The New Politics of Islam: Pan-Islamic Foreign Policy in a World of States

by Sheikh; Naveed S.

• ISBN13: 9780415444538
• ISBN10: 0415444535
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781135789756
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2007-07-01
• Publisher: Routledge
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Summary

This timely study of Islam's international relations details both the theory of pan-Islamism from classical to post-caliphal times and the foreign-policy practice of Saudi Arabia, Iran and Pakistan from the colonial period to the present day.

Table of Contents

Foreword Acknowledgements

Introductory Remarks: The Transcendental Ontology of the OIC

The Pan-Islamic Paradigm: Adjusting to the post-Caliphatic Order

Statement of Intention and Methodological Orientation

The Trans-Islamic Umma: Political Taxonomy and Epistemic Community

The Organization of the Islamic Conference: Catalyst, Conception, Inception

The Charter of the Islamic Conference: Etatism as Fait Accompli

A Geo-Political Genealogy of the OIC: The Secular Rationale

Statement of Intention and Methodological Orientation

The OIC and Saudi Foreign Policy: Depoliticizing International Islam

The OIC and Iranian Foreign Policy: Unilateral Multilateralism

The OIC and Pakistani Foreign Policy: The search for security

Comparitive Evaluation: A Triangle of Neutralization

Self-Identity in Foreign Policy: Bringing Islam Back In

Statement of Intention and Methodological Orientation

The Clash of Civilization: Reinventing "Geo Culturalism"

"Rhetorical Islam": The Dialectics of Rationale and Discourse

Post modern Pan-Islamism: The Synthesisof Rationality and "Aspirationality

Concluding Reflections: A Mighty Myth-Rise, Demise and Resurrection

Appendix A: Member States of the OIC-Territory, Demography, Economy

Appendix B: The Institutional Structure of the OIC-A Comprehensive Listing

Appendix C: The Triangle of Neutralization: A Schematic Overview

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