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Citation
(2014), "2013 Awards for Excellence", Journal of Global Responsibility, Vol. 5 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/JGR-05-2014-012
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
2013 Awards for Excellence
Article Type: 2013 Awards for Excellence From: Journal of Global Responsibility, Volume 5, Issue 1
The following article was selected for this year’s Outstanding Paper Award for Journal of Global Responsibility
"Democracy and Islam: promises and perils for the Arab Spring protests"
Bradley J. Cook and Michael Stathis
Purpose – Democracy and Islam are both capable of multiple interpretations and applications. Islam possesses ideological resources that provide justification for a wide spectrum of political models. However, the compatibility of Islam and democracy relies on the critical questions of: “whose Islam and “what Islam and “whose democracy and “what democracy. The purpose of this paper is to explore the possibilities and challenges of the recent democratic transitions in the Muslim world.
Design/methodology/approach – The paper is a discursive essay.
Findings – Islamic history has demonstrated that there is no monolithic construal of Islam and politics and in fact history actually provides hope that a more representative and democratic government might result from the uprisings, with healthier, progressive elements of Islam emerging in ways that were not before possible.
Originality/value – While other observers have explored the compatibility question of Islam and democracy, very little has been written on the recent political upheavals situating the question within this context.
Keywords: Democracy, Governance, Islam, Organizational change, Public policy, Systems theory
http://www.emeraldinsight.com/10.1108/JGR-05-2014-012
This article originally appeared in Volume 3 Number 2, 2012. Journal of Global Responsibility
The following articles were selected for this year’s Highly Commended Award
“A new narrative and globally responsible leadership
Mark Drewell
This article originally appeared in Volume 3 Number 1, 2012, Journal of Global Responsibility
“Exploring the nature of responsibility in higher education
Mishanka Kaul and Jonathan Smith
This article originally appeared in Volume 3 Number 1, 2012, Journal of Global Responsibility
“Exploring responsibility
Simon J. Robinson and Jonathan Smith
This article originally appeared in Volume 3 Number 1, 2012, Journal of Global Responsibility