
The Politics of Islamism
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"The Politics of Islamism is a very insightful scholarly compilation. It cogently and objectively unpacks the complexity surrounding politics of Islam, and informs analytically the reader of the deployment of the religion as an ideology of political and social change at different levels. It is a major contribution to the field and deserves to be read widely." (Amin Saikal, Distinguished Professor and Director of the Centre for Arab & Islamic Studies, Australian National University)More details
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John L. Esposito is University Professor, Professor of Religion and International Affairs and of Islamic Studies and Founding Director of the Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University, USA.
Lily Zubaidah Rahim is Associate Professor in the Department of Government and International Relations at the University of Sydney, Australia.
Naser Ghobadzadeh is Research Fellow at the Institute for Social Justice at the Australian Catholic University in Sidney, Australia.
Content
1. Introduction: Theological Contestations and Political Coalition-Building .- 2. Islam and Democracy: Perspectives from Reformist and Traditional Islam .- 3. Democratization of Islamic Political Theology .- 4. Tunisia's Ennahda: Islamists Turning the Learning Curve of Democracy and Civic Habituation .- 5.From Moderation to De-Moderation: Democratic Backsliding of the AKP in Turkey .- 6. Negotiating Popular Mandate and the Sovereignty of God in Iran .- 7. Careful What You Wish For: Salafi Islamisation and Authoritarian Governance in Malaysia .- 8. The Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood, Democratisation and the Dilemmas of Internal Organisational Reform: Seeking Unity, Finding Division? .- 9. The Dilemmas of Dual Resistance: Hamas and Political Learning in Gaza .- 10. Conclusion.