Handbook of Political Islam in Europe

This book approaches the field of Political Islam from a European security perspective. Featuring various case studies and country surveys written by respected experts in the field, it offers a comparative perspective and comprehensive overview of the ideology and prevalence of Political Islam and its actors in more than 20 European states. The respective contributions identify key actors of Political Islam and reveal the activities, means, and strategies they pursue and employ across the continent. They also discuss if and how Political Islam could undermine the Western liberal democratic order and its associated values. By doing so, the volume offers approaches to analyzing Political Islam and thereby strengthening the resilience of liberal democratic societies, while also protecting Muslims from the radical ideology and agenda of Political Islam.Chapter - "Hybridizing Islam in the Balkans: The Rise of Salafi-Hanafism in Bulgaria" is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). For further details see license information in the chapter.

Presents various country studies on the ideology and prevalence of political Islam in Europe Identifies key actors of Political Islam and reveals their activities, means, and strategies Discusses how Political Islam could undermine the western liberal democratic order and its associated values

Auteur
Prof. Dr Thomas Jäger heads the Chair of International Politics and Foreign Policy at the University of Cologne. He is a member of the North Rhine-Westphalian Academy of Sciences, Humanities and the Arts, and Editor of the Zeitschrift für Außen- und Sicherheitspolitik.
Colonel (ret.) Ralph Thiele is Director at the European Institute for Counter Terrorism and Conflict Prevention (Germany), Chairman of the Berlin based Politisch-Militärische Gesellschaft (Political-Military Society), President of EuroDefense (Germany) and CEO of StratByrd Consulting.

Contenu
Part I: Framework.- Introduction.- Islamism and the Political Order.- A Critical Assessment of Political Islam and Political Islamism.- Political Islamism A Vital Hybrid Threat/Challenge.- Proponents of Political Islam in the European Union Institutions.- Salafism in Germany: Democracy, and Resilience.- Islam A Liberal, Intellectually Challenging Partner for Europe?.- The Ideal of an Islamic Society.- Secular Turn in the Middle East: Findings from Values Survey.- Conclusion: A European Response?.- Part II: Actors.- Diyanet in Europe.- How Qatar Became an Actor in the Spread of Political Islam in Europe.- Saudi Arabia and Europe: Demystifying the Threat.- Revolutionaries at Home, Revolutionaries Abroad: Iran and its Networks in Europe.- Political Islam in Exile: Transformation of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood After the Military Coup of 2013.- The Muslim Brotherhood in Europe: A General Framework.- Salafist Movements in Europe: Between Local and Transnational Mobilizations.- The Milli Görü Movement in Europe: Context, Activities and Strategies.- Tablighi Jamaat in Europe.- Al Qaeda and the Islamic State: The Jihadi War on Christians Comes to Europe.- Part III: Surveys.- Political Islam in Austria.- Political Islam in Belgium: From Third-Country Activism to the Islamicization of the Political Debate.- Hybridizing Islam in the Balkans: The Rise of Salafi-Hanafism in Bulgaria.- Political Islam and Islamism in Europe French Perspectives.- Political Islamism in Germany.- Political Islam in Greece: An Elusive Threat?.- Islamism in Italy: The Muslim Brotherhood Network and its Allies.- The Muslim Brotherhood and Other Organisations in the Netherlands.- A European Exception? Political Islam and Radical Islamism in Portugal.- Evolution of Political Islam in Romania at the Beginning of the 21st Century.- Contemporary Islamism in Spain: A Landscape Dominated by the Muslim Brotherhood.- Political Islamism The Case of Sweden and Denmark.- The Muslim Brotherhood in Switzerland.- Shifting Relations Between Islamic Non-State and State Actors in Turkey.- Mainstream Islamism in Britain: Advocacy and Agitation.-Political Islam and Islamism in the Western Balkans.- Comparative Summary.