Understanding political Islam in Algeria: experiences, past and present

Journal article | Zeitschriftenartikel

This paper addresses the issue of the political Islam which has a long history in Algeria, since the link between Islam and politics is not a new phenomenon in contemporary Algeria. The various resistance movements against the French Colonization gained justification not only in the name of Algeria but also of Islam. Thus, Algeria's specific historical experience largely determined the timing and particular nature of its own Islamist movement. This article attempts to trace the modern origins of the Islamist movement from the role Islam played in resistance to French colonial rule, to contemporary Algeria which is a key test case for the role of Islam in politics and its influence on both internal and external policies. Aside from analyzing the politico-religious landscape in Algeria and the relationship between the state and religion, the paper also examines how Algerian Islamism has evolved into transnational terrorism under the light of the analytical background.

Object Details

• ISSN: 1582-4551
• Extent: Seite(n): 121-137
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Status: Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Studia Politica: Romanian Political Science Review, 16(1)

Classification and Topics

• Subject: Politikwissenschaft ; Soziologie, Anthropologie ; Geschichte ; politische Willensbildung, politische Soziologie, politische Kultur ; Religionssoziologie ; Sozialgeschichte, historische Sozialforschung ; Islam ; Islamismus ; Algerien ; islamistische Partei ; Radikalisierung ; Religion ; historische Entwicklung ; Kolonialismus

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Sour, Lotfi
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (when): 2016

Further information

• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-51672-8
• Rights: GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
• Last update: 21.06.2024, 4:26 PM CEST