Peaceful Islamist Mobilization in the Muslim World: What Went Right

In Peaceful Islamist Mobilization in the Muslim World: What Went Right, Julie Chernov Hwang presents a compelling and innovative new theory and framework for examining for the variation in Islamist mobilization strategies in Muslim Asia and the Middle East. Based on extensive field research in Indonesia, Malaysia and Turkey, Hwang argues that states, through their policies, institutions, and capacities, can influence the mobilization strategies that Islamist groups choose, encouraging peaceful strategies, or sometimes, creating permissive conditions for violence. This book highlights the positive ways that states can influence Islamist group decision-making and answers the question--what went right?

Julie Chernov Hwang is an Assistant Professor at Goucher College Her book chapter, “Education and Social Cohesion in Malaysia and Indonesia,” was published in Religious Diversity and Civil Society: A Comparative Analysis. Her articles have been published in Nationalism and Ethnic Politics and Katha.