Building Institutional Trust in Germany: Relative Success of the G??len and Milli G??r????

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Transnational Islamic organizations play a significant role in the lives of Germany's substantial Turkish Muslim population. Nonetheless the relation between these movements and German authorities is far from uniform. While the Milli G??r???? is the largest Turkish transnational Islamic movement in Germany, the much smaller G??len Hareketi (G??len movement) has been significantly more successful in gaining the acceptance of local and national authorities. While traditional explanations argue that the G??len movement's a??liberal,a?? a??educational Islama?? has much more appeal to Western officials than the Milli G??r????'s a??anti-integrative,a?? a??political Islamism,a?? this paper argues that institutional structure of the two movements has historically been a more important factor than their ideological platforms in whether they can gain the trust of German authorities. The learning centers and interfaith dialogue centers of the G??len movement in Europe served as open, accessible, and neutral sites for German officials to visit and monitor, thereby enhancing communication and diminishing suspicion. In contrast, the mosque-based network of the Milli G??r???? served as a barrier between movement members and state officials. The structures in which the Milli G??r???? and G??len movement operated thus produced radically different outcomes in their ability to signal German authorities of the movements' ideologies and intentions.View full textDownload full textRelated var addthis_config = { ui_cobrand: "Taylor & Francis Online", services_compact: "citeulike,netvibes,twitter,technorati,delicious,linkedin,facebook,stumbleupon,digg,google,more", pubid: "ra-4dff56cd6bb1830b" }; var addthis_config = {"data_track_addressbar":true,"ui_click":true}; Add to shortlist Link Permalink http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14683849.2011.604206