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Controlled Democratisation: Democracy and Islam in Jordan
Controlled Democratisation: Democracy and Islam in Jordan, 1989-2019 A Critical Reexamination of the Incompatibility Paradigm Adli Hawwari 2020 First published in the United Kingdom 2020 by Ud al-Nad Ltd (…)Controlled Democratisation: Democracy and Islam in Jordan
The initial stage of change was promising. It produced an assertive House of Deputies (HoD). Thirty years later, the governments in Jordan are still formed and dismissed at the discretion of the king. The basic (…)Controlled Democratisation: Democracy and Islam in Jordan
Although there was a promising start in 1989, it did not lead to further democratization in the country. Thirty years after the ‘resumption of our democratic life’, Jordan cannot be considered a democratic country. (…)Controlled Democratisation: Democracy and Islam in Jordan
Glossary Ᾱya = Qur’anic verse; plural: āyāt Ba‛th = Revival; renewal; renaissance Bay‛a = Endorsement; mandate; pledge of allegiance Fatwa = Reasoned opinion or judgment based on Islamic teachings or (…)Controlled Democratisation: Democracy and Islam in Jordan
This chapter outlines various democratic theories to outline the debates about the definitions of democracy and to identify the theories that inform this book. ‘A theory,’ as defined by Brewer (2000, p. 192), ‘is (…)Controlled Democratisation: Democracy and Islam in Jordan
This chapter focuses on the claims of incompatibility between democracy and Islam. The religious justifications of the claims made by Muslims are examined. It is of particular importance to outline the procedure (…)Controlled Democratisation: Democracy and Islam in Jordan
Having discussed the claims of incompatibility made by Muslims, I shall discuss Esposito and Voll’s arguments concerning Islamic democracy, whose elements, they suggest, include shura (which I discussed), tawhid, and (…)Controlled Democratisation: Democracy and Islam in Jordan
In this chapter, I continue the discussion of the incompatibility of Islam, Islamism and democracy. In an attempt to be less sweeping in making the claim that Islam is incompatible with democracy, certain scholars (…)Controlled Democratisation: Democracy and Islam in Jordan
Jordan: History and Political System
This chapter consists of five parts. One will focus briefly on the modern history of Jordan. Another focuses on the political system in Jordan, particularly its branches of government. The third part is concerned (…)Controlled Democratisation: Democracy and Islam in Jordan
This chapter has three parts. The first provides an overview of the MB and its founder Hassan al-Banna. The second part focuses on Jordan’s MB since its creation in 1945. The third part is concerned with IAF, the (…)Controlled Democratisation: Democracy and Islam in Jordan
The conclusion of this book is that there is no theoretical incompatibility between democracy and Islam/ism. During the period of 1990-2010, there have been frequent references in Jordan to a ‘democratic process’. (…)Controlled Democratisation: Democracy and Islam in Jordan
The first edition of this book was published in 2018, six years after submitting my PhD thesis in which I commented in an epilogue on whether the waves of protests justify revising my arguments and conclusions. (…)Controlled Democratisation: Democracy and Islam in Jordan
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