Values and Perceptions of the Islamic and Middle Eastern Publics

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xx

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2. Introduction: Theoretical and Methodological Issues in the Study of Values

   1. Introduction: Theoretical and Methodological Issues in the Study of Values

      • Mansoor Moaddel

      Pages 1-22

3. Islam in a Global Perspective

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 23-23

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   2. The Worldviews of Islamic Publics in Global Perspective

      • Ronald F. Inglehart

      Pages 25-46

   3. Value Systems of Elites and Publics in the Mediterranean: Convergence or Divergence

      • Juan Díez-Nicolás

      Pages 47-70

   4. Muslim Immigrants in Western Europe: Persisting Value Differences or Value Adaptation?

      • Thorleif Pettersson

      Pages 71-102

4. Political and Economic Consequences of Islam versus Rentier Economy

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 103-103

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   2. Do Islamic Orientations Influence Attitudes toward Democracy in the Arab World? Evidence from the World Values Survey in Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, and Algeria

      • Mark Tessler

      Pages 105-125

   3. The Egalitarian Face of Islamic Orthodoxy: Support for Islamic Law and Economic Justice in Seven Muslim-Majority Nations

      • Nancy J. Davis, Robert V. Robinson

      Pages 126-159

   4. The Rentier State: Does Rentierism Hinder Democracy?

      • Bi Puranen, Olof Widenfalk

      Pages 160-178

5. Determinants of Self-Rated Health and Attitudes toward Religion, Gender and Democracy

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 179-179

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   2. Social Structure versus Perception: A Cross-National Comparison of Self-Rated Health in Egypt, Iran, Jordan, and the United States

      • Kristine J. Ajrouch, Mansoor Moaddel

      Pages 181-208

   3. The Saudi Public Speaks: Religion, Gender, and Politics

      • Mansoor Moaddel

      Pages 209-246

6. Events and Changes in Values and Perceptions

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 247-247

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   2. Events and Value Change: The Impact of September 11, 2001 on the Worldviews of Egyptians and Moroccans

      • Mansoor Moaddel, Abdul-Hamid Abdul-Latif

      Pages 249-297

   3. Xenophobia and In-Group Solidarity in Iraq: A Natural Experiment on the Impact of Insecurity

      • Ronald Inglehart, Mansoor Moaddel, Mark Tessler

      Pages 298-319

7. Methodology

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 321-321

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   2. Probability Sampling and the Scientific Survey Method for Population Studies: Application to Survey Research in Islamic Countries

      • Steven G. Heeringa

      Pages 323-338

8. Back Matter

   Pages 339-355

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Addressing values and politics in the Muslim world, this pioneering volume examines attitudes towards democracy and politics, self-expression and traditional values, convergence and divergence of values between the elite and the publics of Islamic and European countries.

• democracy
• economy
• Europe
• gender
• methodology
• Nation
• politics
• religion

"Throughout, the volume employs and reports clearly about appropriate methodologies to engage important questions, rooting its topical and contemporary focus in a manner to enlarge the needed realm required for policy thinking. The editor has done a superb job orienting the book overall within accepted methods and questions central to comparative study in the social sciences." - Gordon L. Brown, Southwest Review of Asian Studies"After the horrific events of 9/11, a world wide debate raged about Islam, Muslims, politics, and terrorism. Much ofthe debate was marred by a priori ideological biases, partisan attitudes or even untested mega-civilizational generalization. This volume is one of the few fresh breakthroughs to the debate. It brings the reader a close-up of Muslims in the flesh, not as abstract mystified beings but as real agents of history and social change. The diversity of Muslim majority countries and themes covered by the surveys do a great deal to teach us of how 21st century Muslims feel and think about a host of central values and critical issues of our times. This volume is a must-read for all those who are seeking an enlightened, understanding of the 1.4 billion Muslims in the world today." - Saad Eddin Ibrahim, Professor of Political Sociology, The American University in Cairo, and Chairman, Ibn Khaldun Center for Developmental Studies"This book addresses one of the most pressing questions of comparative political behavior - the potential class of values between Western and Islamic publics. Based on national public opinion surveys from the newest wave of the World Values Survey, this study presents fascinating evidence on the relationship between Islamic values and democratic values in a large set of Islamic nations. Many of the findings will challenge conventional wisdom, suggesting the cultural basis for democratization in Islamic nations may be greater than currently presumed. This book is sure to evoke debate and discussion on the content of political culture in the Islamic world." - Russell J. Dalton, Founding Director, Center for the Study of Democracy, University of California, Irvine"The authors of theseinformative chaptersaddressa pressing need for sound knowledgeabout the Islamic worldby using the best data available to describe, probe, and analyze public opinion withinIslamic countries. This volume helps us to seemore clearly what these societies have in common with the West and with each other, and it helps us to understandmore deeplyhow they differ - from the West and from each other. Itis essential reading for allwho want to know aboutpublic opinion within the Islamicworld." - Mark Chaves, Professor of Sociology, University of Arizona

• Eastern Michigan University and Research Affiliate at Population Studies Center, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, USA

  Mansoor Moaddel

MANSOOR MOADDEL is Professor of Sociology at Eastern Michigan University, USA.

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