Ali Sarihan
Biographic Data
| ID | 1090380 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ali Sarihan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ali |
| FAMILY NAME | Sarihan |
| SIGNATURE | SARIHAN A |
| AFFILIATIONS | St. Mary's College of Maryland |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4136-4404 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Sovereign Islam in Türkiye
This paper examines the political instrumentalization of Islam under Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, highlighting their distinct approaches to consolidating political authority. The concept of Sovereign Islam is introduced to describe how both leaders engaged with Islam, thereby shaping legitimacy, national identity, and state power. Atatürk, in establishing the secular Turkish Republic, sought to place religion under state superv…
Explaining the Severity of the Turkey-PKK Conflict
Social contract and rising populism in Tunisia
Social contract and rising populism in Tunisia: Is there a risk of sliding into autocracy
The Ascendancy of Secular Trends in Iran
In 1979, Ayatollah Khomeini spearheaded the Islamic Revolution, toppling the secular Shah regime, a move that resonated with millions of people. Fast-forward to 2025, there has been a notable rise in secularism in Iran, even among 1979's religious clerics. Currently, 73% of Iranians support the idea of separating Islam from the state and advocating for a secular government. As a result, there have been widespread anti-Islamist regime and pro-demo…
The Struggle for Inclusion
Bir Sosyal Hareket Örneği Olarak İran Yeşil Hareketi
1979 yılında toplumsal bir hareket ile kurulan İran İslam Cumhuriyeti, 2009 yılında yine bir toplumsal hareket ile değiştirilmek istendi. Binlerce rejim muhalifi günlerce sokakta yer alarak, mevcut rejimin liberal ve demokratik reformlar yapması gerektiğini, 2009 cumhurbaşkanlığı seçimlerinin yenilenmesini ve İran’ın daha özgürlükçü bir yapıya kavuşması gerektiğini talep etti. Bu çalışmada ilk olarak İran Yeşil Hareketi’ni doğru anlayabilmek için…
A new theory of military behavior in the Arab uprisings
Many articles have been published on civil-military relations. But the unexpected events circle that was the so-called Arab spring or Arab uprisings has created a gap that should be filled by scholars. The article sets forth a new theoretical framework that is pro-state and pro-regime by applying this framework respectively to the two different cases Tunisia and Libya. This article provides a comparison of the military's behavior in Tunisia, whic…
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A new theory of military behavior in the Arab uprisings
Many articles have been published on civil-military relations. But the unexpected events circle that was the so-called Arab spring or Arab uprisings has created a gap that should be filled by scholars. The article sets forth a new theoretical framework that is pro-state and pro-regime by applying this framework respectively to the two different cases Tunisia and Libya. This article provides a comparison of the military's behavior in Tunisia, whic…
Bir Sosyal Hareket Örneği Olarak İran Yeşil Hareketi
1979 yılında toplumsal bir hareket ile kurulan İran İslam Cumhuriyeti, 2009 yılında yine bir toplumsal hareket ile değiştirilmek istendi. Binlerce rejim muhalifi günlerce sokakta yer alarak, mevcut rejimin liberal ve demokratik reformlar yapması gerektiğini, 2009 cumhurbaşkanlığı seçimlerinin yenilenmesini ve İran’ın daha özgürlükçü bir yapıya kavuşması gerektiğini talep etti. Bu çalışmada ilk olarak İran Yeşil Hareketi’ni doğru anlayabilmek için…
The Struggle for Inclusion
Explaining the Severity of the Turkey-PKK Conflict
Social contract and rising populism in Tunisia
Social contract and rising populism in Tunisia: Is there a risk of sliding into autocracy
The Ascendancy of Secular Trends in Iran
In 1979, Ayatollah Khomeini spearheaded the Islamic Revolution, toppling the secular Shah regime, a move that resonated with millions of people. Fast-forward to 2025, there has been a notable rise in secularism in Iran, even among 1979's religious clerics. Currently, 73% of Iranians support the idea of separating Islam from the state and advocating for a secular government. As a result, there have been widespread anti-Islamist regime and pro-demo…
Sovereign Islam in Türkiye
This paper examines the political instrumentalization of Islam under Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, highlighting their distinct approaches to consolidating political authority. The concept of Sovereign Islam is introduced to describe how both leaders engaged with Islam, thereby shaping legitimacy, national identity, and state power. Atatürk, in establishing the secular Turkish Republic, sought to place religion under state superv…
Political science (4 works) · Democracy (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Religion and Society Interactions (3 works) · Turkey's Politics and Society (3 works) · Economics (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Political economy (2 works)