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Securitization of Islam: A Vicious Circle; Counter-Terrorism and Freedom of Religion in Central Asia
[phd thesis]
Abstract 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... view more
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. The author 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.... view less
Keywords
Central Asia; Islam; political ideology; social movement; fight against terrorism; religiousness; religious freedom; radicalization; national security
Classification
Sociology of Religion
Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy
Free Keywords
Securitization
Document language
English
Publication Year
2014
Publisher
transcript Verlag
City
Bielefeld
Page/Pages
324 p.
Series
Globaler lokaler Islam
DOI
https://doi.org/10.14361/transcript.9783839429044
ISBN
978-3-8394-2904-4
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0