Democracy in Muslim Societies

The Asian Experience
1. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-0-7619-3566-7
Verlag: SAGE Publications

Buch, Englisch, 272 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 422 g

Democracy in Muslim Societies: The Asian Experience explores the character of the political transformation and democratic transition in the Asian Muslim world. It asks whether democracy is appropriate and desirable as a political system for non-Western societies, and assesses the extent of actual democratization in each of the countries studied, namely, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Pakistan and Turkey.

The book questions the widely held view that the socio-political ethos of Islam as a religion, and of Muslim countries as societal units, prevents Muslims from adopting democracy as a form of government. The contributors argue that this perception comes from post-9/11 studies of Arab states and that non-Arab Muslim populations in Asia and Africa do not fit the same mould. At the same time, it is clear that a single model of democracy cannot work across these six countries because each country has a different history and has tread on a different path in the quest for democracy.

Ultimately, this book concludes that there is no fundamental incompatibility between Islam and democracy in the Asian Muslim societies.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hasan, Zoya

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Demokratie
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam & Islamische Studien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword - Hamid Ansari
Introduction - Zoya Hasan
The Struggle for Democracy in Bangladesh - Amena Mohsin and Meghna Guhathakurta
The Indonesian Experience in Implementing Democracy - Adriana Elisabeth
The History of the Democratic Movement in Iran in the 20th Century - Sadegh Zibakalam

Islam and Democracy in Malaysia - Abdul Rahman Embong
Functioning of Democracy in Pakistan - Mohammad Waseem
Interaction of Democracy and Islam in Turkey - Korel Göymen

Über Autor(innen)

Hasan, Zoya
Zoya Hasan is Professor, Centre for Political Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University. She is the author and editor of eleven books and has published over two dozen articles. Her recent books include Quest for Power: Oppositional Movements and Post-Congress Politics in Uttar Pradesh; Unequal Citizens: A Study of Muslim Women In India(co-authored); Party Politics in India (edited), India’s Living Constitution: Ideas, Practices and Controversies (co-edited); Transforming India: Social Dynamics of Democracy (coedited); and In a Minority: Essays on Muslim Women in India (co-edited). She has also edited the third book in our ‘Readings in Indian Government and Politics’ series, Politics and the State in India (Sage, 2000).