Ethnic Minorities in Democratizing Muslim Countries

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This book explores the ways in which democratizing Muslim countries treat their ethnic minorities’ requests of inclusiveness and autonomy. The author examines the results of two important cases—the securitization of Kurds in Turkey and the “autonomization” (a new concept coined by the study) of Acehnese in Indonesia—through multiple hypotheses: the elites’ power interest, the international factors, the institutions and history of the state, and the ontological security of the country. By examining states with ethnic diversity and very little religious diversity, the research controls for the effect of religious conflict on minority inclusion, and so allows expanded generalizations and comparisons. In non-Muslim majority countries, and in so called “mature democracies,” the problem of the inclusion of old or new ethnic minorities is also crucial for the sustainability of the “never-ending” democratization processes. 
Maurizio Geri is Research Analystat ACT-NATO, specializing in international security and democratic issues in the regions of Europe, Middle East, and Southeast Asia.

- Analyzes how democratizing Muslim countries (Turkey, Indonesia) treat their ethnic minorities 
- Reviews the reasons why some Muslim states fail to incorporate minority groups.
- Introduces solutions to the problems of assimilation and multiculturalism.
Analyzes how democratizing Muslim countries (Turkey, Indonesia) treat their ethnic minorities Reviews the reasons why some Muslim states fail to incorporate minority groups Introduces solutions to the problems of assimilation and multiculturalism

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Maurizio Geri

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“Geri’s book is a welcome addition to the literature on Islam and democracy by shifting away from the main stream focus on religious minorities to look into the status of ethnic minorities.  It also illustrates the heuristic relevance of adopting mid-range theories and eclectic methodology.” (Jocelyne Cesari, Professor of Religion and Politics, University of Birmingham, UK; Georgetown University, USA)

“Using an innovative framework, Geri explores how two young Muslim democracies adopted starkly different approaches to minority rights. Richly descriptive, erudite, and historically grounded, Dr. Geri’s book illuminates how young democracies everywhere wrestle with questions of identity, distinctiveness, cohesion, and individual liberty.” (David Earnest, Odeen-Swanson Distinguished Professor of Political Science, University of South Dakota, USA)

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