From Myanmar to Manila: a brief study of emergency powers in Southeast Asia

Tan, Kevin Yl

doi:10.1017/cbo9780511770630.007

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“…168–170), and continuing in the post‐colonial era, Muslim governments have commonly instituted long‐term authoritarian security measures by invoking a state of exception. Muslim governments' legislation concerning the state of exception is modelled on, or directly inherited from, legislation instituted by the European empires (Alzubairi, 2019; Hosen, 2010; Hussain, 2003; Kalhan, 2010; Lan, 2010; Miller & Feener, 2010; Ramraj & Thiruvengadam, 2010; Reza, 2007). Like the empires, Muslim governments (e.g., Egypt, Pakistan, Indonesia) typically justify a state of exception with reference to an extraordinary threat from their Muslim populations, especially those deemed to be fanatics/radicals or terrorists (Alzubairi, 2019; Hosen, 2010; Kalhan, 2010; Lan, 2010; Miller & Feener, 2010; Reza, 2007; Sounaye, 2021, p. 109).…”

Section: Post‐colonial Muslim Policymentioning

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“…Muslim governments' legislation concerning the state of exception is modelled on, or directly inherited from, legislation instituted by the European empires (Alzubairi, 2019; Hosen, 2010; Hussain, 2003; Kalhan, 2010; Lan, 2010; Miller & Feener, 2010; Ramraj & Thiruvengadam, 2010; Reza, 2007). Like the empires, Muslim governments (e.g., Egypt, Pakistan, Indonesia) typically justify a state of exception with reference to an extraordinary threat from their Muslim populations, especially those deemed to be fanatics/radicals or terrorists (Alzubairi, 2019; Hosen, 2010; Kalhan, 2010; Lan, 2010; Miller & Feener, 2010; Reza, 2007; Sounaye, 2021, p. 109). On the whole, Muslim governments use the same tactics as the empires, including heavily reliance on the military, restrictions on expression, restrictions on gatherings, mass surveillance, searches and arrests based on general suspicion, trials lacking safeguards (e.g., juries, attorneys), as well as significant use of torture and extrajudicial killings/disappearances (see e.g., Lamchek, 2019; Li, 2020; Slymovics, 2005).…”

Section: Post‐colonial Muslim Policymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Liberalism's distinctive policy for governing Muslim populations: Human rights, religious reform, and counter‐terrorism from the colonial era until the present

Nakissa

2022

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During the colonial era, liberal Western states established vast empires which came to encompass almost all of the world's Muslims. Western states worked out specific methods for governing Muslims, which were often referred to as "Muslim policy". Recent scholarship on Muslim policy exhibits several key trends. One is expansion of geographical scope, leading scholars to produce more comprehensive global accounts of Muslim policy. Another trend is expansion of temporal scope, leading scholars to systematically link colonial Muslim policy with the governance of Muslims in the post-colonial era. A final trend is the reevaluation of liberal governance. Accordingly, scholars argue that, contrary to conventional assumptions, liberal ideology allows for -or even encourages -imperialism, authoritarianism, ethnocentrism, and racism. The present article makes several new contributions. It provides a synthesis of recent studies on Muslim policy -giving special attention to the key trends mentioned above. Moreover, the article proposes a novel way of conceptualizing Muslim policy. It is argued that Muslim policy centers on three overlapping projects: (1) a "human rights" project (2) a "religious reform" project and (3) a security project akin to what is now known

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