Democracy and Pluralism in the Muslim Regions of the Former Soviet Union

This book is devoted to the study and analysis of the prospects for democracy among the Muslim ethnicities of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), both those that have acquired full independence and those remaining within the Russian Federation. The nineteen Western academics and scholars from the Muslim countries and regions of the CIS who contribute to this volume view the establishment of democratic institutions in this region in the context of a wide and complex range of influences, above all the Russian/Soviet political legacy; native ethnic political culture and tradition; the Islamic faith; and the growing polarity between Western civilization and the Muslim world.Ro'i, Yaacov is the author of 'Democracy and Pluralism in the Muslim Regions of the Former Soviet Union' with ISBN 9780714652252 and ISBN 0714652253.