Bounded Integration, livre ebook

In this comparative study of the religion-state relationship in Turkey and Israel in the modern era, Bounded Integration reveals the influence this dynamic interaction has had on democratic performance in both countries. In societies where a dominant religion serves as an important component of individual and collective identity, the imposition of secular policies from above may not facilitate democratization but may rather impede the embedding of democracy in society. Moreover, the inclusion or exclusion of religion following statehood may facilitate a certain type of path-dependent political culture, one with long-term political consequences. Aviad Rubin's refreshing analytical approach comparing and contrasting the region's only two longstanding democratic entities and the dynamics of religion and the state in two different religions, Islam and Judaism, facilitates generalizable lessons for emergent political regimes in the post–Arab Spring Middle East.
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Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Reconceptualizing the Role of Religion in Democratic Regimes
2. Religion and State in Turkey's Prerepublican Era
3. Turkey's Authoritarian Laicism, 1923–1950
4. Religion and Democracy under Kemalist Hegemony, 1950–2000
5. Religion, Democracy, and the Prevalence of Hegemonic Tendencies, 2000–2017
6. Zionism and Religion before Independence
7. An Era of Constructive Collaboration, 1948–1967
8. A Period of Transition, 1960s–1980s
9. Mounting Challenges, Successful Containment, 1980s–2017
10. Religion, State, and Democracy: Conclusions and Lessons for Emergent Arab Regimes
Notes
Bibliography
Index