The Emergence of a New Turkey

M. Hakan Yavuz is associate professor of political science at the University of Utah.

Acronyms and Abbreviations Acknowledgments Introduction: The Role of the New Bourgeoisie in the Transformation of the Turkish Islamic Movement - M. Hakan Yavuz 1. Turkish Religious Market(s): A View Based on the Religious Economy Theory - Massimo Introvigne 2. The Meaning of Conservative Democratic Political Identity - Yal\u00e7in Akdogan 3. Christian Democracy and the JDP: Parallels and Contrasts - William Hale 4. The Justice and Development Party: Indentity, Politics, and Human Rights Discourse in the Search for Security and Legitimacy - Ihsan D. Dagi 5. A Pro-Islamic Party? Promises and Limits of Turkey\u2019s Justice and Development Party - Sultan Tepe 6. Reinterpretation of Secularism in Turkey: The Case of the Justice and Development Party - Ahmet T. Kuru 7. The New Generation Pro-Islamists in Turkey: Bases of the Justice and Development Party in Changing Electoral Space - Ali \u00c7arkoglu 8. Symbols and Shadow Play: Military-JDP Relations, 2002-2004 - Gareth Jenkins 9. The Political Economy of Turkey's Justice and Development Party - Ziya \u00d6nis 10. Labor Pains or Achilles\u2019 Heel: The Justice and Development Party and Labor in Turkey - Engin Yildirim 11. Gender Politics of the JDP - Edibe S\u00f6zen 12. JDP and Foreign Policy as an Agent of Transformation - Burhanettin Duran 13. Turkey and the Iraqi Crisis: JDP Between Identity and Interest - Saban Kardas Appendix 1. Conservative Democracy and the Globalization of Freedom - Recep Tayyip Erdogan Appendix 2. The Need for Reform in the Islamic World and the Role of Civil Society - Abdullah G\u00fcl Contributors Index

"A must-read for students of Turkish politics; The Emergence of a New Turkey is the key text needed to reach an understanding of the historical, political, and socio-economic dynamics that brought about the AKP's rise to power in Turkey. Given its many strengths and scope, the book is well-suited for courses on the Middle East and political Islam."--Insight Turkey "A timely and needed study of one of the most interesting and significant developmentsin the politiacal history of Turkey....This is an important study for all scholars and persons interested in Turkish politics and the evolution of democracy in Muslim countries. Highly Recommended."--CHOICE