The AKP’s Approach toward Non-Muslim Minorities: Constructivist and Rationalist Insights

ÖZTIĞ L. İ., AYDIN K.

Alternatives, cilt.42, sa.2, ss.59-73, 2017 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 42 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1177/0304375417741706
  • Dergi Adı: Alternatives
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.59-73
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: the AKP, religious freedom, non-Muslim minorities, constructivism, approach, rationalism, political marketing strategies
  • İstanbul Gelişim Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Since the Justice and Development Party (the AKP) came to power, it has expanded the rights of non-Muslim minorities. In order to provide a comprehensive theoretical perspective of the AKP’s policies toward non-Muslim minorities, this article utilizes constructivist and rationalist insights (the logic of appropriateness and the logic of consequences, respectively). This article argues that the AKP’s policies toward non-Muslim minorities are linked to its normative commitment to religious freedom. In addition, by drawing upon the literature of political marketing, this article argues that the AKP’s policies toward non-Muslim minorities can be analyzed as a strategy to expand its voter base.