Islamism and Democracy: On the Compatibility of Institutional Islamism and the Political Culture of Democracy

B. Tibi
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Abstract In the recent past there has been a very questionable shift in the West with respect to the assessment of Islamism. This shift is based on unverified assumptions and is underlain by a spirit of political correctness, combined with a drive towards a pragmatic embrace of what are termed ‘moderate Islamists’ in order to appease Islamism. With this mindset, policy makers and opinion leaders, as well as some scholars, have been engaging in a changed assessment of Islamism, shifting from an overall rejection of ‘radical Islam’ to an overly positive sentiment towards those Islamists who forgo terrorism and pay lip‐service to democracy. In this context, one sees in the West the view spreading that ‘moderate’ Islamists represent a variety of political Islamism which is compatible with the long‐awaited agenda of democratisation in the world of Islam. The present study maintains that these views are mistaken and instead operates on the opposite assumption that the core political thought of Islamism contradicts democracy. This study aims at falsifying these sorts of positive views about political Islam.
伊斯兰主义与民主:论制度伊斯兰主义与民主政治文化的兼容性
在最近的过去,西方在对伊斯兰主义的评估方面发生了非常可疑的转变。这种转变是基于未经证实的假设,其背后是一种政治正确的精神,以及为了安抚伊斯兰主义而对所谓的“温和伊斯兰主义者”的务实拥抱。有了这种心态,政策制定者和意见领袖,以及一些学者,一直在改变对伊斯兰主义的评估,从对“激进伊斯兰”的全面拒绝转变为对那些放弃恐怖主义和口头上支持民主的伊斯兰主义者的过度积极的情绪。在这种背景下,我们可以看到在西方传播的一种观点,即“温和的”伊斯兰主义者代表了各种各样的政治伊斯兰主义,这与人们期待已久的伊斯兰世界民主化议程是相容的。本研究认为,这些观点是错误的,而是基于相反的假设,即伊斯兰主义的核心政治思想与民主相矛盾。这项研究旨在证伪这些关于政治伊斯兰的积极观点。
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