Political Islam and Democracy in Central Asia: The Islamic Revival Party of Tajikistan

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Ajam Kalonov (Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany)

Political Islam and Democracy in Central Asia

The Islamic Revival Party of Tajikistan

Ajam Kalonov (Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany)

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Routledge
28 November 2024

Regional studies; Religion & politics; Islam; Politics & government

Series: Central Asia Research Forum

Political Islam and Democracy in Central Asia is a study of moderation of political Islam in Central Asia. It analyses the only Islamic political party that was ever allowed to participate in elections in Central Asia and contributes to the debate on the radicalization or moderation of Islamic political parties.

The book examines the Islamic Revival Party of Tajikistan (IRPT), which has been the only legal Islamic party in post-Soviet Central Asia until 2015 and has been recognized by many observers as moderate. Studying the ideological change of the party, which happened after its inclusion into political process, the book identifies their moderation as either tactical or ideological. The author examines and describes the main factors that led the IRPT toward moderation, with a focus on the inclusion-moderation hypothesis, which concludes that inclusion can lead to moderation. Based on extensive analytical data, the author provides reasons for the moderation of the Tajik Islamists. It also challenges the ideological moderation of the Tajik Islamists by examining their attitudes toward the conventions of the modern democratic political system.

Providing a detailed analysis of moderate Islamism and its controversial challenges for the modern world, this book will be of interest to researchers in the fields of Political Science, electoral politics, Islamic studies, and Area Studies, with particular reference to Central Asia.

By: Ajam Kalonov (Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg Germany)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 300g
ISBN: 9781032495378
ISBN 10: 1032495375
Series: Central Asia Research Forum
Pages: 152
Publication Date: 28 November 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Introduction; 2. Theoretical Framework: Islamism, Democracy, and Moderation; 3. Historical Background: Historical Development of Political Islam in Tajikistan; 4. Political Islam and Democracy: Tactical or Ideological Moderation of the IRPT? 5. Democracy without Democrats: Challenges of the IRPT´s Ideological Moderation; 6. Moderation of Political Islam in Tajikistan with the focus on Inclusion- moderation hypothesis; 7. Conclusion: Main Findings of the Book; Index

Ajam Kalonov received his PhD from the Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany.