The book questions the popularity of the notion of tolerance in Turkey, and argues that the regime of tolerance has been strengthened in parallel with the Europeanization process, which has boosted the rhetoric of the Alliance of Civilizations in a way that culturalized what is social and political.

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CHOICE REVIEW January 2014

"With this book Ayhan Kaya elevates the discussion around modernization and diversity in Turkey to a new level." - Thomas Faist, Bielefeld University, Germany

"Pathbreaking and original...a text that will be the essential food for thought. Highly recommended!" - Fuat Keyman, Istanbul Policy Centre, Sabanci University, Turkey

"This is an insightful and critical book on recent socio-political developments in Turkey and on Turkey's path towards EU membership." -Anna Triandafyllidou, European University Institute, Italy

"This book will remain an essential source for all those who wish to take a fresh look at the Turkish experiment from the days of the Republic through the transformative rule of the AKP." - Soli Özel, Kadir Has University, Turkey

Authors and Affiliations

Istanbul Bilgi University, Turkey

Ayhan Kaya

About the author

Ayhan Kaya is Professor of Politics and Jean Monnet Chair for European Politics of Interculturalism, Department of International Relations at Istanbul Bilgi University, Turkey. His previous book was Islam, Migration and Integration: The Age of Securitization (Palgrave, 2012).

Bibliographic Information

Book Title: Europeanization and Tolerance in Turkey
Book Subtitle: The Myth of Toleration
Authors: Ayhan Kaya
Series Title: Identities and Modernities in Europe
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137318190
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Social Sciences Collection, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-30034-7Published: 08 April 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-33616-6Published: 01 January 2013
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-31819-0Published: 08 April 2013
Series ISSN: 2946-3335
Series E-ISSN: 2946-3343
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 259
Topics: Social Aspects of Religion, European Culture, European Politics, Ethnicity Studies, Political Sociology, European Union Politics

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