Democracy and Islam in Indonesia Democracy and Islam in Indonesia
Religion, Culture and Public Life

Democracy and Islam in Indonesia

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Descripción editorial

Indonesia's military government collapsed in 1998, igniting fears that economic, religious, and political conflicts would complicate any democratic transition. Yet in every year since 2006, the world's most populous Muslim country has received high marks from international democracy-ranking organizations. In this volume, political scientists, religious scholars, legal theorists, and anthropologists examine the theory and practice of Indonesia's democratic transition and its ability to serve as a model for other Muslim countries. They compare the Indonesian example with similar scenarios in Chile, Spain, India, and Tunisia, as well as with the failed transitions of Yugoslavia, Egypt, and Iran. Essays explore the relationship between religion and politics and the ways in which Muslims became supportive of democracy even before change occurred, and they describe how innovative policies prevented dissident military groups, violent religious activists, and secessionists from disrupting Indonesia's democratic evolution. The collection concludes with a discussion of Indonesia's emerging "legal pluralism" and of which of its forms are rights-eroding and rights-protecting.

GÉNERO
Política y actualidad
PUBLICADO
2013
27 de agosto
IDIOMA
EN
Inglés
EXTENSIÓN
272
Páginas
EDITORIAL
Columbia University Press
VENTAS
Perseus Books, LLC
TAMAÑO
26.2
MB

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