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The Political Participation of Alevis: A Comparative Analysis of the Turkish Alevi Opening and the German Islam Conference

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Ayca Arkilic Open the ORCID record for Ayca Arkilic [Opens in a new window]  and
Ayse Ezgi Gurcan
Ayca Arkilic*
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Programme of Political Science and International Relations, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand and
Ayse Ezgi Gurcan
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Department of Political Science and Public Administration, Beykent University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Maslak Campus Ayazaga, Istanbul, Turkey
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*Corresponding author. Email: ayca.arkilic@vuw.ac.nz
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Abstract

This article focuses on the relationship between Alevis and the Turkish and German states. It does so by examining the Turkish Alevi Opening (2009–2010) and the German Islam Conference (2006–present), two unprecedented official platforms aimed at improving Alevis’ political participation. The study asks why such state-sponsored initiatives came into existence in Turkey and Germany, and why the German Islam Conference has proven more successful from the perspective of Alevis. It argues that even though the diffusion of EU norms and pressure from transnational advocacy networks have increased awareness regarding the Alevi issue, domestic factors have been more salient in the emergence and outcome of these initiatives in both countries.

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AleviTurkish Alevi OpeningGerman Islam Conferencepolitical participationEU
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Nationalities Papers , Volume 49 , Issue 5 , September 2021 , pp. 949 - 966
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