Thesis
Authoritarian regimes and the co-optation of Islam: Kazakhstan and Russia
- Abstract:
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National and subnational authoritarian regimes with Muslim majorities prefer to co-opt rather than repress Islam in order to bolster their legitimacy, limit bargaining partners, deter mobilization, and gather information. Authoritarian regimes also elect to co-opt other potential sources of opposition besides religion due to similar incentives. Religion, however, is a unique source of potential opposition given its high salience relative to other forms of identity. Repression or overt co-o...
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+ Sasse, G
Department:
University of Oxford
Role:
Supervisor
+ Bermeo, N
Department:
University of Oxford
Role:
Examiner
+ Sharafutdinova, G
Department:
King's College London
Role:
Examiner
Bibliographic Details
- Type of award:
- DPhil
- Level of award:
- Doctoral
- Awarding institution:
- University of Oxford
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- Language:
- English
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- UUID:
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- Deposit date:
- 2020-01-09
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- Copyright holder:
- Fradkin, R; . Rebecca Fradkin
- Copyright date:
- 2019
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