Securitization of Islam: A Vicious Circle
Lenz-Raymann, Kathrin
Securitization of Islam: A Vicious Circle Counter-Terrorism and Freedom of Religion in Central Asia / Kathrin Lenz-Raymann. - 1 online resource (326 p.)
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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 Gí_len 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.
9783839429044
https://doi.org/10.14361/transcript.9783839429044
Political Science / Political Ideologies
Political science
Electronic books.
Securitization of Islam: A Vicious Circle Counter-Terrorism and Freedom of Religion in Central Asia / Kathrin Lenz-Raymann. - 1 online resource (326 p.)
Access copy available to the general public.
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 Gí_len 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.
9783839429044
https://doi.org/10.14361/transcript.9783839429044
Political Science / Political Ideologies
Political science
Electronic books.