Political Islam

Voll, John O.; Sonn, Tamara

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“…The term "Political Islam" was coined within the humanities and social sciences to address the emerging intellectual and socio-political movements, practices, and overall phenomena in Muslim societies and communities over the past century (Kramer 1980;Denoeux 2002;March 2015;Ayoob 2004;Voll and Sonn 2010). Since the 1970s, a substantial body of scholarly and policy-focused literature on political Islam has emerged, specifically examining Islamist trends, movements, practices, organizations, agendas, and ideologies, which gained prominence in the 1980s and 1990s across various fields of the humanities and social sciences.…”

Section: Conceptualizing Political Islammentioning

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“…Similarly, some scholars employ the term "Islamist politics" to refer to the activities of organizations and movements that mobilize and engage in the political sphere while incorporating signs and symbols from Islamic traditions (Ismail 2003, p. 2). For Voll and Sonn (2010), the term political Islam generally encompasses "any interpretation of Islam that serves as a foundation for political identity and action, specifically referring to movements that represent modern political mobilization in the name of Islam, a trend that emerged in the late 20th century". As highlighted by Salwa Ismail (2003), concepts such as Islamism encompass both Islamist politics and re-Islamization, which entails investing various domains of social life with signs and symbols associated with Islamic cultural traditions.…”

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Political Islam as an Incomplete and Contested Category: A Post-Foundationalist Revision

Jong

Ali

2023

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The exploration of the quiddity of political Islam and the diverse range of categories and terms associated with it has emerged as a prominent research agenda within the social and political sciences. The application of these terms to a wide array of heterogeneous phenomena and currents among Muslim populations worldwide, coupled with the utilization of multiple theoretical approaches to define and formulate them within the realm of social studies, has posed significant challenges to their usage. The inherent ambiguity and lack of determinacy surrounding the dominant categories and definitions prevalent in the study of political Islam have led to a decline in their explanatory capacity, giving rise to a host of theoretical, methodological, normative, and political dilemmas and predicaments. This problematic state, compounded by the extensive body of research in the field of political Islam, necessitates an epistemological interrogation into the prevailing categories and definitions within this scholarly domain. Through a critical examination of prevailing definitions within the field, particularly in relation to the idea of foundation, the present article draws on the post-foundationalist approach to propose a distinctive conceptual apparatus for understanding and interpreting the phenomena categorized under political Islam. By juxtaposing the notions of discursive tradition and social configuration, the article endeavors to construct a nuanced understanding of political Islam that not only incorporates and comprehends the singular characteristics of the objects of inquiry but also encompasses varying levels of universality in elucidating the social phenomena observed among Muslims and in the Islamic world.

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Political Islam as an Incomplete and Contested Category: A Post-Foundationalist Revision

Jong

Ali

2023

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“…В самом общем виде под политическим исламом понимается интерпретация ислама как источника политической идентичности и политических действий, в частности, это относится к движениям, которые выступают за преобразование государства и общества в соответствии с принципами ислама [Voll, Sonn, 2009]. В отечественной науке в качестве синонима термину «политический ислам» многие исследователи используют термин «исламизм», который определяется как «идеология и практическая деятельность, ориентированные на создание условий, в которых социальные, экономические, этнические и иные проблемы и противоречия любого общества (государства), где наличествуют мусульмане, а также между государствами, будут решаться исключительно с использованием исламских норм, прописанных в шариате (системе нормативных положений, выведенных из Корана и Сунны)» [Игнатенко, 2000].…”

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Political Islam in the Muslim World

Nisnevich

2024

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The article is devoted to the study and analysis of the influence of political Islam on the political situation in the Muslim world. It is shown that the influence of political Islam in the field of politics of the Muslim world is limited, but the influence of the terrorist activities of radical Islamic groups and organizations should not be underestimated. Radical, traditional and moderate political Islam directly affects the political situation only in thirteen Islamic states with stable ruling regimes, as well as in secular Turkey. At the same time, in all these states, except for the theocratic Islamic dictatorships - Afghanistan and Iran, as well as the Emirate of Qatar, the authorities severely suppress any manifestations of radical political Islam. In twenty quasi-Islamic and secular Muslim states, political Islam does not have a significant impact on the political situation and processes. In some states of this part of the Muslim world, the authorities are forced to actively combat the cross-border terrorist activities of radical Islamic organizations. In almost a quarter of the states of the Muslim world, the political situation is currently unstable, which does not allow us to fully adequately assess the influence of political Islam in these states.

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