Michael Buehler (School of Oriental and University African Studies

The Politics of Shari'a Law

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Produktbeschreibung

"The Islamization of politics in Indonesia after 1998 presents an underexplored puzzle: Why has there been a rise in the number of shari'a laws despite the electoral decline of Islamist parties? Michael Buehler presents an analysis of the conditions under which Islamist activists situated outside formal party politics may capture and exert influence in Muslim-majority countries facing democratization. He argues that introducing competitive elections creates new pressures for entrenched elites to mobilizeand structure the electorate, thereby opening up new opportunities for Islamist activists to influence politics. Buehler's analysis of changing state-religion relations in formerly authoritarian Islamic countries illuminates broader theoretical debates on Islamization in the context of democratization. This timely text is essential reading for students, scholars, and government analysts"--

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 286
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Juli 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 556g
• ISBN-13: 9781107130227
• ISBN-10: 1107130220
• Artikelnr.: 45155221

Autorenporträt

Michael Buehler is a Senior Lecturer in Comparative Politics in the Department of Politics and International Studies, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London. Specializing in Southeast Asian politics, his teaching and research interests evolve around state-society relations under conditions of democratization and decentralization. Previously he taught at Columbia University, New York and Northern Illinois University. He has also held research fellowships at the Center for Equality Development and Globalization Studies at Northwestern University, Illinois, the Weatherhead East Asian Institute. New York, and the Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies, Leiden. Michael Buehler has been an Associate Research Fellow at the Asia Society in New York City since 2011.

Inhaltsangabe

List of abbreviations
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. How state elites mediate the influence of Islamist activists in Indonesia
2. Islamist activism, the state and shari'a policymaking between 1945 and 1998
3. State elites and institutional change
4. The accumulation and exercise of power in local politics after 1998
5. Islamist parties after 1998: mobilization without influence
6. The mobilization and lobbying efforts of Islamist movements after 1998
7. Providing political resources in exchange for the adoption of shari'a regulations
8. Conclusion: summary of findings and avenues for future research
Appendix 1
Appendix 2
Appendix 3
Bibliography
Index.