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The Construction Of Identity In The Post-Secular States: The Case Of Turkey And Indonesia
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Mushoffa, Eva |
| Copyright Year | 2018 |
| Abstract | The literature on post-secularism in global politics has pointed to the underlying problem of identity construction experienced by Muslim majority states with regards to Islamic element. In this context, Turkey and Indonesia provided evidence that Islamic element can hardly be excluded as the basic character of the state, despite its secular nature. More interestingly, as the two countries strived to embolden democratic character, the articulation of Islamic element continue to experience wax and wane depending on the political context experienced by the religious group. This article aims at shedding light on the insertion of Islamic element in Turkey’s and Indonesia’s state identity. This paper will explore the tension between secularist and Islamist groups in Indonesia and Turkey during the late 1960s and to 1970s respectively as the pretext within which Muslim groups experienced marginalization. But later development both in Indonesia and Turkey has allowed for their consolidation, thanks to the more democratic environment. Nevertheless, in the case of Indonesia, the consolidation of Islamic identity did not usher Islamic political parties to seize power, while Turkey witnessed the ascendency of the AKP (Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi) the offspring of Islamist party; Refah and Fezilet party once existed in the 1980s. Keyword : Identity construction, State identity, Muslim Group, Islam and democracy |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.2991/icsps-17.2018.53 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://download.atlantis-press.com/article/25891373.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.2991/icsps-17.2018.53 |
| Journal | ICoSaPS 2018 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
