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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-05-01
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Series: | Religions |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/14/5/596 |