At Contexts Magazine, Jeffrey C. Dixon offers a variety of resources for understanding the controversy over Turkey’s application to the European Union. A summary of the article, which is available by subscription only, is below:
Contrary to the “clash of civilizations” thesis, social scientists have found that Islam and democracy are not inherently in conflict. Controversy over Turkey’s application to the European Union highlights how concerns over cultural difference impact EU policy decisions. Despite claims to the contrary, Turkey is more similar to Europe than many assume.
Listen to a podcast with Dixon, and access data on religion, democracy, and human rights, as well as teaching ideas for those teaching courses on religion and human rights here.
Thank you for this link, it’s a great edition to my growing collection of ‘hmmm, must get to that’ folder in my bookmarks.