TY - BOOK ID - 77925302 TI - Islam and democracy PY - 2013 SN - 1443868744 9781443868747 1443847143 9781443847148 PB - Newcastle upon Tyne, UK DB - UniCat KW - Democratization KW - Protest movements KW - Social movements KW - Democratic consolidation KW - Democratic transition KW - Political science KW - New democracies KW - History KW - Arab countries KW - Arab world KW - Arabic countries KW - Arabic-speaking states KW - Islamic countries KW - Middle East KW - Politics and government KW - 2000 - 2099 UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77925302 AB - The electoral success of Islamist parties in the Middle East and North Africa in the wake of the Arab Spring has been welcomed by their Islamist proponents that were under pressure from their former ruling regimes. However, their success has been met with concerns and fears by secularists and religious minorities in these countries. The question of whether this Arab Islamic awakening represents a step forward or backward for human rights and democracy came to the agenda because of the possibi... ER -