Introduction; 1. Rethinking state policies toward religious minorities; Part I. Historical Institutions: 2. Secularism and Christians in Turkey; 3. Secularism and Muslims in France; Part II. International Context: 4. The European Union and Christians in Turkey; 5. Islamophobia and Muslims in France; Part III. Domestic Actors and Policy Change: 6. Kemalists, conservatives, and Christians in Turkey; 7. Radical right, liberals, and Muslims in France; Conclusion; 8. Testing the argument beyond the scope of the study; 9: Conclusion.
Examines how international context and domestic politics interact in producing state policies toward religious minorities in Turkey and France.
Ramazan Kılınç is Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of Islamic Studies Program at the University of Nebraska, Omaha. He has published articles in multiple journals including Comparative Politics, Political Science Quarterly, Politics and Religion, Turkish Studies, and Studies in Conflict and Terrorism. He is co-author of Generating Generosity in Catholicism and Islam: Beliefs, Institutions, and Public Goods Provision (Cambridge, 2018) and the editor of Siyasa: Forum on Islamic and Middle Eastern Politics.
'Through a comparative analysis of state policies toward Christian
minorities in Turkey and Muslim minorities in France, Ramazan
Kılınç effectively demonstrates how international norms and context
can interact with domestic actors to shape state policies toward
religious minorities. This is a notable work of research and
scholarship. It is theoretically sophisticated and provides a new
model to understand complex and often changing domestic state
policies toward religious minorities.' J. Christopher Soper,
Distinguished Professor of Political Science, Pepperdine
University, California
'This timely and innovative book is a critical resource for anyone
seeking to understand state policies towards religious minorities.
Kılınç convincingly shows that domestic actors take advantage of
changing international contexts to press for their preferred state
policies towards religious minorities. The careful comparative
analyses of French policies towards Muslims, and Turkish policies
towards Christians, with extensions to additional cases, make this
work essential reading in religion and politics. Alien Citizens is
also a significant contribution to our understanding of the causal
role of international factors in national politics.' Carolyn M.
Warner, Vail Pittman Professor of Political Science and Chair of
the Department of Political Science, University of Nevada, Reno
'In this empirically rich and theoretically ingenious
book, Ramazan Kılınç brings the perspectives of International
Relations in the analysis of state-religion
relations. Alien Citizens examines state policies
toward Christians in Turkey and Muslims in France
by distinctively explaining how international conditions have
shaped these policies.' Ahmet T. Kuru, author of Islam,
Authoritarianism, and Underdevelopment: A Global and
Historical Comparison
'What makes this book compelling and refreshing is its emphasis on
the interaction between international and domestic policy arenas
through an examination of seemingly opposing policies in two very
different contexts.' H. Shambayati, Choice
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