Securitization of Islam: a vicious circle ; counter-terrorism and freedom of religion in Central Asia
Diverse Islamic groups have triggered a »revival of Islam« in Central Asia in the last decades. As a result, there has been a general securitization of Islam by the governments: not only do they combat the terrorist Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan but also outlaw popular groups such as the Gülen move...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Bielefeld
transcript Verlag
2014
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| In: | Year: 2014 |
| Series/Journal: | Globaler lokaler Islam
De Gruyter eBook-Paket Sozialwissenschaften |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Mittelasien
/ Islam
/ Fundamentalism
/ Terrorism
/ Struggle against
/ Religious policy
/ Internal security
/ Religious practice
/ Restriction
/ Escalation (Military science)
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| Further subjects: | B
National Security
B Terrorism B Freedom Of Religion B Islam and politics B Central Asia B Political Science B POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Generals B Islamic Studies B Islam B Islam and state (Asia, Central) B Asia B Political Ideologies B Politics B Social Movements |
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| Summary: | Diverse Islamic groups have triggered a »revival of Islam« in Central Asia in the last decades. As a result, there has been a general securitization of Islam by the governments: not only do they combat the terrorist Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan but also outlaw popular groups such as the Gülen movement. However, strong repression of religion might lead to radicalization. Kathrin Lenz-Raymann tests this hypothesis with an agent-based computer simulation and enriches her study with interviews with international experts, leaders of political Islam and representatives of folk Islam. She concludes that ensuring religious rights is essential for national security. |
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| ISBN: | 3839429048 |
| Access: | Open Access |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.14361/transcript.9783839429044 |