Political Islam
A 40 Year Retrospective
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3285089 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nader Hashemi (University of Denver, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 130 |
| Publication date | 2021-02-19 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/rel12020130 |
| OpenAlex | W3130921033 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 21 |
The year 2020 roughly corresponds with the 40th anniversary of the rise of political Islam on the world stage. This topic has generated controversy about its impact on Muslims societies and international affairs more broadly, including how governments should respond to this socio-political phenomenon. This article has modest aims. It seeks to reflect on the broad theme of political Islam four decades after it first captured global headlines by critically examining two separate but interrelated controversies. The first theme is political Islam's acquisition of state power. Specifically, how have the various experiments of Islamism in power effected the popularity, prestige, and future trajectory of political Islam? Secondly, the theme of political Islam and violence is examined. In this section, I interrogate the claim that mainstream political Islam acts as a "gateway drug" to radical extremism in the form of Al Qaeda or ISIS. This thesis gained popularity in recent years, yet its validity is open to question and should be subjected to further scrutiny and analysis. I examine these questions in this article
International relations · Islam · Mainstream · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Popularity · Scrutiny · Sociology · History · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Religion and Society Interactions · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
Reconfiguring Political Islam
The Other Legitimate Game in Town? Understanding Public Support for the Caliphate in the Islamic World
Securitization across borders – commonalities and contradictions in European and Arab counterterrorism discourses
Human Rights from an Islamic Perspective
Ahmad Moftizadeh and the Idea of the Islamic Government
Introduction
Political Islam as an Incomplete and Contested Category
How Exceptional Is the West? An Investigation of Worldwide Trends in Societal-Average Levels of Religiosity, 1981-2020
Islamism and the Left
Post-Islamism
Princeton Readings in Islamist Thought
Modern Islamic Political Thought
Political Islam
Islam, Secularism, and Liberal Democracy
A Secular Age Beyond the West
Islam Divided Between Salafi - jihad and the Ikhwan
Religion and State
The Metamorphosis of the Egyptian Muslim Brothers
After the Arab Spring
Political Islam
Aspects of Rousseau's Political Thought
The Islamist Moment
Measuring Political Mobilization
| Citations per year | 1.6 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |