Projektnummer

0063344

Zusammenfassung

Indonesia and Turkey together make up almost one fifth of the world's Muslim population. Both countries were hailed as models for democratization until recent developments called that process into question. In Turkey, the Islamist-conservative President Erdogan has ignited the country's authoritarian transformation. In Indonesia, oligarchic networks and growing religious intolerance have hollowed out democracy. This research project seeks to explain the authoritarian turn in both countries from a comparative and transnational perspective. Blending the methods and findings of area stud...