TY - BOOK ID - 7629738 TI - Arguing Islam after the revival of Arab politics PY - 2017 SN - 9780190619428 PB - New York, NY : Oxford University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Islam and politics KW - Arab countries KW - Politics and government KW - Espace public (science politique) KW - Islam et politique KW - Pays arabes KW - Politique et gouvernement KW - Arab world KW - Arabic countries KW - Arabic-speaking states KW - Islamic countries KW - Middle East UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:7629738 AB - Arguing Islam after the Rebirth of Arab Politics analyzes the politics of religion in the Arab world after the emergence of new public spheres over the past few decades. The book examines those spheres as they really are, not measuring them against any ideal of democratic deliberation, and show how they are lively and increasingly participatory but also polarizing, divisive, and far from egalitarian. And while they have grown in force, they are not efficacious, leading to a widening gap between regimes and the societies they govern. Focusing on arguments aired in new and old media, neighborhood discussions, and parliaments, Arguing Islam After the Revival of Arab Politics probes in special depth debates over constitution, family law, and education. It shows how these various places where arguments take place are increasingly linked, forming not a uniformed citizenry but instead a badly divided one in which a leader's words to followers are overheard and then lampooned by opponents and various groups become aware of how deeply they differ. Arguments are detached from the authority of the person making them. Without a strong political process to forge agreement and reward coalition building, the reborn Arab politics is exciting and vital but also noisy and rough. ER -