1st Edition
Political Islam and Governance in Bangladesh
Introduction - Ali Riaz and C. Christine Fair 1. Political Culture in Contemporary Bangladesh: Histories, Ruptures and Contradictions - Dina Mahnaz Siddiqi 2. Political Violence in Bangladesh - Md. Shamsul Islam 3. Who are the Islamists? - Ali Riaz and Kh. Ali Ar-Raji 4. Who are the Militants? - Zayadul Ahsan and Pavitra Banavar 5. Bangladeshi Civil Society and Islamist Politics - Elora Shehabuddin 6. Islamist Politics and Education - Ali Riaz 7. Islamist Politics and Popular Culture - Ali Riaz and Muhammad Abu Naser 8. Regional and Extraregional Dimensions - Ali Riaz and Jessica Bastian
Biography
Ali Riaz is Professor and Chair of the Department of Politics and Government, at Illinois State University. Previously, he worked as Broadcast Journalist at the BBC World Service in London. Recent publications include Islamist Militancy in Bangladesh: A Complex Web, also published by Routledge.
C. Christine Fair is Assistant Professor in the Center for Peace and Security Studies (CPASS) in the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University, USA. She was previously senior political scientist at the RAND Corporation. Her recent books include Fortifying Pakistan: The Role of U.S. Internal Security Assistance.
