The Conception of the Public Sphere in the Islamic Discourse: Transfer of the Public Sphere Associated with the State into the Nation and the Rejection of the Public Sphere Cover Image

İslamci Söylemde Kamusal Alan Tasavvuru: Devletle Tanimlanan Kamusal Alanin Millete Tahvili Ve Kamusal Alanin Reddi
The Conception of the Public Sphere in the Islamic Discourse: Transfer of the Public Sphere Associated with the State into the Nation and the Rejection of the Public Sphere

Author(s): Çağla Kubilay
Subject(s): Political Philosophy, Civil Society, History of ideas, Islam studies, Philosophy of Religion
Published by: Rasim Özgür DÖNMEZ
Keywords: Kemalism; Islamic Discourse; Turban; Public Sphere; Nation; People;

Summary/Abstract: This research evaluates the public sphere concept in the Islamic discourse within the framework of the turban problem. The Kemalist conception of the public sphere is criticised by the Islamic discourse with regard to lifting turban ban and making it public. The accepted strategy of Islamists, in this context, is to mobilize state-nation antagonism in order to attribute positive connation to the public sphere as the sphere of nation which is controversy to the understanding of Kemalism that defines the public sphere with reference to the state. This research analyses the concept of public sphere emerged from this hegemonic struggles embodied in important sample cases in the turban problem. These cases are assessed by examining columnists‟ in Turkish dailies Yeni Şafak, Yeni Asya, Zaman, Milli Gazete and Anadolu’da Vakit after each case for a period of 15 days.

  • Issue Year: 1/2009
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 325-362
  • Page Count: 38
  • Language: Turkish