The European Union, Turkey and Islam /
Does the fact that the majority of Turkey's population is Muslim form a hindrance to its EU membership? According to a recent policy advice by the Netherlands Scientific Council for Government Policy (WRR), the answer is an adamant 'no'. Why is this issue of Turkish Islam relevant? Af...
| Uniform Title: | Europese Unie, Turkije en de islam. |
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| Corporate Authors: | , |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English translation of the report that was presented to the Dutch government on June 21, 2004, by the Netherlands Scientific Council for Government Policy. |
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Amsterdam :
Amsterdam University Press,
2004.
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| Series: | Rapporten aan de regering ;
69. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Does the fact that the majority of Turkey's population is Muslim form a hindrance to its EU membership? According to a recent policy advice by the Netherlands Scientific Council for Government Policy (WRR), the answer is an adamant 'no'. Why is this issue of Turkish Islam relevant? After all, Turkey should not be judged by standards other than the Copenhagen criteria. The answer is that the public debate outside 'Brussels' will not be limited to these official criteria. Many people in Europe are worried about Turkey's 'Islam factor'. They believe that Muslims are (potentially violent) fundamentalists who want to establish a theocracy. By explicitly examining the role of Turkish Islam and Muslims in Turkey, the WRR wants to contribute to a well-informed European public debate on Turkey's accession. |
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| Item Description: | Includes the survey Searching for the fault line by E.J. Zürcher and H. van der Linden. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (174 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-173). |
| ISBN: | 1417582898 9781417582891 9789048505371 9048505372 1280959088 9781280959080 |