Political Islam Observed - Couverture souple

Volpi, Frederic

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1849040613 ISBN 13 : 9781849040617

Editeur : C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd, 2010

Synopsis

This book offers a framework for understanding the interaction between the academic disciplines 'observing' contemporary political Islam and the individuals and communities being 'observed' practising it. Volpi investigates how different disciplinary approaches in the social sciences explain and understand their 'Islamic' subject matter, revealing how political Islam is a phenomenon that each academic discipline analyses using its own dominant paradigms. He offers a multidisciplinary account of political Islam based on the insights provided by postorientalism, international studies, sociology of religion, democratisation studies, multiculturalism studies, security studies, and globalisation studies. His book outlines the areas of convergence and the synergies between these approaches and highlights the gaps and misunderstanding that still exist between parallel narratives on Islamism.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Frederic Volpi is Senior Lecturer in International Relations at the University of St Andrews and the author of Islam and Democracy.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1849040613
• ISBN 13: 9781849040617
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible