Haldun Gülalp recently retired as Professor of Political Science at Yıldız Technical University and currently chairs the Global Studies and Class Strategies (GSCS) Research Group in Istanbul, Turkey. Previously, he taught sociology at Hamilton College (New York) and Boğaziçi University (Istanbul). He has held visiting professorships at George Washington University, Northwestern University, and UCLA, as well as research fellowships at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and Oxford University. He has published widely in the fields of political sociology, sociology of religion, secularism and citizenship.
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Published in: Global Extremes: OpinionSecularism defined: a tale of two courtsIt is the responsibility of the secular state to guarantee both the freedom of belief and the limits that might...
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Published in: Global Extremes: OpinionGood religion or bad religion? Secularism and the Afghan questionEmpowering religious groups to become political actors does not constitute freedom of religion for all and violates...
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Published in: Global Extremes: OpinionFreedom of religion or freedom for religion?Why critiques of secularism, especially in France, fundamentally misunderstand the principles of equality and human...
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Published in: Global ExtremesIs religious fervor compatible with democracy?If one believes that democracy is an abomination and against God’s rule, one may not even ponder it.
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Published in: Global ExtremesThe perils of mixing religion and politics: the case of TurkeyMixing religion with politics does not even serve religious purposes.
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Published in: Global ExtremesIn defense of secularismPolarization based on a politics of religious identity seems to be the most dangerous for democracies.