A clash of civilizations? Examining liberal-democratic values in Turkey and the European union

British Journal of Sociology

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 681-708

  Dixon, Jeffrey C ^a  

^a KOÇ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Democratization; Enlargement; Integration; Islam; Modernization; Muslim

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CIVILIZATION; CULTURAL FACTOR; EUROPEAN UNION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLICY; POLITICAL SYSTEM; POLITICS; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIGION; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CIVILIZATION; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DEMOCRACY; EUROPEAN UNION; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISLAM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLITICS; PUBLIC POLICY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL VALUES; TURKEY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57049113268     PISSN: 00071315     EISSN: 14684446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-4446.2008.00215.x     Document Type: Article

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