Democracy and Islamic Government

James A. Piazza

The central focus and thesis of this essay is to illustrate the compatibility between the modern democratic political model, as defined by the extent of individual participation allowed by the government and the responsiveness of the government to the desires of the individual, and the contemporary Sunni models of Islamic government. A system of meaningful democratic participation within Islamic government is argued to be possible upon consideration of the institutions provided by Islamic government, the strong concept of constitutionalism advocated in Islamic government and the value of representation and guardianship prescribed by Islamic government.

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