Hizmet in Transitions: European Developments of a Turkish Muslim-Inspired Movement

Paul Weller

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-93798-0

Hizmet in Transitions: European Developments of a Turkish Muslim-Inspired Movement

Paul Weller

University of Oxford

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Abstract

In this open-access monograph, Paul Weller explores how the movement known as Hizmet (meaning “service”) is undergoing a period of transitions in Europe. Inspired by the teaching and practice of the Turkish Islamic scholar, Fethullah Gülen, Hizmet has been active in Europe (and other continents) for several decades. It has always been subject to some degree of contestation, which has intensified following the July 2016 coup attempt in Turkey, for which the current Turkish government holds Fethullah Gülen and Hizmet as responsible - a claim they strongly deny. In Turkey, thousands of people associated with Hizmet have been imprisoned. In Europe, pressures have been brought to bear on the movement and its activities. In charting a way forward, Hizmet finds itself in a significant transitional period, the nature and possible future trajectories of which are explored in this volume. The book is informed by a comprehensive literature review and a recent research project which includes primary research interviews with key Hizmet figures in Europe and beyond. It contends that to properly understand Hizmet in Europe, one has to situate it in its interactive engagement both with its diverse European national contexts and with Fethullah Gülen’s teaching and practice.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	Cham
Publisher	Springer International Publishing
Number of pages	253
Edition	1
ISBN (Electronic)	9783030937980
ISBN (Print)	9783030937973, 9783030938000
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-93798-0
Publication status	Published - 22 Apr 2022
Externally published	Yes

Bibliographical note

This book is an open access publication. This book is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence and indicate if changes were made.

The images or other third party material in this book are included in the book’s Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the book’s Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder.

The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.

Funding

The research behind this book was conducted in the course of the author’s employment at Regent’s Park College, Oxford, where it was funded through charitable donations made by anonymous donors for this purpose and channelled via the Dialogue Society, a UK registered charity (No. 1117039) which, on its website, acknowledges its inspiration from Fethullah Gülen. The funding agreement with the College for the research included a clear statement relating to the College’s academic independence and the author’s academic freedom, thus safeguarding the independence, integrity and results of the project. In addition, the project went through a rigorous research ethics scrutiny and approval process at the University of Oxford, as one of the world’s leading research universities and which took account of the University’s Conflict of Interest policy. Within these processes the funding source and arrangements governing the research were made transparent and within which the approaches to be taken to the research were set out and discussed in a detailed way, resulting in the formal ethical approval that undergirded the rigour and integrity of the research.

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Dialogue Society

Keywords

gulen
hizmet
turkey
erdogan
coup
Open Access

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Arts and Humanities
General Social Sciences
Sociology and Political Science
Religious studies
History

Themes

Faith and Peaceful Relations
Migration (In)Equality and Belonging
Social Movements and Contentious Politics
Equality and Inclusion

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