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Religious Identity and Participatory Individual: Identity Politics and the Rise of Political Islam in Turkey

Dini Kimlik ve Katılımcı Birey: Kimlik Siyaseti ve Türkiye'de Siyasal İslamın Yükselişi

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131–159
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It has been observed that there is a close connection between the rise of pro-Islamist WP (and Virtue and AKP) and militant grassroots activists within this movement.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Despite widespread criticism, the concept of identity is still a convenient tool.
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Key Findings & Data:Recently, there has been a growing debate over various identities, chiefly within the context of Turkey’s EU membership.
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Conclusion & Impact:It has been observed that there is a close connection between the rise of pro-Islamist WP (and Virtue and AKP) and militant grassroots activists within this movement.
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Abstract

Despite widespread criticism, the concept of identity is still a convenient tool. Recently, there has been a growing debate over various identities, chiefly within the context of Turkey’s EU membership. Yet, there is a lack of empirical evidence. In this study, religious identity, political participation and grassroots activism will be examined. The concept of political participation was a popular concept that had emerged in the 1960s. However, the majority of studies had focused on conventional politics such as voting. In the meantime, the participation of members of the political parties, especially that of the active ones and the factors that lead these people to actively participate in politics were overlooked. It has been observed that there is a close connection between the rise of pro-Islamist WP (and Virtue and AKP) and militant grassroots activists within this movement.

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Yaygın olarak eleştirilmesine rağmen, “kimlik” kavramı halen kullanılışlı bir araçtır. Kimlik, özellikle, AB üyeliği çerçevesinde ülkemizde artan bir yoğunlukla medyada tartışılıyor olsa da, bu alandaki akademik araştırmaların sınırlı kaldığı gözlenmektedir. Bu boşluğu doldurmak amacıyla, Siyasal İslamın yükselişi sorunu dini kimlik, katılımcı birey ve parti aktivizmi çerçevesinde incelenmiştir. Siyasal katılım 1960’larda ortaya çıkan popüler bir kavramdı. Ancak çalışmalar çoğunlukla oy verme gibi geleneksel katılım türlerine yoğunlaşmıştı. Parti üyelerinin, özellikle aktif parti üyelerinin katılımı ve bu bireyleri bu tür faaliyetlere katılmaya, hatta aktif üye olmaya yönelten faktörlerin araştırılması ihmal edilmiştir. Bu çalışmada, Siyasal İslamın yükselişi kimlik siyaseti çerçevesinde, parti örgütlerinde çalışanlar ve onları aktif üyeliğe yönelten faktörler gözönünde bulundurularak incelenmiştir.

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DELİBAŞ, K. (2008). Religious Identity and Participatory Individual: Identity Politics and the Rise of Political Islam in Turkey. Amme İdaresi Dergisi, Cilt: 41 - Sayı: 2, 131–159. https://ajindex.com/articles/181234

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