Russia and Islam : State, Society and Radicalism

Roland (University of Westminster Dannreuther

ISBN 10: 0415697883 / ISBN 13: 9780415697880

Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd Aug 2011, 2011

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Neuware - This text examines contemporary developments in Russian politics, how they impact on Russia's Muslim communities, how these communities are helping to shape the Russian state, and what insights this provides to the nature and identity of the Russian state both in its inward and outward projection.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Russia and Islam : State, Society and Radicalism
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Aug 2011
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415697883
• ISBN 13: 9780415697880
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 233W x 156H x 18D millimeters 233 millimeters width by 156 millimeters height by 18 millimeters depth
• Weight: 396 grams

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Synopsis

Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, both the Russian state and Russia's Muslim communities have struggled to find a new modus vivendi in a rapidly changing domestic and international socio-political context. At the same time as Islamic religious belief and practice have flourished, the state has become increasingly concerned about the security implications of this religious revival, reflecting and responding to a more general international concern over radicalised political Islam. This book examines contemporary developments in Russian politics, how they impact on Russia's Muslim communities, how these communities are helping to shape the Russian state, and what insights this provides to the nature and identity of the Russian state both in its inward and outward projection. The book provides an up-to-date and broad-ranging analysis of the opportunities and challenges confronting contemporary Muslim communities in Russia that is not confined in scope to Chechnya or the North Caucasus, and which goes beyond simplistic characterisations of Muslims as a 'threat'. Instead, it engages with the role of political Islam in Russia in a nuanced way, sensitive to regional and confessional differences, highlighting Islam's impact on domestic and foreign policy and investigating sources of both radicalisation and de-radicalisation.

About the Author

Roland Dannreuther is Professor and Head of the Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Westminster, UK.

Luke March is a Senior Lecturer in Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics at the School of Social and Political Studies, University of Edinburgh, UK.