Hezbollah, Islamist politics, and international society
Filippo Dionigi (Author)
How do the norms of the liberal international order influence the activity of Islamist movements? This book assesses the extent to which Islamist groups, which have traditionally attempted to shield their communities from 'external' moral conceptions, have been influenced by the principles that regulate international society. Through an analysis of Lebanon's Hezbollah, Filippo Dionigi concludes that international norms are significant factors changing Islamist politics. We are still far from an accomplished resolve of the tension between Islamist communitarianism and liberal normative views, but a precarious equilibrium may emerge whereby Islamists are persuaded to rethink the idea of an allegedly 'authentic' Islamic morality as opposed to the legitimacy of international norms
1 online resource (x, 279 pages)
9781137403025, 9781322966809, 9781349486885, 1137403020, 132296680X, 1349486884
899211569
Introduction : studying the impact of international norms on Islamist politics
The western critique of liberalism : communitarianism
Islamist critiques of liberalism : Abduh, Qutb, al-Sadr and Khomeini
Islamism as communitarianism : a comparative analysis?
The rise of political Shiaism in Lebanon
Non-combatant immunity and Israel-Hezbollah wars : the case of the April understanding
Hezbollah and human rights legislation in the Lebanese parliament
Hezbollah and UNSC resolutions 1559 and 1701
Community, person and international norms in Hezbollah's political language : comparing the 1985 open letter and the 2009 political document
Conclusions : the impact of international norms on Islamist politics
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