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Record Nr.

UNINA9910669806103321

Autore

Tausch Arno

Titolo

Political Islam and Religiously Motivated Political Extremism : An International Comparison / / by Arno Tausch

Pubbl/distr/stampa

2023

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023

ISBN

9783031248542

3031248546

Edizione

[1st ed. 2023.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (108 pages)

Collana

SpringerBriefs in Political Science, , 2191-5474

Classificazione

POL037000POL059000SOC039000

Disciplina

327.117

363.325

Soggetti

Terrorism

Political violence

Religion and sociology

Terrorism and Political Violence

Middle Eastern Politics

Sociology of Religion

Middle East Politics and government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1. Introduction: What this Study is not and What it Aspires to be -- Chapter 2. "Political Islam" - A Contested Term -- Chapter 3. The Scientific Background to our own Empirical Study -- Chapter 4. Methods, and Design of our own Empirical Study -- Chapter 5. The Empirical Results of our Empirical Study -- Chapter 6. Discussion and Conclusions of this Study in the Context of the Empirical Results Obtained.

Sommario/riassunto

This open access book presents an international comparison of religiously motivated extremism in the Arab world and around the globe. Based on data from the Arab Barometer and the World Values Survey, it applies advanced statistical techniques to analyze how religiously motivated political extremism affects political and social outcomes as well as political violence. The study clearly shows that



identification with a political Islam that also influences elections, promotes religious and gender discrimination, and advocates an Islamist interpretation of Islam, are the main interrelated syndromes of political Islam that together explain more than 50% of the total variance of the 24 model variables used. “A carefully and methodically flawlessly researched work, which is highly recommended for all those who deal seriously with this topic. Professor Arno Tausch is clear-headed and possesses a remarkable ability to make the broad picture of Political Islam accessible.“ Hon. Prof. Gunther Hauser, Head of the Department Strategy and Security Policy, National Defense Academy, Vienna, Austria “Methodological rigorous, scientifically sound, empirically rich and combining the best of qualitative and quantitative approaches, Prof Arno Tausch has produced a tour de force on Political Islam. This study reflects the best scholarship on the subject and will be of use to both policy makers and academics.” Prof Hussein Solomon, Academic Head of the Department of Political Studies and Governance, University of the Free State, South Africa.