o:id
	12753
url
	https://islam.zmo.de/s/westafrica/item/12753
o:resource_template
	Journal article
o:resource_class
	bibo:AcademicArticle
dcterms:title
	From Argument to Negotiation: Constructing Democracy in African Muslim Contexts
dcterms:subject
	debate
	democracy
dcterms:publisher
	https://islam.zmo.de/s/westafrica/item/25049
dcterms:date
	2010
dcterms:type
	https://islam.zmo.de/s/westafrica/item/8475
dcterms:identifier
	https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q114237789 Q114237789
	iwac-reference-0000253
dcterms:language
	https://islam.zmo.de/s/westafrica/item/8322
dcterms:abstract
	The processes surrounding the elaboration of democracy in Muslim societies can be examined via a comparative consideration of three West African countries: Senegal, Mali, and Niger. Departing from analyses that ask whether democracy can be established in Muslim societies, the key question is how the democratic question is framed and discussed in such religious contexts. The launching of African democratic experiments in the 1990s provoked significant negotiation and discussion both within religious society and between religious groups and the secular elite about the desired substance of democracy. These processes have gradually empowered Muslim majorities to challenge and nuance the agenda presented at the transitions, but this is a direct outcome of the democratic process itself.
dcterms:spatial
	https://islam.zmo.de/s/westafrica/item/540
bibo:authorList
	https://islam.zmo.de/s/westafrica/item/1300
bibo:doi
	https://doi.org/10.5129/001041510X12911363509954 10.5129/001041510X12911363509954
bibo:issue
	4
bibo:pageEnd
	393
bibo:pageStart
	375
bibo:volume
	42

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