Berna Zengin Arslan
Biographic Data
| ID | 352009 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Berna Zengin Arslan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Berna Zengin |
| FAMILY NAME | Arslan |
| SIGNATURE | ARSLAN B Z |
| AFFILIATIONS | Özyeğin University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5108-795X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Defining religion in secular Europe: Alevi recognition in Germany, France, and Austria
This article analyzes Alevi recognition in Europe through a comparative study of French, German, and Austrian secularism. It explores how secularism, as a legal and discursive system, reshapes religious spheres, practices, and identities by defining what qualifies as ‘religion’. The article shows that contemporary recognition regimes encourage Alevis to seek religious recognition and increasingly present themselves as a religion, even though many…
Reforming Laïcité or Reforming Islam: Secularism, Islam, and the Regulation of Religion in France
This paper focuses on management of Islam by the French State since the state of emergency declared in 2015. We analyze the legal actions of the State using a law-in-context approach and theorize secularism as the State’s management of religion. We focus on the Senate Report (2016) concerning Muslim worship, the legal changes wrought by the state of emergency, and the institutions formed to govern Islam and secularism. We examine whether there ha…
Legal Pluralism and the Shari'a: A Comparison of Greece and Turkey
The creation of a national and unified legal system was an important aspect of the rise of the modern state and national citizenship. However, this interpretation of legal rationalization has been challenged by sociologists of law such as Eugene Ehrlich (1862-1922) who claimed that this juridical theory of state-centred law masked the presence of customary laws outside this formal system. In critical theories of the law, legal pluralism is propos…
Shari'a and legal pluralism in the West
Since 9/11, the possibilities for pluralism and tolerance have been severely tested by a discourse of terrorism and security. The development of an intelligent and cosmopolitan understanding between religious communities in Europe and America has been compromised by a range of legal and political responses to terrorism. While the debate about the berqa has clearly indicated the problems relating to Muslim cultural differences, we argue that legal…
Shari'a and legal pluralism in the West
Since 9/11, the possibilities for pluralism and tolerance have been severely tested by a discourse of terrorism and security. The development of an intelligent and cosmopolitan understanding between religious communities in Europe and America has been compromised by a range of legal and political responses to terrorism. While the debate about the berqa has clearly indicated the problems relating to Muslim cultural differences, we argue that legal…
Shari'a and legal pluralism in the West
Since 9/11, the possibilities for pluralism and tolerance have been severely tested by a discourse of terrorism and security. The development of an intelligent and cosmopolitan understanding between religious communities in Europe and America has been compromised by a range of legal and political responses to terrorism. While the debate about the berqa has clearly indicated the problems relating to Muslim cultural differences, we argue that legal…
Legal Pluralism and the Shari'a: A Comparison of Greece and Turkey
The creation of a national and unified legal system was an important aspect of the rise of the modern state and national citizenship. However, this interpretation of legal rationalization has been challenged by sociologists of law such as Eugene Ehrlich (1862-1922) who claimed that this juridical theory of state-centred law masked the presence of customary laws outside this formal system. In critical theories of the law, legal pluralism is propos…
Reforming Laïcité or Reforming Islam: Secularism, Islam, and the Regulation of Religion in France
This paper focuses on management of Islam by the French State since the state of emergency declared in 2015. We analyze the legal actions of the State using a law-in-context approach and theorize secularism as the State’s management of religion. We focus on the Senate Report (2016) concerning Muslim worship, the legal changes wrought by the state of emergency, and the institutions formed to govern Islam and secularism. We examine whether there ha…
Defining religion in secular Europe: Alevi recognition in Germany, France, and Austria
This article analyzes Alevi recognition in Europe through a comparative study of French, German, and Austrian secularism. It explores how secularism, as a legal and discursive system, reshapes religious spheres, practices, and identities by defining what qualifies as ‘religion’. The article shows that contemporary recognition regimes encourage Alevis to seek religious recognition and increasingly present themselves as a religion, even though many…
Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Citizenship (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Islam (2 works) · Islamic Studies and History (2 works) · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies (2 works) · Legal pluralism (2 works) · Legal realism (2 works) · Multiculturalism (2 works)