Political Islam in the Age of Democratization [electronic resource] /
Bokhari, K.author.
Senzai, F.author.
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.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; List of Tables and Figure; Acknowledgments; Acronyms; Foreword; 1 Introduction: The Role of Religion in Politics; 2 Understanding the Complexity of Political Islam; 3 Theoretical Framework: Democratization and Islamism; 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: Iraqi Shia Islamists and Hezbollah
10 Post-Islamism: The Case of Turkey's AKP11 Conclusion: Prospects for Muslim Democracies; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Middle East—Politics and government.
Religion and sociology.
Comparative politics.
Political theory.
Political science.
Islam.
Middle Eastern Politics.
Sociology of Religion.
Comparative Politics.
Political Theory.
Political Science.
Islam.