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Article Category: Research Article
| Online Publication Date: 20 Apr 2012
Heterogeneous Transformation of Islamism: The Justice and Development Party and the Environment
Heterogeneous Transformation of Islamism: The Justice and Development Party and the Environment
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Despite its frequent portrayal as an Islamist party, Turkey's Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi, or AKP (Justice and Development Party, JDP) has not displayed an Islamic discourse on the environment, nor has its five-year governmental record been directed by Islamist concerns with respect to the environment. This article examines the environmental record and discourse of the JDP and explains the reasons behind its departure from Islamic approaches. The author argues that while the party has indeed shifted ideologically from an Islamist position, its approach to ecological problems and its proposed solutions can be best understood as extensions of its adherence to neo-liberal principles. Bien que le parti turc Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi, ou AKP (Parti pour la Justice et du Développement, PJD) soit fréquemment décrit comme un mouvement islamiste, il n'a pas offert un discours islamiste sur l'environnement; ses activités gouvernementales au cours des cinq dernières années n'ont pas été marquées non plus par un souci islamiste l'environnement. Cet article fait le bilan de la politique environnementale du PJD et de son discours, et explique les raisons de son abandon des approches islamiques. L'auteur démontre que si le parti s'est effectivement éloigné de sa position islamiste, son approche des problèmes écologiques et les solutions qu'il propose peuvent être comprises en tant que prolongement de son ralliement aux principes néolibéraux.
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