Politics of Shari''a Law - Islamist Activists and the State in Democratizing Indonesia

An original and timely exploration of the continuing Islamization of Indonesian politics despite the electoral decline of Islamist parties.

List of contents

List of abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. How state elites mediate the influence of Islamist activists in Indonesia; 2. Islamist activism, the state and shari'a policymaking between 1945 and 1998; 3. State elites and institutional change; 4. The accumulation and exercise of power in local politics after 1998; 5. Islamist parties after 1998: mobilization without influence; 6. The mobilization and lobbying efforts of Islamist movements after 1998; 7. Providing political resources in exchange for the adoption of shari'a regulations; 8. Conclusion: summary of findings and avenues for future research; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Appendix 3; Bibliography; Index.

About the author

Michael Buehler is a Senior Lecturer in Comparative Politics in the Department of Politics and International Studies, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London. Specializing in Southeast Asian politics, his teaching and research interests evolve around state-society relations under conditions of democratization and decentralization. Previously he taught at Columbia University, New York and Northern Illinois University. He has also held research fellowships at the Center for Equality Development and Globalization Studies at Northwestern University, Illinois, the Weatherhead East Asian Institute. New York, and the Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies, Leiden. Michael Buehler has been an Associate Research Fellow at the Asia Society in New York City since 2011.

Summary

Michael Buehler provides a new framework for understanding how Islamist activists gain and maintain influence in democratizing Muslim-majority countries. For students, scholars and government analysts, this text argues that the interaction between secular and Islamist forces determines the adoption of shari'a law throughout Indonesia.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Buehler, Michael (School of Oriental and African S Buehler, Michael (School of Oriental and African Studies Buehler, Buehler Michael
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2018
• EAN: 9781107571167
• ISBN: 978-1-107-57116-7
• No. of pages: 284
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Islamic Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, Islamic Studies, Political structures: democracy, Islamic Law, Revolutionary groups & movements, Indonesia, Relating to Islamic / Muslim people and groups, Systems of law: Islamic law, Revolutionary groups and movements, LAW / Islamic, Social groups: religious groups and communities, HISTORY / Revolutions, Uprisings & Rebellions