Europe, the USA and Political Islam [electronic resource] : Strategies for Engagement /
Pace, M.editor.
A study of the attempts by the US and EU to develop meaningful political relations with Islamist movements in the Middle East and Balkans. The contributors draw on extensive research on Islamist parties and movements and Western policy towards them over the past decade.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; Notes on Contributors; 1 The EU, US and Political Islam: An Introduction to Strategies for Engagement; 2 EU Democracy Promotion Rethought: The Case of Egypt; 3 EU, Political Islam and Polarization of Turkish Society; 4 Democratization in Iran: A Role for the EU?; 5 Challenging Preconceptions: Women and Islamic Resistance; 6 Democracy Promotion in the Context of an Occupied Nation? The Case of Palestine; 7 The Islamism Debate Revisited: In Search of 'Islamist Democrats'
8 The Politics of 'Religious Tolerance' in Post-Communist Albania: Ideology, Security and Euro-Atlantic Integration9 America's Freedom Dilemma for the Middle East: Interests or Democracy?; 10 Conclusion; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A study of the attempts by the US and EU to develop meaningful political relations with Islamist movements in the Middle East and Balkans. The contributors draw on extensive research on Islamist parties and movements and Western policy towards them over the past decade.
International relations.
Europe—Politics and government.
European Union.
Middle East—Politics and government.
Democracy.
Culture.
International Relations.
European Politics.
European Union Politics.
Middle Eastern Politics.
Democracy.
Sociology of Culture.