1. INSTITUTIONS MAKE THE DIFFERENCE.
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Kubba, Laith
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ISLAM & politics , *ISLAMIC law , *ISLAM & civil society , *POLITICAL parties ,IRANIAN politics & government, 1979-1997 ,SAUDI Arabian politics & government - Abstract
This article advocates the use of institutional theory study the development of Islamist political parties. The author notes that civic institutions are weak in Muslim countries generally, magnifying the threat posed by Islamist political organizing. The problem of developing civil society is presented as a function of the authoritarian political systems of Muslim countries. The examples of politicized Islam in the authoritarian states of Iran and Saudi Arabia presented as instances where the Shari'a law and ideas about the politicisation of Islam have served to undermine democratic principles.
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- 2008
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