Institutional origins of Islamist political mobilization /

Muslim countries experience wide variation in levels of Islamist political mobilization, including such political activities as protest, voting and violence. Institutional Origins of Islamist Political Mobilization provides a theory of the institutional origins of Islamist politics, focusing on the...

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Main Author: Mecham, Quinn (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, [2017]
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction; 1. Islam and political mobilization; 2. From the sacred to the state: a theory of Islamist mobilization; 3. A political geography of the sacred: variation in Islamist political mobilization across space and time; 4. Explaining low Islamist mobilization: Muslims and politics in Senegal; 5. Voting for welfare and virtue: Islamist electoral mobilization in Turkey; 6. When Islam defines politics: from voting to violence in Algeria; 7. Conclusion; Epilogue; References.