Islamic Activism
A Social Movement Theory Approach
Published on 1. November 2003
Book
Hardback
320 pages
978-0-253-34281-2 (ISBN)
Description
This volume represents the first comprehensive attempt to incorporate the study of Islamic activism into social movement theory. It argues that the dynamics, processes, and organization of Islamic activism can be understood as important elements of contention that transcend the specificity of "Islam" as a system of meaning and identity and a basis for collective action. Drawing on extensive fieldwork, the contributors show how social movement theory can be utilized to address a wide range of questions about the mobilization of contention in support of Muslim causes. The book covers myriad examples of Islamic activism (Sunni and Shi'a) in eight countries (Arab and non-Arab), including case studies of violence and contention, networks and alliances, and culture and framing. Quintan Wiktorowicz is Assistant Professor of International Studies at Rhodes College and author of "Global Jihad: Understanding September 11".
Reviews / Votes
" ... [Will] have an impact on two important fields of scholarship: social movement theory and the study of Islamic activist movements... [W]ill be of exceptional value to scholars in a wide variety of fields and disciplines." John Voll, Georgetown University " ... an extremely tight and cohesive edited work... It will help to bring Middle East studies out of the shadows and into the mainstream of the disciplines interested in social movement theory." Ellen Lust-Okar, Yale UniversityMore details
Series
Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Bloomington, IN
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
2 figures
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
680 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-253-34281-2 (9780253342812)
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12/2003
Indiana University Press
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Content
Foreword Charles TillyIntroduction: Islamic Activism and Social Movement Theory Quintan WiktorowiczPart I. Violence and Contention1. From Marginalization to Massacres: A Political Process Explanation of GIA Violence in Algeria Mohammed M. Hafez; 2. Violence as Contention in the Egyptian Islamic Movement Mohammed M. Hafez and Quintan Wiktorowicz; 3. Repertoires of Contention in Contemporary Bahrain Fred H. Lawson; 4. Hamas as Social Movement Glenn E. RobinsonPart II. Networks and Alliances5. The Networked World of Islamist Social Movements Diane Singerman; 6. Islamist Women in Yemen: Informal Nodes of Activism Janine A. Clark; 7. Collective Action with and without Islam: Mobilizing the Bazaar in Iran Benjamin Smith; 8. The Islah Party in Yemen: Political Opportunities and Coalition Building in a Transitional Polity Jillian SchwedlerPart III. Culture and Frames9. Interests, Ideas, and Islamist Outreach in Egypt Carrie Rosevsky Wickham; 10. Making Conversation Permissible: Islamism and Reform in Saudi Arabia Gwenn Okruhlik; 11. Opportunity Spaces, Identity, and Islamic Meaning in Turkey M. Hakan YavuzConclusion: Social Movement Theory and Islamic Studies Charles Kurzman