. This report was produced by GREASE, an EU-funded research project investigating religious diversity, secularism and religiously inspired radicalisation.This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement number 770640

Secularism as a project of free and equal citizenship : reflections on the Turkish case

Published online: 15 June 2022This article undertakes a defense of secularism, much maligned by postmodernists and multiculturalists. First, secularism as a normative political principle is conceptually distinguished from the discredited sociological theory of secularization and, second, it is treated as a project of free and equal citizenship. The conceptual discussion is complemented by an assessment of the Turkish case, falsely presented in the literature as a radical form of secularism. The article aims to show that a religious political movement, opposed to secularism, tends to be authoritarian and intolerant of diversity.The article was prepared in the context of the GREASE project, funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement number 770640

THE DEBATE ON DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES: REPLY TO A CRITIQUE

The paper argues that Olgun (1980) misses the main point in Giilalp (1980) and therefore does not constitute a critique of the latter. It is first shown that Olgun's various minor criticisms are either misplaced or unfounded and, besides, do not lead to his main argument. Secondly, his observation about the development strategies followed in Turkey is shown to be unsubstantiated. His main argument, on the other hand, utilises the standard critique of the post-war ISI model and is based on the assumption that this model is supported in the criticised paper, it is thus emphasised that the main critique is based on a fundamental misinterpretation (or misrepresentation). Finally, as a counter-critique, it is argued that Olgun operates within an idealistic conceptual framework which, however, cannot grasp the historical nature and determinants of development strategies.Publisher's Versio

Country profile : Turkey

This Country Profile provides a brief overview of religious diversity and its governance in the above-named state. It is one of 23 such profiles produced by GREASE, an EU-funded research project investigating religious diversity, state-religion relations and religiously inspired radicalisation on four continents. More detailed assessments are available in our multi-part Country Reports and Country Cases.This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement number 770640

Modernization policies and islamist politics in Turkey.

Donated by Klaus KreiserReprinted from : Sibel Bozdoğan; Reşat Kasaba (eds.). Rethinking modernity and National Identity in Turkey-- Seattle and London: University of Washington Press, 1997

Globalization and political islam: the social bases of Turkey's welfare party.

Donated by Klaus KreiserReprinted from : International Journal of Middle East Studies, 33(3), 2001

A survey of the development of the acceleration principle in the theory of investment.

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