Islam and politics in the Middle East : explaining the views of ordinary citizens / Mark Tessler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tessler, Mark A.

Series:

Indiana series in Middle East studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islam and politics--Middle East.

Islam and politics.

Public opinion.

Political culture.

Islam and state.

Islam and politics--Public opinion.

Middle East.

Islam and state--Middle East.

Islam and state--Public opinion.

Political culture--Middle East.

Public opinion--Middle East.

Middle East--Politics and government.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

xv, 245 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [ 2015].

Summary:

Some of the most pressing questions in the Middle East and North Africa today revolve around the proper place of Islamic institutions and authorities in governance and political affairs. Drawing on data from 42 surveys carried out in fifteen countries between 1988 and 2011, representing the opinions of more than 60,000 men and women, this study investigates the reasons that some individuals support a central role for Islam in government while others favor a separation of religion and politics. Utilizing his newly constructed Carnegie Middle East Governance and Islam Dataset, which has been placed in the public domain for use by other researchers, Mark Tessler formulates and tests hypotheses about the views held by ordinary citizens, offering insights into the individual and country-level factors that shape attitudes toward political Islam. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction : the decline and resurgence of Islam in the twentieth century

A two-level study of attitudes toward political Islam : data and methods

Islam in the lives of ordinary Muslims

Why individuals hold different views about Islam's political role

How and why explanations vary across countries

What we know and what comes next.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780253016430

0253016436

OCLC:

892878746