Prospects for Democracy in Islamic Countries

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" Prospects for Democracy in Islamic Countries "
Taagepera, Rein

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	899244
Doc. No	:	LA4j0660w5
Title & Author	:	Prospects for Democracy in Islamic Countries [Article]\ Taagepera, Rein
Date	:	2003
Title of Periodical	:	UC Irvine
Abstract	:	This paper examines the prospects for democracy in Islamic countries, based on the experience of Europe and other regions during earlier democratization periods. The paper examines the factors that might encourage Islamic countries to democratize. It also considers the role of religion in affecting the course of democratization in Europe and the Islamic World.