Transnational conceptions of Islamic community: national and religious subjectivities

Jones, Carla; Mas, Ruth

doi:10.1111/j.1469-8129.2010.00480.x

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“…More recently, fighters have converged on Syria’s civil war. Devout Muslims do not confine their imagination within countries, and are often suspicious of states’ efforts to nationalise and domesticate religion (Jones and Mas, 2011; Mandaville, 2011). Since most people are not jihadis, the larger the scale of identity, the more it usually rests on imagination rather than experience.…”

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The rise of the cosmopolitan traditionalists: From the Arab Spring to a global countermovement?

Webb

2014

International Political Science Review

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The revolutions of the Arab Spring, in contrast to the liberal third wave of the 1970s to 1990s, rest on a more popular and traditionalist base. Critics often depict these currents as insular and even xenophobic in outlook. This article engages the literature on democratisation, framing, and social movement globalisation, and challenges that assumption. It draws on in-depth interviews conducted with Islamists and other activists in Cairo during April and May 2012. It argues that the pressures of globalisation and the opportunities of democratic transition are forcing traditionalists on to more cosmopolitan terrain. These cosmopolitan traditionalist activists draw on inspiration from other parts of the world and express solidarity with revolutionary movements elsewhere. Unlike liberal cosmopolitans, however, they ground their mode of tolerance and cooperation on substantive traditional values. While the pressures of globalisation may limit the ability of post-revolutionary regimes to deliver on social aspirations, this shift of ideological framing may pave the way for new traditionalist networks that cut across borders. As global political opportunity structures emerge and frustrations build up within nation-states, this cosmopolitan traditionalist bloc is likely to have the numbers and influence to reshape world order.

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Section: Cosmopolitan Traditionalismmentioning

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The rise of the cosmopolitan traditionalists: From the Arab Spring to a global countermovement?

Webb

2014

International Political Science Review

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“…For example, while Indonesians may be increasingly in fl uenced by Wahhabi Islam and other more orthodox interpretations of Islam (Ghoshal 2008 ) , one could also note that with increasing globalization, Indonesians are also in fl uenced by 'western' culture and consumerism, manufactured goods from China and Mexican and Korean culture through popular television dramas. While the concept of transnational Islam appears to be at odds with the modern notion of the nation state, a universal, transcendent religious identity can in fact be a powerful way to make secular claims within the nation state (Jones and Mas 2011 ) . While the concept of transnational Islam appears to be at odds with the modern notion of the nation state, a universal, transcendent religious identity can in fact be a powerful way to make secular claims within the nation state (Jones and Mas 2011 ) .…”

Section: Orthodox Muslim Culture: a Popular Renaissance?mentioning

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2013

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“…Huntington (1996) divides the world into clashing civilisations. In the Muslim world, Islamist resistance to authoritarian régimes has often crossed borders while stopping at the edges of the ummah (Jones and Mas, 2011). Transnational broadcasts by al-Jazeera and other networks downplay nationalism and emphasise pan-Islamic identities (Nisbet and Myers, 2010).…”

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Resonance of the Arab Spring: Solidarities and youth opinion in the Global South

Webb

2017

International Political Science Review

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The Arab Spring exemplifies to many a kind of globalisation from below. It cuts across borders and challenges liberal and technocratic élites. But how far does its global resonance really go? Are publics still largely corralled within national political spaces? Are waves of revolt confined by civilisational breakwaters? Or is the cosmopolitan space that many leftists envision taking shape? Based on a three-country survey of university students, this article probes these assumptions. It finds far-reaching solidarity with the aspirations of the Arab Spring, driven by the rise of a cross-border global society. But on probing the bases of such solidarity, it also finds that the cosmopolitan cohort emerging in the Global South does not fit a simple liberal or leftist mould. The Arab Spring resonates on multiple frequencies at the same time. This complex cosmopolitanism has implications for layers of common ground as global political opportunity structures emerge.

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Transnational conceptions of Islamic community: national and religious subjectivities

Cited by 11 publications

References 6 publications

The rise of the cosmopolitan traditionalists: From the Arab Spring to a global countermovement?

The rise of the cosmopolitan traditionalists: From the Arab Spring to a global countermovement?

Religion and Place

Resonance of the Arab Spring: Solidarities and youth opinion in the Global South

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