Islamic Populism in Indonesia and the Middle East
Title | Islamic Populism in Indonesia and the Middle East PDF eBook |
Author | Vedi R. Hadiz |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 239 |
Release | 2016-02-05 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1107123607 |
This book compares the evolution of Islamic populism in Indonesia and the Middle East to shed new light on contemporary Islamic politics.
Islamist Populism in Turkey and Indonesia: A Comparative Analysis
Title | Islamist Populism in Turkey and Indonesia: A Comparative Analysis PDF eBook |
Author | Mustafa Demir |
Publisher | Springer Nature |
Pages | 168 |
Release | 2023-12-30 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9819979803 |
This book focuses on the dynamics of democracy and populism in Muslim-majority countries, such as Turkey and Indonesia. It does so by examining the complexities of democratic development in these areas, ranging from 'flawed' to 'hybrid' regimes. Despite the aspirations for democratic progress, recent democracy indices reveal a concerning trend of backsliding, particularly in the last decade. This regression can be attributed, in part, to the ascendancy of populist politics. Populist movements have adeptly exploited both real and perceived cultural insecurities to acquire, consolidate, and maintain political power. This phenomenon is especially pronounced in flawed democracies and hybrid regimes within Muslim-majority countries, such as Turkey and Indonesia. Notably, religion, specifically Islam, has emerged as a central tool within the populist playbook. Populist actors have constructed a religious-civilizational framework that leverages political binaries, manipulates insecurities, and fosters traditional anti-elite and anti-'other' sentiments. In this book, the authors advance the notion that populism is a multifaceted phenomenon that relies on various pre-existing fractures within societies and cultures. Once in power, populism intensifies these differences to further consolidate its position, utilizing various state apparatuses such as state-controlled religious institutions. This comprehensive analysis offers insights into the growing trend of populism in the Muslim world and its impact on contemporary politics.
Between Dissent and Power
Title | Between Dissent and Power PDF eBook |
Author | K. Teik |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 272 |
Release | 2014-06-29 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1137408804 |
This study examines the collective progression of Islamic politics between points of dissent and positions of power. It brings about a more a serious understanding of Islamic politics by critically tracing the pathways by which Islamic politics has been transformed in the Middle East and Asia.
Islam in Indonesia
Title | Islam in Indonesia PDF eBook |
Author | Giora Eliraz |
Publisher | Liverpool University Press |
Pages | 157 |
Release | 2013-12-01 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1837641897 |
Provides a broader perspective about contemporary Islam in Indonesia through discussing two streams of thought and movements - Islamic modernism and radical Islamic fundamentalism. This book is suitable for understanding the comprehensive challenges posed by radical Islam in the Indonesian archipelago.
Joining the Caravan?
Title | Joining the Caravan? PDF eBook |
Author | Anthony Bubalo |
Publisher | New Society Publishers |
Pages | 164 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN |
The New Political Islam
Title | The New Political Islam PDF eBook |
Author | Emmanuel Karagiannis |
Publisher | University of Pennsylvania Press |
Pages | 277 |
Release | 2017-11-13 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 0812294572 |
Explains how various Islamists have endorsed human rights, democracy, and justice to gain influence and mobilize supporters Islamist political parties and groups are on the rise throughout the Muslim world and in Muslim communities in the West. Owing largely to the threat of terrorism, political Islam is often portrayed as a monolithic movement embodying fundamentalism and theocracy, an image magnified by the rise of populism and xenophobia in the United States and Europe. Reality, however, is far more complicated. Political Islam has evolved considerably since its spectacular rise decades ago, and today it features divergent viewpoints and contributes to discrete but simultaneous developments worldwide. This is a new political Islam, more global in scope but increasingly local in action. Emmanuel Karagiannis offers a sophisticated analysis of the different manifestations of contemporary Islamism. In a context of global economic and social changes, he finds local manifestations of Islamism are becoming both more prevalent and more diverse. Many Islamists turn to activism, still more participate formally in the democratic process, and some, in far fewer numbers, advocate violence—a wide range of political persuasions and tactics that reflects real and perceived political, cultural, and identity differences. Synthesizing prodigious research and integrating insights from the globalization debate and the literature on social movements, The New Political Islam seeks to explain the processes and factors leading to distinctive fusions of "the global" and "the local" across the landscape of contemporary political Islam. Examining converts to Islam in Europe, nonviolent Islamists with global reach, Islamist parties in Turkey, Egypt, and Tunisia, and militant Shia and Sunni groups in Syria and Iraq, Karagiannis demonstrates that Islamists have embraced ideas and practices from the global marketplace and have attempted to implement them locally. He looks closely at the ways in which Islamist activists, politicians, and militants have utilized the language of human rights, democracy, and justice to gain influence and popular support and to contend for power.
Islam Beyond Conflict
Title | Islam Beyond Conflict PDF eBook |
Author | Wayne Hudson |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 264 |
Release | 2017-03-02 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 1351926020 |
Politically, Islam in Indonesia is part of a rich multi-cultural mix. Religious tolerance is seen as the cornerstone of relations between different faiths - and moderation is built into the country's constitutional framework. However, the advent of democracy coupled with the impact of the South-East Asian economic collapse in 1997, and the arrival of a tough new breed of Middle Eastern Islamic preachers, sowed the seeds of the current challenge to Indonesia's traditionally moderate form of Islam. This volume explores the extent to which moderate Indonesian Islam is able to assimilate leading concepts from Western political theory. The essays in the collection explore how concepts from Western political theory are compatible with a liberal interpretation of Islamic universals and how such universals can form the basis for a contemporary approach to the protection of human rights and the articulation of a modern Islamic civil society.