POLS 2940 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Turkey, Theocracy, Europeanisation
23 Jan 2017
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Who are these people?
These People “hould be shaking in their boots
• Extreme Liberals
November 28: Religion and IR
Questions for Consideration:
Is religion really a factor in the shaping of international political relationships? What role
does it play? How a we kow if religious ors ad eliefs are playig out i a outrys
foreign policy orientation? Are there covert religious beliefs? Can the worship of the state
constitute
its own type of zealousness?
Edkis ad Zehfuss: Ch. 6: How do religious eliefs affet politis? (Pg.8-131)
Notes from readings:
Today the various debates about Islam show that religion is affecting
international politics
Another example is the constant fight between Catholics and Protestants in
Northern Ireland
In Sri Lanka, civil war between Hindus and Buddhists
In many similar conflicts, participants do not define their actions and motivations
by direct reference to religion – religion was important because it allowed for
leadership to appeal to people by using a greater cause
Evangelical movement in the US has a lot of influence over politics
In the US there is a very interesting situation:
Church and state are formally separated, but there are religious
features in political discourse
Some, such as William Connolly, view the US as a new form of
theocracy (government by religion)
Much of the discussion about religion in global politics today focuses on the
Muslim world
After the Ottoman Empire ended, the Turkish Republic was created by Mustapha
Kemal in 1922
Kealis – ideology deriving from the major project of sweeping
political, economic and cultural reform he initiated
Emphasized the ideals of Europeanization and secularism as the proper
way to e oder
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Document Summary
Who are these people? (cid:862)these people(cid:863) hould be shaking in their boots: extreme liberals. 6: (cid:858)how do religious (cid:271)eliefs affe(cid:272)t politi(cid:272)s? (cid:859) (pg. (cid:1005)(cid:1004)8-131) Today the various debates about islam show that religion is affecting international politics. Another example is the constant fight between catholics and protestants in. In sri lanka, civil war between hindus and buddhists. In many similar conflicts, participants do not define their actions and motivations by direct reference to religion religion was important because it allowed for leadership to appeal to people by using a greater cause. Evangelical movement in the us has a lot of influence over politics. In the us there is a very interesting situation: Church and state are formally separated, but there are religious features in political discourse. Some, such as william connolly, view the us as a new form of theocracy (government by religion) Much of the discussion about religion in global politics today focuses on the.
