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Securitization of Islam: A Vicious Circle

Counter-Terrorism and Freedom of Religion in Central Asia
  • Kathrin Lenz-Raymann
Language: English
Published/Copyright: 2014
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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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Portal für Politikwissenschaft, 21.01.2016, Christian Patz

Europe Asia Studies, 28.10.2016, Riccardo Mario Cucciolla

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eBook published on:
December 3, 2014
eBook ISBN:
9783839429044
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1. Aufl.
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324
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20
https://doi.org/10.1515/transcript.9783839429044
eBook ISBN: 9783839429044
Keywords for this book
Securitization; Securitization; Islam; Islam; Central Asia; Central Asia; Terrorism; Terrorism; Freedom of Religion; Freedom of Religion; Politics; Politics; Political Ideologies; Political Ideologies; Islamic Studies; Islamic Studies; Social Movements; Social Movements; Asia; Asia; Political Science; Political Science
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