In this CIK Talk, Dr. Sinanović argues that Islamic Revival can be read as the Muslim thinkers’ and activists’ critique of and engagement with modernity. He makes the case for multiple modernities and multiple Islamic discourses that have marked the last six decades of Muslim activism. Islamic Revival, according to Dr. Sinanović, has gone through three distinct periods during this time:
Modernization–development phase (early 1950s–early 1980s) - Debates on capitalism, communism, and political development in general, within the contexts of post-colonial liberation and the Cold War struggles.
Democratization phase (early 1980s–early 2000s) - Emphasis on democracy, economic development, and human rights.
The civic engagement and citizenship phase (early 2000s – present) - Conversation with modernity is on civic engagement and citizenship rights.
Through these three periods, this CIK Talk traces the evolution of Islamic Revival from its often reactive past to the more proactive present.
Modernization–development phase (early 1950s–early 1980s) - Debates on capitalism, communism, and political development in general, within the contexts of post-colonial liberation and the Cold War struggles.
Democratization phase (early 1980s–early 2000s) - Emphasis on democracy, economic development, and human rights.
The civic engagement and citizenship phase (early 2000s – present) - Conversation with modernity is on civic engagement and citizenship rights.
Through these three periods, this CIK Talk traces the evolution of Islamic Revival from its often reactive past to the more proactive present.
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Dr. Ermin SinanovićDr. Ermin Sinanović is executive director of the Center for Islam in the Contemporary World (CICW) at Shenandoah University, where he is also Scholar in Residence. Before joining CICW, he was director of research and academic programs at the International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT). He was also a faculty associate in research, Southeast Asian Program at Cornell University.
Sinanović studied for a Master of Arts and a Ph.D. in Political Science at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University. He obtained two bachelor's degrees (one in the Qur’an and Sunnah studies, the other in political science) from the International Islamic University Malaysia, and a master's degree in Islamic civilization from the International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization (ISTAC) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Sinanović’s research interests include transnational Islamic revival, revival and reform in Islam, Islamic political thought, Southeast Asian politics, Islam and politics, and leadership in higher education. His work has been published in peer-reviewed journals and in edited volumes, including Politics, Religion and Ideology, Muslim-Christian Relations, American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences, and Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World. Sinanović sits on editorial boards of two academic journals: Politics, Religion and Ideology (Taylor & Francis) and Context (Center for Advanced Studies, Sarajevo). He has reviewed book manuscripts and articles for Edinburgh University Press, Routledge, Palgrave Macmillan USA, American Political Science Review, Journal of Global Ethics, and Journal of Muslims in Europe, among others. |
