Political Islam and Democracy in Central Asia : The Islamic Revival Party of Tajikistan /

Political Islam and Democracy in Central Asia is a study of moderation of political Islam in Central Asia. It analyses the only Islamic political party that was ever allowed to participate in elections in Central Asia and contributes to the debate on the radicalization or moderation of Islamic polit...

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Main Author: Kalonov, Ajam, author 653590
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Language:eng
Published: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2023
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description Political Islam and Democracy in Central Asia is a study of moderation of political Islam in Central Asia. It analyses the only Islamic political party that was ever allowed to participate in elections in Central Asia and contributes to the debate on the radicalization or moderation of Islamic political parties. The book examines the Islamic Revival Party of Tajikistan (IRPT), which has been the only legal Islamic party in post-Soviet Central Asia until 2015 and has been recognizing by many observers as moderate. Studying the ideological change of the party, which happened after its inclusion into political process, the book identifies their moderation as either tactical or ideological. The author examines and describes the main factors that led the IRPT toward moderation, with a focus on the inclusion-moderation hypothesis, which concludes that inclusion can lead to moderation. Based on extensive analytical data, the author provides reasons for the moderation of the Tajik Islamists. It also challenges the ideological moderation of the Tajik Islamists by examining their attitudes towards the conventions of the modern democratic political system. A detailed analysis of moderate Islamism and its controversial challenges for the modern world, this book will be of interest to researchers in the fields of Political Science, electoral politics, Islamic studies and Area Studies, with particular reference to Central Asia
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spelling KOHA-OAI-TEST:6107192024-05-05T07:40:08ZPolitical Islam and Democracy in Central Asia : The Islamic Revival Party of Tajikistan / Kalonov, Ajam, author 653590 textAbingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge,2023©2023engPolitical Islam and Democracy in Central Asia is a study of moderation of political Islam in Central Asia. It analyses the only Islamic political party that was ever allowed to participate in elections in Central Asia and contributes to the debate on the radicalization or moderation of Islamic political parties. The book examines the Islamic Revival Party of Tajikistan (IRPT), which has been the only legal Islamic party in post-Soviet Central Asia until 2015 and has been recognizing by many observers as moderate. Studying the ideological change of the party, which happened after its inclusion into political process, the book identifies their moderation as either tactical or ideological. The author examines and describes the main factors that led the IRPT toward moderation, with a focus on the inclusion-moderation hypothesis, which concludes that inclusion can lead to moderation. Based on extensive analytical data, the author provides reasons for the moderation of the Tajik Islamists. It also challenges the ideological moderation of the Tajik Islamists by examining their attitudes towards the conventions of the modern democratic political system. A detailed analysis of moderate Islamism and its controversial challenges for the modern world, this book will be of interest to researchers in the fields of Political Science, electoral politics, Islamic studies and Area Studies, with particular reference to Central AsiaIncludes bibliographical references and index.References footnotes.Theoretical framework : Islamism, democracy and moderation -- Historical background : historical development of political Islam in Tajikistan -- Political Islam and democracy : tactical or ideological moderation of the IRPT? -- Democracy without democrats : challenges of the IRPT's ideological moderation -- Moderation of political Islam in Tajikistan with the focus on inclusion moderation hypothesis -- Conclusion : main findings of the book.Political Islam and Democracy in Central Asia is a study of moderation of political Islam in Central Asia. It analyses the only Islamic political party that was ever allowed to participate in elections in Central Asia and contributes to the debate on the radicalization or moderation of Islamic political parties. The book examines the Islamic Revival Party of Tajikistan (IRPT), which has been the only legal Islamic party in post-Soviet Central Asia until 2015 and has been recognizing by many observers as moderate. Studying the ideological change of the party, which happened after its inclusion into political process, the book identifies their moderation as either tactical or ideological. The author examines and describes the main factors that led the IRPT toward moderation, with a focus on the inclusion-moderation hypothesis, which concludes that inclusion can lead to moderation. Based on extensive analytical data, the author provides reasons for the moderation of the Tajik Islamists. It also challenges the ideological moderation of the Tajik Islamists by examining their attitudes towards the conventions of the modern democratic political system. A detailed analysis of moderate Islamism and its controversial challenges for the modern world, this book will be of interest to researchers in the fields of Political Science, electoral politics, Islamic studies and Area Studies, with particular reference to Central AsiaNahz̤at-i Islāmī-i TajīkistānPolitical partiesTajikistanIslam and politicsIslam and stateURN:ISBN:9781032495385
spellingShingle Nahz̤at-i Islāmī-i Tajīkistān
Political parties
Tajikistan
Islam and politics
Islam and state
Kalonov, Ajam, author 653590
Political Islam and Democracy in Central Asia : The Islamic Revival Party of Tajikistan /
title Political Islam and Democracy in Central Asia : The Islamic Revival Party of Tajikistan /
title_full Political Islam and Democracy in Central Asia : The Islamic Revival Party of Tajikistan /
title_fullStr Political Islam and Democracy in Central Asia : The Islamic Revival Party of Tajikistan /
title_full_unstemmed Political Islam and Democracy in Central Asia : The Islamic Revival Party of Tajikistan /
title_short Political Islam and Democracy in Central Asia : The Islamic Revival Party of Tajikistan /
title_sort political islam and democracy in central asia the islamic revival party of tajikistan
topic Nahz̤at-i Islāmī-i Tajīkistān
Political parties
Tajikistan
Islam and politics
Islam and state
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