Societal peace and ideal citizenship for Turkey [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Rasim Özgür Dönmez and Pınar Enneli

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910456977603321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Lanham, Md., : Lexington Books, c2011
• ISBN: 1-283-21353-2; 9786613213532; 0-7391-4922-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (327 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): DönmezRasim Özgür; EnneliPinar
• Disciplina: 324.609561
• Soggetti: Citizenship - Turkey; Minorities - Civil rights - Turkey; Electronic books.; Turkey Ethnic relations Political aspects; Turkey Politics and government 1980-
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1. Beyond State-Led Nationalism: Ideal Citizenship for Turkey; Chapter 2. Citizenship and National Identity: A Comparative Analysis; Chapter 3. The Making of Modern Turkey and the Structuring of Kurdish Identity: New Paradigms of Citizenship in the Twenty-First Century; Chapter 4. The Alevi Identity and Civil Rights in the Twenty-First Century; Chapter 5. Gypsies and Citizenship in Turkey; Chapter 6. Less than Citizens: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Question in Turkey; Chapter 7. Turks of African Origin and Citizenship; Chapter 8. Gender and Citizenship in Turkey at the Crossroads of the Patriarchal State, Women, and Transnational PressuresChapter 9. The European Union and Turkey: Transformation of the State-Society Relationship; Chapter 10. Social Rights as Ideal Citizenship; Chapter 11. The Turkish Young People as Active Citizens: Equal Participation or Social Exclusion?; Chapter 12. Environmental Citizenship and Struggle for Nature; Conclusion; Index; About the Contributors
• Sommario/riassunto: This book aims to understand the ways and means for ensuring societal peace by evaluating problems about citizenship in the Turkish regime. It also offers the ideal citizenship regime for Turkey in relation to various issues, such as the environment, gender, youth, and poverty.