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To evaluate how ideological and historical constraints, particularly anti-Westernism and anti-secularism, impede democratic development and human rights protections in Islamist political governance.

November 5, 2025Muslim World Journal of Human Rights

Beyond Reactionary Politics: Islamism, Democracy, and Authoritarianism in Turkey and the Muslim World

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RKRamazan KılınçUniversity of Nebraska at Omaha

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Case analysis demonstrates ideological barriers driving authoritarian shifts in Islamist movements, highlighting systemic obstacles to democratic governance.

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To evaluate how ideological and historical constraints, particularly anti-Westernism and anti-secularism, impede democratic development and human rights protections in Islamist political governance.
Qualitative case study analysis evaluating the governing trajectory, institutional reforms, and democratic backsliding of Turkey's Justice and Development Party (AKP) since the early 2000s.
Comparative assessment of broader regional governance trends utilizing cross-national empirical datasets, including Freedom House ratings and press freedom indices.
Initial democratic advancements by the AKP—including expanded minority rights and reduced military influence—were subsequently eclipsed by systematic crackdowns on press freedom, opposition suppression, and civil liberties violations.
Anti-Western rhetoric and anti-secularism actively serve as political instruments to deflect external critique, centralize executive power, and exacerbate sociopolitical polarization.
Empirical freedom indices across Muslim-majority nations indicate widespread, persistent deficits in political rights and civil liberties rooted in enduring colonial and authoritarian legacies.

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Ramazan Kılınç (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1a84ec49c3147e1045b85a https://doi.org/10.1515/mwjhr-2024-0016

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Case analysis demonstrates ideological barriers driving authoritarian shifts in Islamist movements, highlighting systemic obstacles to democratic governance.

Beyond Reactionary Politics: Islamism, Democracy, and Authoritarianism in Turkey and the Muslim World

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Beyond Reactionary Politics: Islamism, Democracy, and Authoritarianism in Turkey and the Muslim World

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