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Securitization of Islam: A Vicious Circle : Counter-Terrorism and Freedom of Religion in Central Asia / Kathrin Lenz-Raymann.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Series: Globaler lokaler IslamPublisher: Bielefeld : transcript-Verlag, [2014]Copyright date: ©2014Edition: 1. AuflDescription: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9783839429044
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BP63.A34
Other classification:
  • BE 8660
Online resources:
Contents:
Frontmatter -- Content -- LIST OF TABLES -- LIST OF FIGURES -- LIST OF IMAGES -- Thanks -- Summary -- 1. Introduction -- PART I. REVIVAL OF ISLAM: CASE STUDIES OF ISLAMIC GROUPS -- 2. Features of Central Asian Folk Islam -- 3. Salafi Islam: Social Transformation and Political Islam -- 4. Typology of Islamic Groups -- PART II. POLITICS AND ISLAM: CASE STUDIES OF POLITICAL REGIMES -- 5. History of Politics and Islam in Central Asia -- 6. General Comparison of Contemporary Regimes -- 7. Comparison of the Contemporary Role of Religion in Politics -- 8. Comparison of Law Enforcement -- 9. Typology of Religious and Counter-Terrorism Politics -- PART III. SECURITIZATION: THEORY AND SIMULATION MODEL -- 10. Securitization Theory: Legitimacy in Security Politics -- 11. Model Description -- 12. Model Verification and Validation -- 13. Conclusions -- Literature -- Appendix
Title is part of eBook package: Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook PackageTitle is part of eBook package: transcript eBook Package English Backlist 2000-2015Summary: Diverse Islamic groups have triggered a »revival of Islam« in Central Asia in the last decades. As a result, there has been a general securitization of Islam by the governments: not only do they combat the terrorist Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan but also outlaw popular groups such as the Gülen movement. However, strong repression of religion might lead to radicalization.Kathrin Lenz-Raymann tests this hypothesis with an agent-based computer simulation and enriches her study with interviews with international experts, leaders of political Islam and representatives of folk Islam. She concludes that ensuring religious rights is essential for national security.
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Frontmatter -- Content -- LIST OF TABLES -- LIST OF FIGURES -- LIST OF IMAGES -- Thanks -- Summary -- 1. Introduction -- PART I. REVIVAL OF ISLAM: CASE STUDIES OF ISLAMIC GROUPS -- 2. Features of Central Asian Folk Islam -- 3. Salafi Islam: Social Transformation and Political Islam -- 4. Typology of Islamic Groups -- PART II. POLITICS AND ISLAM: CASE STUDIES OF POLITICAL REGIMES -- 5. History of Politics and Islam in Central Asia -- 6. General Comparison of Contemporary Regimes -- 7. Comparison of the Contemporary Role of Religion in Politics -- 8. Comparison of Law Enforcement -- 9. Typology of Religious and Counter-Terrorism Politics -- PART III. SECURITIZATION: THEORY AND SIMULATION MODEL -- 10. Securitization Theory: Legitimacy in Security Politics -- 11. Model Description -- 12. Model Verification and Validation -- 13. Conclusions -- Literature -- Appendix

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Diverse Islamic groups have triggered a »revival of Islam« in Central Asia in the last decades. As a result, there has been a general securitization of Islam by the governments: not only do they combat the terrorist Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan but also outlaw popular groups such as the Gülen movement. However, strong repression of religion might lead to radicalization.Kathrin Lenz-Raymann tests this hypothesis with an agent-based computer simulation and enriches her study with interviews with international experts, leaders of political Islam and representatives of folk Islam. She concludes that ensuring religious rights is essential for national security.

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