Democratization in the Muslim World: Changing Patterns of Authority and Power (Democratization and Autocratization Studies) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 041546367X ISBN 13: 9780415463676

Publisher: Routledge, 2007

Synopsis

This book examines the role that political Islam plays in processes of democratization in the Muslim world, detailing the political processes that facilitate the collective learning of democratic ways of solving the practical problems of those polities.

Democratization in the Muslim World represents an important contribution to the debate on democratization and political Islam that emphasises the synergetic effects and global reach of both Islamist and democratic politics. It comes to terms with the problematic relationship between Islam and democracy in the uncertain post-Cold War, post-9/11 world order by highlighting the malleability of Islamic discourses and of its institutional resources, as well as the diversity of the political strategies of incumbent regimes to remain in power. It combines key theoretical issues and country-specific studies of some of the most relevant Muslim polities of the post-Cold War and post-9/11 era.

This text was previously published as a special issue of Democratization and will be of interest to students of Middle East politics, governance, democracy, and human rights.

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Frederic Volpi, Francesco Cavatorta

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 041546367X
• ISBN 13: 9780415463676
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 176
• Editor: Volpi Frederic, Cavatorta Francesco