Problems in Understanding Religious Radicalization in South Asia: Perspectives on Islam and Hinduism: RCSS Policy Studies 54 - Softcover

Khan, Shahab Enam

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9350980045 ISBN 13: 9789350980040

Publisher: Manohar Publishers, 2013

Synopsis

Published in association with the Regional Centre for Strategic Studies in Sri Lanka, this study identifies that the term "radicalization" has often been used pejoratively when talking about security. The contemporary radicalization discourse unfurls against tensions and negotiations between the nations in terms of counter-terrorism and national security needs. A major dilemma at the heart of this discourse is the fundamental gap between radicalization as a cause of terrorism and the actual acts signified by the term radicalization. This study shows that radicalization does not appear to be a necessary condition for terrorism, and a discussion on South Asian Islam and Hinduism reveals a complex set of relations among the religious and the politics of identity. Finally, this study also shows that it would be far too simplistic to say that radicalization is caused by the absence of democracy.

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About the Author

Shahab Enam Khan is an assistant professor in international relations at Jahangirnagar University in Bangladesh. He was awarded a Chevening Fellowship by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the UK, and his academic and research work traverses a wide range of disciplines and sectors and is taught and widely discussed in a variety of professional institutes, academic institutions, and civil society platforms.

Edition details

• Publisher: Manohar Publishers
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9350980045
• ISBN 13: 9789350980040
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 66