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Democracy (for me) : religious and secular beliefs and social and political pluralism in Turkey
Published dateFriday, January 2, 2009 - 05:00 -
Journal articlesISLAM SECULARISM Democracy DEMOCRATIZATION POLITICAL PARTICIPATION POLITICAL PARTIES RELIGIOUS GROUPS ISLAMIC CULTURE PLURALISM POLITICAL SYSTEMS PUBLIC OPINION
Moderate Islam and secularist opposition in Turkey : implications for the world, Muslims and secular democracy
This article analyses how government by a party rooted in moderate Islamism may affect Turkey’s peculiar secular democracy, development, and external relations, and how Muslims in the world relate to modernization and democracy.
Published dateTuesday, January 2, 2007 - 05:00 -
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Democracy and development in the Arab world : final technical report, Sep. 15, 2006 – Sep. 15, 2009
Major findings of this cross-country research show that while the traditional “modernity” variables remain important determinants of democracy in the long-run, they fail to explain the persistence of the Arab democracy deficit relative to other co
Published dateFriday, January 2, 2009 - 05:00 -
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IDRC final technical report : Islamist parties, domestic and external mechanisms, and democratization; lessons from Turkey's AKP
This project shows that both the emergence of an Islamist-rooted yet pro-liberal democracy and pro-West party in Turkey, and its illiberal tendencies in areas related to secularism, social freedoms, and freedom of thought, are tied to a prior inco
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Religious politics, Islam, and the sustainability of secular democracy theory and evidence from Turkey : paper to be presented at the Annual Convention of the Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA), November 16-20, 2007, Montreal, Canada
Published dateTuesday, January 2, 2007 - 05:00 -
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Atlas of Islamic-World Science and Innovation
Historically, scholars and researchers from the Muslim world were leaders in the area of medicine, astronomy and mathematics.
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Palestinian Refugee Research Policy Papers
IDRC's Expert and Advisory Fund (EASF) aimed to support Canada's role in the multilateral peace process in the Middle East focusing on the issue of Palestinian refugees.
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Religious Broadcasting in the Middle East : Content Analysis of Selected Channels and Programs
Over the past decade, television broadcasting has become central in shaping public attitudes in the Middle East.