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"Religious Values and Worldviews" published on by Oxford University Press.

State, Nationalism, and Islamization -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Abbreviations and Acronyms -- List of Tables -- 1 Nationalism and Islamization: Is There a Causal Link? -- The Puzzle: Why the Islamization of Government? -- Lack of Political Legitimacy -- Weak, Heterogeneous State -- Presence of Popular Islamist Movements and Parties -- State Nationalism -- Religion and State Nationalism -- Islamization of Government -- Operationalization of Variables -- Measuring Islam's Role in State Nationalism -- Measuring the Islamization of Government -- Islam's Role in Turkish and Pakistani State Nationalism -- Research Design and Methodology -- Outline of the Book -- Implications -- Notes -- 2 Islam, Secularism and Constitutions -- What Is a Constitution? -- Constitution and Nation -- Turkish Constitutions -- The Early 1920s to the Mid-1940s -- 1921 Constitution -- 1924 Constitution -- The Late 1940s to Late 1970s -- 1961 Constitution -- The Early 1980s to Late 2000s -- 2010 Onwards -- Pakistani Constitutions -- The Late 1940s to Late 1960s -- 1956 Constitution -- 1962 Constitution -- The Early 1970s to Late 1990s -- Legal Framework Order, 1970 -- 1972 Interim Constitution -- 1973 Constitution -- 1999 Onwards -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 3 Islam and National Symbols -- Turkish National Symbols -- The Early 1920s to Mid-1940s -- The Red National Flag -- State Emblem -- The Two Turkish Anthems -- Presidential Emblem and Flag -- Ankara: A Modern and Secular City -- The Late 1940s to Late 1970s -- Kocatepe (National) Mosque -- The Hittite Sun Monument -- Two Anniversaries: Reappropriation of Islamic Past -- Five Hundredth Anniversary Celebrations of Istanbul Conquest -- Nine Hundredth Anniversary of the Battle of Manzikert -- The Early 1980s to Late 2000s -- The Restoration of Mehmet Ersoy and Glorification of IM -- Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge

Recent democratization in the Muslim-majority countries (MMCs) has led to a surge in interest in the Islamist (or Islamic) parties. Research on these parties has, however, been plagued by the lack of agreement on identifying these parties. Analysis of various ways used to identify/define Islamist parties shows shortcomings. This article tries to resolve the conundrum by identifying these parties within a comparative framework, that is, Gunther and Diamond party typology. Two major types of Islamist parties are identified and placed within the Gunther and Diamond typology. This solution has two advantages. First, discussions on Islamist parties can now become more grounded, restricting analysts from labeling any conservative party in the MMCs as Islamist. Second, Islamist parties can be part of the general discussion on political parties in the literature, and inclination to regard them as singular or exceptional, because of their link with Islam, is discouraged.