Islam and democracy after the Arab Spring /
Esposito, John L.,author.
Sonn, Tamara,1949-author.
Voll, John Obert,1936-author.
The landscape of the Middle East has changed dramatically since 2011, as have the political arena and the discourse around democracy. InIslam and Democracy after the Arab Spring, John L. Esposito, John Voll, and Tamara Sonn examine the state of democracy in Muslim-majority societies today. Applying a twenty-first century perspective to the question of whether Islam is "compatible" with democracy, they redirect the conversation toward a new politics of democracy that transcends both secular authoritarianism and Political Islam. --Publisher
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Islam, democracy and Turkey's secular state -- Iran: classical themes and contemporary challenges -- Pakistan: a work in progress -- Indonesia: from military rule to democracy -- Senegal: democracy and the postcolonial state -- Tunisia: from revolution to republic -- Egypt: from democratization to the restoration of authoritarianism -- Conclusion.
The landscape of the Middle East has changed dramatically since 2011, as have the political arena and the discourse around democracy. InIslam and Democracy after the Arab Spring, John L. Esposito, John Voll, and Tamara Sonn examine the state of democracy in Muslim-majority societies today. Applying a twenty-first century perspective to the question of whether Islam is "compatible" with democracy, they redirect the conversation toward a new politics of democracy that transcends both secular authoritarianism and Political Islam. --Publisher
Arab Spring, 2010-
Democracy
Democracy
Democracy