Political Islam, Justice and Governance

by Mbaye Lo

This book argues that political Islam (represented by its moderate and militant forms) has failed to govern effectively or successfully due to its inability to reconcile its discursive understanding of Islam, centered on literal justice, with the dominant neo-liberal value of freedom. Consequently, Islamists' polities have largely been abject, often tragic failures in providing a viable collective life and sound governance. This argument...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319963279
• ISBN13: 9783319963273
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 386 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.3"