Islam and Politics in the Middle East
This paper aims to analyze religion’s roles related to the political activities in the contemporary Middle East. Constructivism is a framework that offers the way to understand the phenomenon. Constructivism provides a place for the influence of non-material factors such as the value, identity, and...
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Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta
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| description | This paper aims to analyze religion’s roles related to the political activities in the contemporary Middle East. Constructivism is a framework that offers the way to understand the phenomenon. Constructivism provides a place for the influence of non-material factors such as the value, identity, and purpose of actor behavior in politics. In this article, the author examines through two levels of analysis, ie state level and regional level. At the state level, Islamic political ideology grows in a modern state and often confronts democracy. The debate over the application of Islamic law, the involvement in elections, and the adaptation of Islamic justice principles and the principle of equality are the discourses that characterize political activity in the Middle East. At the regional level, Islam exerts impact in foreign policy in the region. The regional tensions between Sunni and Shiite groups, the resistance in the context of jihad, and the emergence of ISIS are part of the conflict that contributes to regional instability. These political behaviors shows that Islam is not a religion with a single interpretation.
Keywords: Islam, Middle East, constructivism, modern states, foreign policy |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9968c5d238f04260a7a817f2d4da53582023-11-23T02:38:24ZengUniversitas Muhammadiyah YogyakartaJournal of Governance and Public Policy2355-86952549-76692018-11-015336137810.18196/jgpp.531023041Islam and Politics in the Middle EastArief Bakhtiar Darmawan0Universitas Jenderal SoedirmanThis paper aims to analyze religion’s roles related to the political activities in the contemporary Middle East. Constructivism is a framework that offers the way to understand the phenomenon. Constructivism provides a place for the influence of non-material factors such as the value, identity, and purpose of actor behavior in politics. In this article, the author examines through two levels of analysis, ie state level and regional level. At the state level, Islamic political ideology grows in a modern state and often confronts democracy. The debate over the application of Islamic law, the involvement in elections, and the adaptation of Islamic justice principles and the principle of equality are the discourses that characterize political activity in the Middle East. At the regional level, Islam exerts impact in foreign policy in the region. The regional tensions between Sunni and Shiite groups, the resistance in the context of jihad, and the emergence of ISIS are part of the conflict that contributes to regional instability. These political behaviors shows that Islam is not a religion with a single interpretation. Keywords: Islam, Middle East, constructivism, modern states, foreign policyhttps://journal.umy.ac.id/index.php/GPP/article/view/4725islammiddle eastconstructivismmodern statesforeign policy |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Islam and Politics in the Middle East |
| title_short | Islam and Politics in the Middle East |
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| topic | islam middle east constructivism modern states foreign policy |
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