Authoritarian Use of Religion to Delegitimize and Securitize the Opposition

This article examines the use of religion by an authoritarian ruling party to delegitimize political opposition through securitization. The case study presented is the ruling AKP in Turkey, which initially promised to desecuritize the Kurdish issue to co-opt the Kurdish opposition but eventually res...

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Main Authors: Ihsan Yilmaz, Mustafa Demir, Erdoan Shipoli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-05-01
Series:Religions
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/14/5/596