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Timur Kuran - Islamic Law and the Challenge of Democracy

Throughout history, European "corporations" helped develop strong civil societies and democracies while the so-called "waqf", or Islamic trusts, delayed the rise of autonomous non-governmental associations capable of providing the checks and balances essential to democratic rule and thus, favored the emergence of autocracies. The Islamic tax -- the 'zakat' -- and inheritance laws fragmentized the commercial sector which failed to produce lasting constraints on rulers and bargaining effectively with the State. Does this mean that there are normative aspects of Islam which have hindered democratization and economic growth? At our Istanbul Seminars 2012, we have asked Timur Kuran, Professor of Economics and Political Science, and Gorter Family Professor in Islamic Studies at Duke University. Filmmaker: Anna Fanuele Interview and text editing: Nina zu Fürstenberg More videos here: http://www.resetdoc.org/stories/index... The Istanbul Seminars The Istanbul Seminars are an annual highly academic early summer seminar organized in Istanbul (with Bilgi University, which also hosts the event) by ResetDoC where cultural and scientific thinkers in social sciences, philosophy, political theory, sociology, legal studies and religion discuss our common future. The seminars tackled the following topics. Postsecularism (2008), Religion, Human Rights and Multicultural Jurisdictions (2009), Realigning liberalism: pluralism, integration, identities (2010), Overcoming the trap of resentment (2011), The promise of democracy in troubled times (2012), The Sources of Political Legitimacy. From the Erosion of the Nation-State to the Rise of Political Islam (2013), The Sources of Pluralism - Metaphysics, Epistemology, Law and Politics (2014). More information on http://www.resetdoc.org