Book contents
- Alien Citizens
- Cambridge Studies in Social Theory, Religion, and Politics
- Alien Citizens
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Rethinking State Policies toward Religious Minorities
- Part I Historical Institutions
- Part II International Context
- Part III Domestic Actors and Policy Change
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
1 - Rethinking State Policies toward Religious Minorities
from Introduction
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 September 2019
Book contents
- Alien Citizens
- Cambridge Studies in Social Theory, Religion, and Politics
- Alien Citizens
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Rethinking State Policies toward Religious Minorities
- Part I Historical Institutions
- Part II International Context
- Part III Domestic Actors and Policy Change
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This chapter introduces the research puzzle of the study, provides a brief background on Christians in Turkey and Muslims in France, and reviews existing work on religious minorities in these contexts. The chapter examines existing explanations (modernization theory, historical institutionalism, ideology and rational choice theory) and elaborates the argument of the book. It also discusses how the theory developed in the book can contribute to scholarly debates in the study of religion and politics. It defines relevant concepts and describes data sources and methodological tools.
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- Alien CitizensThe State and Religious Minorities in Turkey and France, pp. 3 - 36Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019