Islamic Algorithms: Online Influence in the Muslim Metaverse, Gary R. Bunt

Автор: Freer, Courtney (research Officer, Kuwait Programme, London School Of Economics)
Название: Rentier islamism
ISBN: 0190861991 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780190861995
Издательство: Oxford Academ
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Описание: While scholars have long looked at the role of political Islam in the Middle East, it has been assumed that domestic politics in the wealthy monarchical states of the Arabian Gulf, so-called rentier states where taxes are very low and oil wealth subsidizes the needs of citizens, are largely unaffected by such movements. However, the long accepted rentier theory has been shortsighted in overlooking the socio-political role played by Muslim Brotherhood affiliates in the super-rentiers of Kuwait, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. While rentier state theory assumes that citizens of such states will form opposition blocs only when their stake in rent income is threatened, this book demonstrates that ideology, rather than rent, have motivated the formation of independent Islamist movements in the wealthiest states of the region.

In the monarchical systems of Qatar and the UAE, Islamist groups do not have the opportunity to compete for power and therefore cannot use the ballot box to gain popularity or influence political life, as they do elsewhere in the Middle East. But, as this book points out, the division between the social and political sectors is often blurred in the socially conservative states of the Gulf, as political actors operate through channels that are not institutionalized. Simply because politics is underinstitutionalized in such states does not mean that it is underdeveloped; the informal realm holds considerable political capital. As such, the book argues that Brotherhood movements have managed to use the links between the social (i.e. informal personal networks) and political (i.e. government institutions) to gain influence in policymaking in such states.Using contemporary history and original empirical research, Courtney Freer updates traditional rentier state theory and argues that political Islam serves as a prominent voice and tool to promote more strictly political, and often populist or reformist, views supported by many Gulf citizens.

Автор: Forster
Название: The Influence of Islamic Values on Management Practice
ISBN: 1137335114 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781137335111
Издательство: Springer
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Описание: The Influence of Islamic Values on Management Practice is a cultural study examining how Islamic values influence management practice. Using Morocco as a case study, and with academic research and actual business managers working in this context, the book explores and explains how national characteristics, including Islam, shape management practice

Автор: Fakhry Majid
Название: Al-Farabi, Founder of Islamic Neoplatonism: His Life, Works and Influence
ISBN: 185168302X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781851683024
Издательство: TBS/GBS
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Описание: A comprehensive introduction to al-Farabi - the first Islamic philosopher to translate the works of Plato and Aristotle.