Belying assertions of the incompatibility of Islam and democracy, many Muslim-majority countries are now or have been democratic. Paul Kubicek draws on the experiences of those countries to explore the relationship between political manifestations of Islam and democratic politics.
Kubicek's comparative analysis allows him to highlight the common features that create conditions amenable to democratic development in Muslim-majority countries-and to show how actors in Muslim democracies in fact draw on concepts within Islam to contribute to democratization.
| ISBN: | 9781626372528 |
| Publication date: | 10th June 2015 |
| Author: | Paul Kubicek |
| Publisher: | Lynne Rienner Publishers |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 345 pages |
| Genres: |
Social groups: religious groups and communities Political structures: democracy Systems of law Islam Political science and theory Comparative politics Politics and government |