Laith Kubba
Biographic Data
| ID | 4383286 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Laith Kubba |
| GIVEN NAMES | Laith |
| FAMILY NAME | Kubba |
| SIGNATURE | KUBBA L |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 25 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Islamist Parties and Democracy: Institutions Make the Difference
Political Islam is often cited as the key challenge to democratization in Muslim nations, but deep currents of authoritarianism may prove more of an obstacle. Traditions of monarchy, military rule, and weak civic institutions block the path of democratic transition throughout the Muslim world. Political Islam does of course present challenges of its own, such as the ambiguity of the Koran on the ideal political order, the vagueness of modern cons…
What Is Liberal Islam? Faith and Modernity
In assessing the nature of “liberal Islam,” we must ask the fundamental question: What is “Islam”? All too often, it is answered on the basis of misleading assumptions about what is “naturally” the case that liberal Muslims must challenge or as it were “denaturalize” if they are to win the hearts and minds of Muslims around the world. There is an unfortunate and widespread tendency to conflate Islam with attributes, practices, and institutions th…
The Awakening of Civil Society
Despite variations in their political histories, culture, and wealth, Arab countries have had remarkably similar political experiences. As Mohamed Talbi and Emmanuel Sivan recount, they have been--and largely continue to be--ruled by authoritarian governments that pay mere lip service to constitutions, violate civil and human rights, resist political liberalization, and remain unaccountable to their people. Heads of states, even if they hold elec…
Islam and Liberal Democracy: Recognizing Pluralism
Islam and Liberal DemocracyRecognizing Pluralism Laith Kubba (bio) In their respective essays, Bernard Lewis and Robin Wright ask how much capacity Muslim societies have for movement toward democracy, and how far democracy and Islam are compatible. Lewis broaches these questions by considering the practice of Islam among Muslims at large, while Wright concentrates on the views of two contemporary Muslim thinkers. The question of Islam’s compatibi…
The Awakening of Civil Society
Despite variations in their political histories, culture, and wealth, Arab countries have had remarkably similar political experiences. As Mohamed Talbi and Emmanuel Sivan recount, they have been--and largely continue to be--ruled by authoritarian governments that pay mere lip service to constitutions, violate civil and human rights, resist political liberalization, and remain unaccountable to their people. Heads of states, even if they hold elec…
Islam and Liberal Democracy: Recognizing Pluralism
Islam and Liberal DemocracyRecognizing Pluralism Laith Kubba (bio) In their respective essays, Bernard Lewis and Robin Wright ask how much capacity Muslim societies have for movement toward democracy, and how far democracy and Islam are compatible. Lewis broaches these questions by considering the practice of Islam among Muslims at large, while Wright concentrates on the views of two contemporary Muslim thinkers. The question of Islam’s compatibi…
Islamist Parties and Democracy: Institutions Make the Difference
Political Islam is often cited as the key challenge to democratization in Muslim nations, but deep currents of authoritarianism may prove more of an obstacle. Traditions of monarchy, military rule, and weak civic institutions block the path of democratic transition throughout the Muslim world. Political Islam does of course present challenges of its own, such as the ambiguity of the Koran on the ideal political order, the vagueness of modern cons…
Islam and Liberal Democracy: Recognizing Pluralism
Islam and Liberal DemocracyRecognizing Pluralism Laith Kubba (bio) In their respective essays, Bernard Lewis and Robin Wright ask how much capacity Muslim societies have for movement toward democracy, and how far democracy and Islam are compatible. Lewis broaches these questions by considering the practice of Islam among Muslims at large, while Wright concentrates on the views of two contemporary Muslim thinkers. The question of Islam’s compatibi…
The Awakening of Civil Society
Despite variations in their political histories, culture, and wealth, Arab countries have had remarkably similar political experiences. As Mohamed Talbi and Emmanuel Sivan recount, they have been--and largely continue to be--ruled by authoritarian governments that pay mere lip service to constitutions, violate civil and human rights, resist political liberalization, and remain unaccountable to their people. Heads of states, even if they hold elec…
What Is Liberal Islam? Faith and Modernity
In assessing the nature of “liberal Islam,” we must ask the fundamental question: What is “Islam”? All too often, it is answered on the basis of misleading assumptions about what is “naturally” the case that liberal Muslims must challenge or as it were “denaturalize” if they are to win the hearts and minds of Muslims around the world. There is an unfortunate and widespread tendency to conflate Islam with attributes, practices, and institutions th…
Islamist Parties and Democracy: Institutions Make the Difference
Political Islam is often cited as the key challenge to democratization in Muslim nations, but deep currents of authoritarianism may prove more of an obstacle. Traditions of monarchy, military rule, and weak civic institutions block the path of democratic transition throughout the Muslim world. Political Islam does of course present challenges of its own, such as the ambiguity of the Koran on the ideal political order, the vagueness of modern cons…
Islamic Studies and History (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Authoritarianism (3 works) · Democracy (3 works) · Education and Islamic Studies (3 works) · Islam (3 works) · Politics (3 works)