The European Union, Turkey and Islam / / The Netherlands Scientific Council for Government Policy (WRR) The Netherlands Scientific Council for Government Policy.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter AUP eBook Package Backfile 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: The Netherlands Scientific Council for Government Policy, The Netherlands Scientific Council for Government Policy (WRR),
• Place / Publishing House: Amsterdam : : Amsterdam University Press, , [2004]; ©2005
• Year of Publication: 2004
• Language: English
• Series: WRR Verkenningen
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (176 p.)

The relationship between Turkey and Islam is a hotly debated issue that dominates discussion over the country's bid to join the European Union. The European Union, Turkey and Islam examines here the role of religion in Turkey and the EU and offers arguments on why Turkish Islam will not be an obstacle to Turkey's EU membership. The distinguished contributors analyze Turkish Islam and attempt to determine how significant a factor it is in Turkey's compatibility with the democratic and humanitarian aims of EU member states. Their incisive essays argue that Islamic religious forces will not undermine the autonomy of the secular Turkish state. They also contend that Islam-inspired political parties actually support the secular government. Included in the volume is the thought-provoking study "Searching for the Fault-Line" by E. J. Zürcher and H. van der Linden that examines Turkey's current religious landscape and ultimately dismisses the notion of an inevitable clash between Turkish Islam and European cultures. A valuable study for political scientists, European scholars, and interested observers, The European Union, Turkey and Islam offers a timely and masterfully argued case for why Islam as practiced in Turkey should not be an impediment to the nation's membership in the European Union.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- SUMMARY -- PREFACE -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. THE EUROPEAN UNION AND RELIGION -- 3. TURKISH ISLAM AND THE EUROPEAN UNION -- 4. CONCLUSIONS -- EPILOGUE -- LITERATURE -- Searching for the Fault-Line -- CONTENTS -- 1. INTRODUCTION: TURKEY - FALULT-LINE FRONTLINE OR TEST CASE? -- 2. TURKEY'S CURRENT ISLAMIC LANDSCAPE -- 3. TURKISH ISLAM AND THE EU: A CLASH OF CIVILISATIONS? -- 4. CONCLUSIONS: TURKISH ISLAM AND EUROPEAN CIVILISATION -- LITERATURE -- WEBSITES