02796nam 2200577 450 991045990940332120200520144314.01-4438-6874-4(CKB)3710000000250894(EBL)1810308(SSID)ssj0001350195(PQKBManifestationID)12619326(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001350195(PQKBWorkID)11289031(PQKB)11476625(MiAaPQ)EBC1810308(Au-PeEL)EBL1810308(CaPaEBR)ebr10949396(CaONFJC)MIL649269(OCoLC)892799137(EXLCZ)99371000000025089420140325d2013 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrIslam and democracy perspectives on the Arab spring /edited by Aylin Ünver NoiNewcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom :Cambridge Scholars,2013.1 online resource (251 p.)"The idea for this book emerged during an international conference entitled "The Arab Spring: Getting it Right", convened in Washington, DC in May 2012"--Acknowledgements.1-322-18005-9 1-4438-4714-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.TABLE OF CONTENTS; FIGURES AND TABLES; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; PART I: REGIONAL PERSPECTIVES; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; PART II: RELIGIOUS PERSPECTIVES; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; PART III: COUNTRY PERSPECTIVES; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CHAPTER EIGHT; PART IV: COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVES; CHAPTER NINE; CHAPTER TEN; ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS; CONTRIBUTORS; INDEXThe electoral success of Islamist parties in the Middle East and North Africa in the wake of the Arab Spring has been welcomed by their Islamist proponents that were under pressure from their former ruling regimes. However, their success has been met with concerns and fears by secularists and religious minorities in these countries. The question of whether this Arab Islamic awakening represents a step forward or backward for human rights and democracy came to the agenda because of the possibi...DemocratizationArab countriesHistory21st centuryProtest movementsArab countriesHistory21st centuryArab countriesPolitics and government21st centuryElectronic books.DemocratizationHistoryProtest movementsHistory956.05/4Noi Aylin ÜnverMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910459909403321Islam and democracy2291965UNINA