Abstract
This thesis examines Islam's relationship to democracy in the Maldives. In 2009, the country made a transition to an 'electoral democracy,' which institutionalised Islam and denied certain individual rights, including religious freedom. Using a discursive institutionalist approach, the thesis argues that the liberal and illiberal strains internal to modern nation-building projects since the 1930s by political actors with reformist Islamic (as opposed to Islamist) orientations were more decisive for this political 'third model'. Nevertheless, a Q study that maps societal viewpoints on Islam's relationship to democracy shows there is neither one fixed political model nor one fixed political language among ordinary people.
Original language | English |
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Qualification | Doctor of Philosophy |
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Award date | 6 Dec 2018 |
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Publication status | Unpublished - 2018 |
Embargo information
- Embargoed from 03/04/2019 to 13/12/2021. Made publicly available 28/10/2023.