Ethnic Minorities in Democratizing Muslim Countries Turkey and Indonesia /

• Main Author: Geri, Maurizio (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Minorities in West Asia and North Africa
• Subjects: 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...

Table of Contents:

• 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.