1st Edition

Foundations of Islamic Governance A Southeast Asian Perspective

By Maszlee Malik Copyright 2017
296 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

294 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

294 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The aim of this book is to explore and analyze the Islamic axioms, foundation principles and values underpinning the field of governance in an attempt to construct the architectonics of a new systemic and dynamic theory and formulate the articulation of ‘Islamic governance’. This discursive and abstract, rather than being an empirical exercise, assumes to produce a ‘good governance’ framework... Read more

1. Preface
2. Acknowledgement
3. Prolegomena
4. Introduction
5. CHAPTER ONE: Governance: Definitions and Conceptual Framework
6. CHAPTER TWO: Deconstructing the Concept of Good Governance
7. CHAPTER THREE: Religion and Governance: A Philosophical Inquiry 
8. CHAPTER FOUR: Ontological and Epistemological Sources for Islamic Governance
9. CHAPTER FIVE: New Approach to the Texts: Epistemological Method-Related Concerns
10. CHAPTER SIX: Contributions of Muslim Scholars in the Development of Knowledge Base for Governance
11. CHAPTER SEVEN: Architectonics of Islamic Governance: Locating the Axioms, Foundational Principles and Working Mechanism
12. CHAPTER EIGHT: Articulation of Islamic Governance
13. CONCLUSION CHAPTER
14. Epilogue
15. Bibliography

Biography

Maszlee Malik is assistant professor in the Faculty of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences at the International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur. He holds a doctorate degree (PhD) from Durham University in Durham, United Kingdom in Good Governance. His research area is in Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh), Classical and Contemporary Islamic Political Thoughts, and Islamic Movements and Good Governance. He is the author of the books, Good Governance: a Critical introduction and Islam, Civil Society and Islamic Governance.