Civil Society, Democracy and the Muslim World: Papers Read at a Conference Held at the Swedish Research Institute in Istanbul, 28-30 October, 1996

Explaining democratization - notes on the concept of civil society civil society and Islam is Islam secularizable? the cultural underpinning of civil society in Islamic civilization - Islam and democracy - bridges between the civilizations from Taliban to Erbakan - the case of Islam, civil society and democarcy beyond civil society - democratic experiences and their relevance to the "Middle East" prospects for civil society in the Middle East - an analysis of cultural impediments national identity and state legitimacy - contradictions of Turkey's democractic experience civil society and its enemies - reflections on a debate in the light of recent developments within the Islamic student movement in Turkey civil society and democractic consolidation in Turkey the European Union as a democracy-promoter labour, civil society and democratization in North Africa civil society and divisive politicization - experiences from popular efforts at democratization in Indonesia.