The Muslim world in international relations : discourse, power, and pluralism in global politics / Sefa Secen, Turan Kayaoglu

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Secen, Sefa, author.

Kayaoglu, Turan, author.

Series:

Cambridge elements. Elements in international relations

Cambridge elements. Elements in international relations, 2515-706X

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islamic countries--Foreign relations.

Islamic countries.

International relations--Philosophy.

International relations.

Islam and state.

Islamic countries--Civilization.

Diplomatic relations.

Civilization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2026

Summary:

"Does the 'Muslim World' signify a geopolitical bloc, a civilizational unit, or a theological ideal? This Element interrogates the concept of the Muslim World as a persistent yet under-theorized category in International Relations (IR). Although widely invoked in policy discourse, academic literature, and public debate, the term often functions as a geopolitical shorthand that essentializes Muslim-majority societies and obscures their internal diversity. Rather than accepting or rejecting the term outright, this Element offers a critical reconstruction. Drawing on constructivist IR theory, postcolonial studies, and Islamic intellectual traditions, we reconceptualize the Muslim World as a transnational public sphere shaped by shared debates, symbols, institutions, and histories that generate varying degrees of referential coherence across societies. By treating the Muslim World as historically contingent, internally plural, and relational rather than fixed or monolithic, this Element advances the agenda of Global IR and the project of 'worlding beyond the West'"-- Cambridge Core

Contents:

Defining the Muslim world

The Muslim world in IR theory : From problem to possibility

Imagining the Muslim world : Western discourses from imperial jihad to post-9/11 engagement

The “Muslim world” in Muslim intellectual and political discourses

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge Core, viewed July 23, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version: Secen, Sefa Muslim world in international relations

ISBN:

9781009720021

1009720023

9781009720076

1009720074

OCLC:

1578772892

Publisher Number:

CIPO000371157

CIPO000381806

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license