The Concert of Civilizations: The Common Roots of Western and Islamic Constitutionalism

Author:   Jeremy Kleidosty ,  Dr. Keith Breen ,  Dr. Dan Bulley ,  Dr. Susan McManus
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Edition:   New edition
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9781472414809


Pages:   240
Publication Date:   28 June 2015
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Jeremy Kleidosty ,  Dr. Keith Breen ,  Dr. Dan Bulley ,  Dr. Susan McManus
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   New edition
Weight:   0.589kg
ISBN:  

9781472414809


ISBN 10:   1472414802
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   28 June 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction; Chapter 1 Constitutional Conversations—Alternative Models for the Challenge of Civilizational Conflict; Chapter 2 Western Constitutionalism—Universal Norms or Contingent Cultural Concepts; Chapter 3 From Medina to Runnymede—Comparing the Foundational Legacies of the Constitution of Medina and the Magna Carta; Chapter 4 Comparing Constitutionalisms—Is there an Islamic Constitutionalism?; Chapter 5 Constitutional Conversations—The Fusing of Political Tradition in Khayr al-Din al-Tunisi’s The Surest Path; Chapter 6 The Arab Spring—Constitutional Thought in Contested Political Space, Questions and Conclusions;

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'This volume provides a highly inspiring discussion for scholars seeking to understand the roots and evolution of constitutionalism, freed from a Euro-centric straitjacket. A must-read work for both political scientists and historians looking for a new research paradigm in the globalized world.' Bee Yun, Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea 'This book is path-breaking not only because it compares Islamic Constitutionalism, which theorizes legal practices of millennia old Middle Eastern states, with much younger Western jurisprudence. But also because it faces the paradox that orientalist and neo-colonial interventions have made it inconceivable to most people that the Middle East could ever have enjoyed rule of law. These neo-colonial interventions had the power to change reality on the ground with the consequence that the Arab Spring, that great rebellion against the new realities of Middle Eastern post-colonial authoritarian states, has now created a new set of realities. Is Islamic rule of law retrievable? And can it ever again be reconciled with Western jurisprudence?' Patricia Springborg, Humboldt University, Germany


'This volume provides a highly inspiring discussion for scholars seeking to understand the roots and evolution of constitutionalism, freed from a Euro-centric straitjacket. A must-read work for both political scientists and historians looking for a new research paradigm in the globalized world.' Bee Yun, Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea 'This book is path-breaking not only because it compares Islamic Constitutionalism, which theorizes legal practices of millennia old Middle Eastern states, with much younger Western jurisprudence. But also because it faces the paradox that orientalist and neo-colonial interventions have made it inconceivable to most people that the Middle East could ever have enjoyed rule of law. These neo-colonial interventions had the power to change reality on the ground with the consequence that the Arab Spring, that great rebellion against the new realities of Middle Eastern post-colonial authoritarian states, has now created a new set of realities. Is Islamic rule of law retrievable? And can it ever again be reconciled with Western jurisprudence?' Patricia Springborg, Humboldt University, Germany


Author Information

Jeremy Kleidosty is currently a post-doctoral fellow on the Academy of Finland project Political Power in the Early Modern European and Islamic Worlds, at the University of Jyvaskyla, Finland. He is working on a new book that profiles Tunisia's constitutional history and that of its constitutional father, Khayr al-Din al-Tunisi. Previously, he taught International Relations at the University of Sharjah, in the United Arab Emirates. He gained his PhD in International Relations from the University of St Andrews, Scotland in 2013 and researches constitutionalism and political theory. His work particularly aims to foster dialogue and fruitful avenues of reconciling different political traditions in a globalized world.

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