Studies on the Development of Muslim thought of "Islamic Democracy" and its feasibility

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24401010
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Partial Multi-year Fund
• Section: 海外学術
• Research Field: Area studies
• Research Institution: Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
• Principal Investigator: IIZUKA Masato 東京外国語大学, アジア・アフリカ言語文化研究所, 教授 (90242073)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 山岸 智子 明治大学, 政治経済学部, 教授 (50272480)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: イスラーム民主主義 / アラブの春 / チュニジア / イラン / エジプト / ISIL / Daish / イスラーム思想

Outline of Final Research Achievements

As legal status of Islam in national politics has been a focal point in the democratizing process of North African countries since the so-called "Arab Spring," this research has dealt with the history of "Islamic Democracy" thoughts, while conducting field researches of its feasibility. We found out that at present the establishment of Islamic Democracy is least probable. It is hindered by various elements; by a strong military power (in case of Egypt); by Islamic jurisprudents (in case of Iran); by lack of national unity (in case of Libya); compromise with secularist parties (in case of Tunisia). By chance, we tried to approach the rise of Daish (Islamic State) by placing its thoughts in historical and social currents.

Free Research Field

イスラーム学・中東地域研究