Political Islam in the Age of Democratization
Author:   K. Bokhari ,  F. Senzai
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
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9781137008046


Pages:   258
Publication Date:   18 December 2013
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Political Islam in the Age of Democratization


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The continued prominence of Islam in the struggle for democracy in the Muslim world has confounded Western democracy theorists who largely consider secularism a prerequisite for democratic transitions. Kamran Bokhari and Farid Senzai offer a comprehensive view of the complex nature of contemporary political Islam and its relationship to democracy.

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Author:   K. Bokhari ,  F. Senzai
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   4.088kg
ISBN:  

9781137008046


ISBN 10:   1137008040
Pages:   258
Publication Date:   18 December 2013
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Foreword; Fawaz A. Gerges 1. Introduction: The Role of Religion in Politics 2. The Complexity of Political Islam 3. Theoretical Framework: Democratization and Islamists 4. Participatory Islamists: The Case of the Muslim Brotherhood 5. Conditionalist Islamists: The Case of the Salafis 6. Rejector Islamists: al-Qaeda and Transnational Jihadism 7. Rejector Islamists: Taliban and Nationalist Jihadism 8. Participatory Shia Islamism: The Islamic Republic of Iran 9. Arab Shia Islamism: Hezbollah and Iraqi Shia Islamists 10. Post-Islamism: The Case of Turkey's AKP 11. Conclusion: Prospect for Muslim Democracies

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Author Kamran Bokhari: Kamran Bokhari is Vice President of Middle Eastern & South Asian Affairs at Stratfor, USA. He is also a Visiting Lecturer in the Department of Politics & International Relations at the University of Westminster, UK and a fellow with the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding, USA. Author Farid Senzai: Farid Senzai is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Santa Clara University, USA and Director of Research at the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding. He is the author of Educating the Muslims of America (Oxford University Press, 2009)

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