Author's Keywords: Islamic political parties, secularism, state building, social movements, Islamic politics, comparative politics, sociology of religion	Convention All Academic Convention is the premier solution for your association's abstract management solutions needs. Submission - Custom fields, multiple submission types, tracks, audio visual, multiple upload formats, automatic conversion to pdf. Review - Peer Review, Bulk reviewer assignment, bulk emails, ranking, z-score statistics, and multiple worksheets! Reports - Many standard and custom reports generated while you wait. Print programs with participant indexes, event grids, and more! Scheduling - Flexible and convenient grid scheduling within rooms and buildings. Conflict checking and advanced filtering. Communication - Bulk email tools to help your administrators send reminders and responses. Use form letters, a message center, and much more! Management - Search tools, duplicate people management, editing tools, submission transfers, many tools to manage a variety of conference management headaches! Click here for more information.
Association: Name: WPSA ANNUAL MEETING "Ideas, Interests and Institutions" URL: http://www.csus.edu/ORG/WPSA/
Citation: URL: http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p316959_index.html Direct Link: HTML Code:

Kirdis, Esen. "Re-questioning the Role of Religion in Politics: Secularism, State and Islamic Political Parties" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the WPSA ANNUAL MEETING "Ideas, Interests and Institutions", Hyatt Regency Vancouver, BC Canada, Vancouver, BC, Canada, Mar 19, 2009 <Not Available>. 2009-11-09 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p316959_index.html>

Kirdis, E. , 2009-03-19 "Re-questioning the Role of Religion in Politics: Secularism, State and Islamic Political Parties" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the WPSA ANNUAL MEETING "Ideas, Interests and Institutions", Hyatt Regency Vancouver, BC Canada, Vancouver, BC, Canada Online <APPLICATION/PDF>. 2009-11-09 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p316959_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Review Method: Peer Reviewed Abstract: In recent decades there has been an explosion both in the creation and in the power of Islamic political parties (IPP) around the world, in countries as geographically distant and culturally distinct as Morocco, Tajikistan, Turkey, and Indonesia. IPPs are considered to be reactionary groups established against the secular state. The belief in state-led Islamization was to capture societal demand for Islamization and to gain legitimacy in the public eye. The expectation in this was that the state through Islamization would take over the claims, functions, and goals of IPPs thereby making them insignificant. However, contrary to expectations, Islamization of the state apparatus has not resulted in the decline of existing IPPs. Rather, these parties have gained further strength in formal electoral politics. Given this, the question I pose is, “How state religious institutions are affecting Islamic political parties’ role in the political sphere, and why state led Islamization has resulted in further strengthening of IPPs. I argue that state-religious associations define both external and internal boundaries for the IPPs where state-led Islamization defines proper religious expression, and initiates changes in repertoires. To answer my question, I will look at four democratic cases with different state-religious associations: Bangladesh, Malaysia, Turkey and Senegal.

Political Piety in the Secular Society: Political Islamic Parties in Indonesia and Turkey.

Politics and Religion in Secular States: The United States, France, and Turkey