Muslims' support for European integration: The role of organizational capacities
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2014
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Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd
Erişim Hakkı
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Özet
What explains Islamic organizations' differing support for European integration and the democratic reforms that it entails? The question is highly relevant in the context of European Union (EU) enlargement towards Muslim-majority countries in the Balkans as well as theoretical debates on reasons and forms of Islamic moderation. Yet, almost no comparative research has been done on Balkan Muslims' support for European integration with the exception of the Turkish case. This article explores the role of interest- and belief-related factors in explaining Muslim organizations' differential support for the EU accession project in Albania and Turkey. The comparison of the most powerful Muslim organizations in both countries enables a most similar cases research design - our cases are similar in all aspects of the identified theoretical framework except for organizational capacities, which we argue explain the difference of attitudes towards the EU.
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Elbasani, Arolda/0000-0003-0225-3549
Anahtar Kelimeler
Islam, Albania, Democracy, Turkey, European Integration
Kaynak
Democratization
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Q1
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21
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3
