Islam and Democracy After the Arab Spring Esposito John L.
Islam and Democracy After the Arab Spring Esposito John L. The landscape of the Middle East has changed dramatically since 2011, as have the political arena and the discourse around democracy.…
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Islam and Democracy After the Arab Spring Esposito John L.
The landscape of the Middle East has changed dramatically since 2011, as have the political arena and the discourse around democracy. Esposito, John Voll, and Tamara Sonn examine the state of democracy in Muslim-majority societies today. In Islam and Democracy after the Arab Spring, John L.
Does democracy require a secular political regime? Applying a twenty-first century perspective to the question of whether Islam is "compatible" with democracy, they redirect the conversation toward a new politics of democracy that transcends both secular authoritarianism and Political Islam.While the opposition movements of the Arab Spring vary from country to country, each has raised questions regarding equality, economic justice, democratic participation, and the relationship between Islam and democracy in their respective countries. Are religious movements the most effective