TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lenz-Raymann,Kathrin
TI  - Securitization of Islam: A Vicious Circle: Counter-Terrorism and Freedom of Religion in Central Asia 
SN  - 9783839429044
PB  - transcript Verlag
KW  - Political Science / Political Ideologies
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Political science
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Access copy available to the general public
N2  - 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
UR  - https://openresearchlibrary.org/content/a0786762-74b2-4e18-8b6f-4954b7ff8bad
ER  -