Hezbollah, Islamist Politics, and International Society

Download or read book Hezbollah, Islamist Politics, and International Society written by Filippo Dionigi and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-12-16 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do the norms of the liberal international order affect the activity of Islamist movements? This book analyzes and assesses the extent to which Islamist groups, which have traditionally attempted to shield their communities from “alien” moral conceptions, have been affected by the rules and principles that regulate international society. Through an analysis of Lebanon’s Hezbollah, Filippo Dionigi concludes that international norms are among the most significant factors changing Islamist politics. The result is a precarious but innovative equilibrium in which Islamists are forced to rethink idea of an allegedly “authentic” Islamic morality and the legitimacy of international norms.