Open AccessIslam, Democracy, and the Road to Moderation: Testing the Political Commitment of Indonesian Muslim Activist
Author(s) -
Jamhari Makruf
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
islam and civilisational renewal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2041-8728
pISSN - 2041-871X
DOI - 10.52282/icr.v2i3.629
Subject(s) - political radicalism , indonesian , islam , moderation , politics , democracy , ideology , political science , context (archaeology) , political islam , political economy , sociology , law , social psychology , psychology , geography , philosophy , linguistics , archaeology
The emergence of ‘radical Islamist’ movements has challenged the characteristics of Indonesian Islam, which is traditionally moderate and tolerant. According to the author, ‘Islamic radicalism’ is not a new force in Indonesian politics. However, never before have associations espousing such an ideology reached the current level of support. In light of this situation, this article tries to examine the political commitment of ‘Islamist’ political movements in the context of Indonesia’s current democratising process.