Är Islam lösningen? En analys av Muslimska brödraskapet och deras syn på demokrati
IslamDemocracyPolyarchyMuslim BrotherhoodSocial movementsPolitical and administrative sciencesStatsvetenskapFörvaltningskunskapLaw and Political Science
Is the Muslim Brotherhood a political force that can be able to push Egyptian society in to the process of democratization? We think that the answer to that question is yes, even though the movement clearly state that their main aim to create a democratic state, but based upon the Islamic shari?ah-laws. In this paper, we examine if the Brotherhoods? political platforms and ideas are compatible with the classic ideas of how a democratic state should be. We discuss Robert A. Dahl's theories on democracy, and compare the Muslim Brotherhood political programme with Dahl's criterias of polyarchy. We also discuss what role the social movements have in the democratization process, and how the Muslim Brotherhood works as a social movement. Our conclusions is that the Muslim Brotherhood are creating ?Islamic democracy? and that they contribute to increasing democratization of Egyptian society, even though they don?t explain in detail some important issues, like for instance what would society under their rule look like.Keywords: Democracy, Islam, Polyarchy, Muslim Brotherhood, Social movements