Muslim Public Opinion Toward the International Order Suppor
This book analyses the attitudes of Muslim citizens toward international and regional actors. In essence, the project examines whether Muslim public opinion is in favor of the current international order and if there is an ideal type of international gove
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Mujtaba Ali Isani
Muslim Public Opinion Toward the International Order
Mujtaba Ali Isani
Muslim Public Opinion Toward the International Order Support for International and Regional Actors
Mujtaba Ali Isani Department of Political Science University of Muenster Muenster, Germany
ISBN 978-3-319-97327-2 ISBN 978-3-319-97328-9 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97328-9 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018950412 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors, and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: © Melisa Hasan This Palgrave Pivot imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Dedicated to My (late) mother, Hina Isani
Preface
This book is based on my dissertation, which was submitted and accepted at the University of Muenster. Its journey began when, as an empiricist seeking an important puzzle worthy of becoming the focus of a dissertation, I noted that some of the data I was analyzing revealed that populations in Muslim majority countries had a relatively unfavorable view of regional and international organizations. This finding aligned with my experience growing up as a Muslim in Pakistan, where I recalled that longings of lost Muslim glory were common. Critiques of international and regional organizations, I knew, came not only from the political right, who felt Muslims were deliberately targeted, but also from the left, who felt that a group of core non-Muslim countries were increasingly taking advantage of the Muslim majority countries on the global periphery. Since my preliminary data analysis showed that this contempt of the international order was not limited strictly to Pakistan, I wanted to explore and pin
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