Securitization of Islam: A Vicious Circle

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The study sheds light on religious policies and Islamic groups in Central Asia. The hypothesis of a vicious circle between repression and radicalization is tested with an agent-based computer simulation.
Diverse Islamic groups have triggered a »revival of Islam« in Central Asia in the last decades. As a result, there has been a general securitization of Islam by the governments: not only do they combat the terrorist Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan but also outlaw popular groups such as the Gülen movement. However, strong repression of religion might lead to radicalization.Kathrin Lenz-Raymann tests this hypothesis with an agent-based computer simulation and enriches her study with interviews with international experts, leaders of political Islam and representatives of folk Islam. She concludes that ensuring religious rights is essential for national security.

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Kathrin Lenz-Raymann

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Besprochen in:Portal für Politikwissenschaft, 21.01.2016, Christian PatzEurope Asia Studies, 28.10.2016, Riccardo Mario Cucciolla
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»This research is methodologically well presented and offers an extensive review of topics and factorsand a convincing simulation model.«
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»This research is methodologically well presented and offers an extensive review of topics and factorsand a convincing simulation model.«
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Reviewed in:Europe Asia Studies, 28.10.2016, Riccardo Mario Cucciolla
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