دانشکده حقوق و دانشکده علوم اجتماعی دانشگاه اونتاریوی غربی فراخوان مقاله ای در موضوع اسلام و دموکراسی داده است.بحث اصلی این کنفرانس حول محور این سوالات خواهد بود که: دیدگاه کشورهای اسلامی در مورد دموکراسی چیست؟و تا چه میزان اصول اسلام و اصول دموکراسی با یکدیگر سازگار می باشند؟

Subject: Diaspora: Islam and Democracy: Potential and Possibilities

"Islam and Democracy: Potential and Possibilities" (London, Ontario,
Canada) The Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Social Science at the
University of Western Ontario, together with Huron University College
and King's University College at the University of Western Ontario,
invite paper submission. This conference will consider critical and
timely questions: first, what is the outlook for democracy in
Muslim-majority states? And related to this, to what extent are the
principles of Islam and Democracy compatible? Through intellectual
exchange and interdisciplinary synthesis among legal scholars,
historians, political scientists, philosophers, sociologists,
anthropologists and professionals from outside of the academy, the
conference aims to identify and foster the development of a set of core
principles suited to democratic constitutions in Muslim-majority states.

With this goal in mind, conference organizers invite submission of
papers from established scholars and graduate students exploring any of
the following topics and questions as they bear on the relationship
between Islam and Democracy:

- Islam, Democracy and Theology: what has been the historical
experience? Religious and theological studies of Islam will explore the
question of how politics is/has been integrated within Islam? What
possibilities exist in Islamic thought to enhance Democratic processes?
- Islam, Democracy and Political Theory: what do existing models and
ideals of democracy have to contribute to the evolution of
constitutional principles in Muslim-majority countries?
- Islam, Democracy and Constitutionalism: what are the commonalities and
the asymmetries between Constitutional law and the principles of Islamic
(Sharia) law and between western and Islamic jurisprudence (Fiqh)?
- Islam, Democracy and Contemporary Politics: how are existing patterns
of democracy and representation in Muslim-majority states and
institutional structures evolving across a broad range of regimes?
- Islam, Democracy and Political Culture: how can patterns of civic
engagement, community organization, discourses of citizenship and
political identity, social and political movements and political
partisanship inform the evolution of democratic processes within Muslim
communities and societies?

Send proposals which should include a 300-word abstract and a short CV
for the presenter, to: islam-democracyhist@uwo.ca with "Islam and
Democracy Conference" in the subject line. Final papers will be due on
January 31, 2012. Some support for presenters' travel and lodging
expenses will be available.

CFP deadline: October 01, 2011.
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