{"product_id":"9780511738357","title":"Secularism and Muslim Democracy in Turkey","description":"In 2002 the Islamist Justice and Development Party (AKP) swept to power in Turkey. Since then it has shied away from a hard-line ideological stance in favour of a more conservative and democratic approach. In this book, M. Hakan Yavuz negotiates this ambivalence asking whether it is possible for a political party with a deeply religious ideology to liberalise and entertain democracy or whether, as he contends, radical religious groups moderate their practices and ideologies when forced to negotiate a competitive and rule-based political system. The author explores the thesis through an analysis of the rise and evolution of the AKP and its more recent 2007 election victory. The book, which tackles a number of important issues including political participation, economics and internal security, provides a masterful survey of modern Turkish and Islamic politics, which will be of interest to a broad range of readers from students to professionals and policymakers.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47105382613232,"sku":"9780511738357","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780511738357_p0.jpg?v=1763709341","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780511738357","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}