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 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 Turkey
Mixing religion with politics does not even serve religious purposes.
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Published in: Global ExtremesIn defense of secularism
Polarization based on a politics of religious identity seems to be the most dangerous for democracies.