Kotzé, Hennie <br/><br/>
Democracy and Islam in the Arab world :  lessons from Algeria / 
Hennie Kotzé and Carlos Garcia-Rivero 
 - p. 327-352 
<br/><br/>Bibliogr. p. 348-352 
<br/><br/> The study of Arab political culture has been developed exten- sively  in  recent  times  in  an  attempt  to  test  whether  the  lack of democracy in the Arab world can be ascribed to its political culture, in which religion plays a major role. There are divergent conclusions with regards to this question. In this article, using quantitative techniques, we have analyzed satisfaction with the way democracy is implemented in Algeria at the elite and gen- eral public levels. More speci fi cally, we have looked at whether the demand for more religious in fl uence within the state a ff ects levels  of  satisfaction  with  the  way  democracy  is  being  imple- mented within Algeria. Our results indicate that the low level of  satisfaction  with  the  way  democracy  is  implemented  in Algeria  amongst  elites  and  the  public  is  not  driven  by  politi- cal  culture  or  religion  speci fi cally  -  but  by  a  perception  of  a lack  of  respect  for  human  rights  in  the  country  and,  in  the case of the general public, also by a lack of con fi dence in the Algerian  state 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>ISLAM POLITIQUE<br/>DROITS DE L'HOMME<br/>INSURRECTION<br/>ELITE<br/>FONDAMENTALISME<br/>VIOLENCE<br/>DEMOCRATIE
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>ALGERIE
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>306.20965 321.80965