Mehmet Islamic Identity and Development

Studies of the Islamic Periphery
Erscheinungsjahr 2002
ISBN: 978-1-134-95050-8
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 272 Seiten

Turkey and Malaysia, two countries on the Islamic periphery, are often not included in discussions of Islamic reassertion and identity. Yet both have been at the forefront of modernization and development, and are exposed to a rising trend of Islamic revival which discloses a deep, psychological identity crisis.

In Islamic Identity and Development, Ozay Mehmet examines this identity crisis in the wider context of the Islamic dilemma of reconciling nationalism with Islam. He sees the Islamic revival primarily as a protest movement, concentrated among urban migrant settlements where uneven post-war growth has upset the traditional Islamic order. He argues that Islamic societies must move towards greater openness and an organic relationship between rulers and ruled. In particular, Mehmet suggests the need for a public policy that is not only responsive to material human needs but which also satisfies the ethical preconditions of the Islamic social contract.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mehmet, Ozay

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Regionalwissenschaften, Regionalstudien
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction Part One The Islamic Identity Crisis 1.Identity Crisis in the Islamic Periphery Part Two The Islamic Dilemma 2. Islamic Underdevelopment: Cause and Response 3. The Islamic Social Contract: The Quest for Social Justice and the Problem of Legislation 4. Islam and Economic Development: The Problem of Compatability Part Three Development in the Islamic Periphery: The Nationalist Phase 5. Nationalism confronts Islam: The Modernisation Debate in Malaysia and Turkey 6. Turkish Etatism: Creation of a Non-competitive Economy 7. Malaysian Development by trusteeship: The Broken Trust Part Four Development in the Islamic Periphery: The Modern State and the Privatisation Challenge 8. Islam, the Modern State and Imperfect Competition: To Ban or to Regulate 9. Privatising the Malaysian Economy: Transition from a National to a Market Ideology 10. Privatising the Turkish Economy Part Five Conclusion 11. Responsible Development in the Islamic Periphery: Regulation, Competition and Public Policy Glossary References Index