Populism in Muslim democracies and its absence

Populism throughout the world has been on the rise especially in the second decade of the twenty-first century. From the United States of America to its cousin in the Philipines, populist leaders have used the veneer of a national crisis to legitimize a leadership that dignifies a section of the pop...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Mohamad Shukri, Syaza Farhana
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English English
Published:	2019
Subjects:	JA Political science (General)
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/75462/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/75462/2/PROGRAMME%20SCHEDULE%20of%20ICRGD%202019.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/75462/9/Populism%20Paper.pdf

id	iium-75462
recordtype	eprints
spelling	iium-754622020-01-28T03:18:28Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/75462/ Populism in Muslim democracies and its absence Mohamad Shukri, Syaza Farhana JA Political science (General) Populism throughout the world has been on the rise especially in the second decade of the twenty-first century. From the United States of America to its cousin in the Philipines, populist leaders have used the veneer of a national crisis to legitimize a leadership that dignifies a section of the population over the elite establishment and the various bureaucratic institutions of the past. While further enfranchisement is to be applauded, populist leaders rile up people’s emotions over rational discussion on policy making. This combination could lead to terrible consequences to “the others” who may not subscribe to the beliefs of the populist leaders. Populism is the result of years of economic mismanagement that have led to great disparity between the “haves” and “have nots”. The interesting question for us now is to consider why is it that despite this global rise in populism, there is only two Muslim populists currently in power (among a group of 20). This research aims to discover the phenomenon of populism in Muslim democracies such as Indonesia and Turkey, and to understand reasons for its relative absence in Tunisia and Malaysia. In order to create a sustainable world order that does not further inflame dangerous populist rhetoric, it is crucial for us to understand ways to ward off the spread of populism especially in Muslim countries with their nascent democracies that are susceptible to such rhetoric. 2019-10 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/75462/2/PROGRAMME%20SCHEDULE%20of%20ICRGD%202019.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/75462/9/Populism%20Paper.pdf Mohamad Shukri, Syaza Farhana (2019) Populism in Muslim democracies and its absence. In: International Conference on Religion, Governance and Sustainable Development, 16-17 October 2019, IIUM. (Unpublished)
repository_type	Digital Repository
institution_category	Local University
institution	International Islamic University Malaysia
building	IIUM Repository
collection	Online Access
language	English English
topic	JA Political science (General)
spellingShingle	JA Political science (General) Mohamad Shukri, Syaza Farhana Populism in Muslim democracies and its absence
description	Populism throughout the world has been on the rise especially in the second decade of the twenty-first century. From the United States of America to its cousin in the Philipines, populist leaders have used the veneer of a national crisis to legitimize a leadership that dignifies a section of the population over the elite establishment and the various bureaucratic institutions of the past. While further enfranchisement is to be applauded, populist leaders rile up people’s emotions over rational discussion on policy making. This combination could lead to terrible consequences to “the others” who may not subscribe to the beliefs of the populist leaders. Populism is the result of years of economic mismanagement that have led to great disparity between the “haves” and “have nots”. The interesting question for us now is to consider why is it that despite this global rise in populism, there is only two Muslim populists currently in power (among a group of 20). This research aims to discover the phenomenon of populism in Muslim democracies such as Indonesia and Turkey, and to understand reasons for its relative absence in Tunisia and Malaysia. In order to create a sustainable world order that does not further inflame dangerous populist rhetoric, it is crucial for us to understand ways to ward off the spread of populism especially in Muslim countries with their nascent democracies that are susceptible to such rhetoric.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Mohamad Shukri, Syaza Farhana
author_facet	Mohamad Shukri, Syaza Farhana
author_sort	Mohamad Shukri, Syaza Farhana
title	Populism in Muslim democracies and its absence
title_short	Populism in Muslim democracies and its absence
title_full	Populism in Muslim democracies and its absence
title_fullStr	Populism in Muslim democracies and its absence
title_full_unstemmed	Populism in Muslim democracies and its absence
title_sort	populism in muslim democracies and its absence
publishDate	2019
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/75462/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/75462/2/PROGRAMME%20SCHEDULE%20of%20ICRGD%202019.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/75462/9/Populism%20Paper.pdf
first_indexed	2023-09-18T21:46:47Z
last_indexed	2023-09-18T21:46:47Z
_version_	1777413502665752576

Populism in Muslim democracies and its absence

Similar Items