In this book, economist Jean-Philippe Platteau addresses the question: does Islam, the religion of Muslims, bear some … challenges the widespread view that the doctrine of Islam is reactionary in the sense that it defends tradition against modernity … and individual freedom. He also questions the view that fusion between religion and politics is characteristic of Islam …

past empirical results on the relation between Islam and democracy. In his comment on my study, Hanusch indicates that he … conclusion by excluding the heartland of Islam from the estimation sample. For his estimates, Hanusch moreover uses data that do … Islam. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013 …