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Title	Author
What incentives are offered in the Gülen Movement?	by fgulen.com
Is Fethullah Gülen trying to win a high political or worldly position?	by fgulen.com
In the Gülen Movement, where do rewards come from?	by fgulen.com
How has the Gülen Movement become a set of cultural referents and a life model for so many people?	by fgulen.com
What maintains the collective identity and action of the Gülen Movement over time?	by fgulen.com
What elements shape the identity of the Gülen Movement?	by fgulen.com
Aren’t faith-based movements such as Hizmet marginalized, alienated, and anachronistic these days?	by fgulen.com
How can the Gülen Movement be autonomous without being alienated?	by fgulen.com
How can the Gülen Movement adapt to the environment while maintaining its own identity?	by fgulen.com
Does the Gülen Movement engage in identity politics (based on faith or nationality, for example)?	by fgulen.com
Doesn’t distinguishing itself from the environment lead the Gülen Movement into conflicts?	by fgulen.com
How can the apparent unity in the Gülen Movement be explained?	by fgulen.com
If the Gülen Movement is not centralized or authoritarian, how does it achieve cohesion?	by fgulen.com
By what means does the Gülen Movement influence the lives of individuals, the community and society?	by fgulen.com
Is there any risk of participants losing their individuality in the Gülen Movement?	by fgulen.com
Can a faith-based or faith-inspired movement such as Hizmet lead people to fundamentalism?	by fgulen.com
How is identity gained or given in the Gülen Movement?	by fgulen.com
If people can enter and exit at will, how is the question of the “free-rider” handled in the Gülen Movement?	by fgulen.com
Have there been any instances or accusations of coercion, punishment or duress in the Gülen Movement?	by fgulen.com
How is this integration into the networks of Hizmet Movement different from susceptibility and submission to the authoritarianism of some political movements?	by fgulen.com
Did the Gülen Movement emerge to oppose the modern world?	by fgulen.com
Does the Gülen Movement aim to express and reinforce old-fashioned and conservative patterns in society?	by fgulen.com
How does Fethullah Gülen reconcile tradition and modernity in his teachings?	by fgulen.com
How does the Gülen Movement act to counter the negative effects of modernity?	by fgulen.com
How exactly does the Gülen Movement integrate the individual into the modern nation-state?	by fgulen.com