Why do Indonesian politicians promote shari'a laws? An analytic framework for Muslim-majority democracies.

Taking the discussion in the existing literature on the adoption of shari'a laws in democratising Muslim-majority countries as a starting point, we posit that there are two broad motivations for democratically-elected politicians to adopt shari'a laws and regulations: ideological conviction on the o...

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Published in:	Third World Quarterly Vol. 38; no. 3; pp. 734 - 753
Main Authors:	Pisani, Elizabeth, Buehler, Michael
Format:	Article
Published:	Taylor & Francis Ltd Mar2017
Subjects:	Indonesia Democracy Politicians Islam & politics International relations Islamic law Elections & society Islamic countries
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