Foreword: Islam and Democracy
The essays in this section are concerned with one fundamental question: Is Islam compatible with democracy or not? They give a rather straightforward answer: Yes, Islam and democracy are indeed compatible, even though some qualify this statement. In a sen
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Seyla Benhabib Volker Kaul Editors
Toward New Democratic Imaginaries – İstanbul Seminars on Islam, Culture and Politics
Philosophy and Politics – Critical Explorations Volume 2
Series editors David M. Rasmussen, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA Alessandro Ferrara, Department of History, Humanities and Society, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Rome, Italy
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Seyla Benhabib • Volker Kaul Editors
Toward New Democratic Imaginaries – İstanbul Seminars on Islam, Culture and Politics
Editors Seyla Benhabib Dept Political Science Rosenkranz Hall Yale University New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Volker Kaul Center for Ethics and Global Politics LUISS ‘Guido Carli’ University Rome, Italy
ISSN 2352-8370 ISSN 2352-8389 (electronic) Philosophy and Politics – Critical Explorations ISBN 978-3-319-41819-3 (HB) ISBN 978-3-319-41821-6 ISBN 978-3-319-41822-3 (PB) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-41821-6
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İstanbul seminars, whose work is partially represented here, were made possible thanks to an initiative undertaken by the international association Reset-Dialogues on Civilizations, based in Italy, in partnership with İstanbul Bilgi University, and to the support provided by Nomis Foundation in Zurich.
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Contents
Preface .............................................................................................................. Giancarlo Bosetti
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Acknowledgments ........................................................................................... Giancarlo Bosetti
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About the Authors ...........................................................................................
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