Ethnic Minorities in Democratizing Muslim Countries Turkey and Indonesia /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Geri, Maurizio (Συγγραφέας, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2018.
• Σειρά: Minorities in West Asia and North Africa
• Θέματα: Middle East-Politics and government.; Asia-Politics and government.; Religion and politics.; Regionalism.; Economic development.; Middle Eastern Politics.; Asian Politics.; Politics and Religion.; Regional Development.

 This book explores the ways in which democratizing Muslim countries treat their ethnic minorities' requests of inclusiveness and autonomy. The author examines the results of two important cases-the securitization of Kurds in Turkey and the "autonomization" (a new concept coined by the study) of Acehnese in Indonesia-through multiple hypotheses: the elites' power interest, the international factors, the institutions and history of the state, and the ontological security of the country. By examining states with ethnic diversity and very little religious diversity, the research controls for the effect of religious conflict on minority inclusion, and so allows expanded generalizations and comparisons. In non-Muslim majority countries, and in so called "mature democracies," the problem of the inclusion of old or new ethnic minorities is also crucial for the sustainability of the "never-ending" democratization processes. Maurizio Geri is Research Analyst at ACT-NATO, specializing in international security and democratic issues in the regions of Europe, Middle East, and Southeast Asia. 

 1. Introduction -- 2. Literature Review -- 3. Research Design -- 4. Securitization and Autonomization in Turkey and Indonesia: A Brief History and Review of the Period of Democratization -- 5. Political Elites' Power Interest and Rational Decision Making -- 6. International Factors: Geopolitical Issues, International Community and Diaspora -- 7. Historical Institutionalism: Nationalism, Institutions and Citizenship of Ethnic Minorities -- 8. Interacting Variable: Ontological Security -- 9. Conclusions.