Islam, authoritarianism, and female empowerment: what are the linkages?
In a path-breaking cross-national statistical analysis, M. Steven Fish contends that Islamic culture inhibits democracy and represses women‘s rights and that authoritarian government and suppression of women‘s rights in turn reinforce each other. The analysis in this article builds on Fish‘s work, b...
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| Language: | English |
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John Hopkins University Press
2004
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World politics
Year: 2004, Volume: 56, Issue: 4, Pages: 582-607 |
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B Democratization B Political system B Equal rights B Islamic countries B Political movement B Social movement B Religious organization B Islam and politics B Woman B Meaning B Authoritarianism |