Islam, gender, culture, and democracy findings from the world values survey and the European values survey / edited by Ronald Inglehart.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ch. 1. Introduction / Ronald Inglehart -- Ch. 2. Do Islamic orientations influence attitudes toward democracy in the Arab world? Evidence Egypt, Jordon, Morocco, and Algeria / Mark Tessler -- Ch. 3. Religious parties and politics in Pakistan / Farooq Tanwir -- Ch. 4. Muslims and democracy : an empirical critique of Fukuyama's culturalist approach / Fares al-Braizat -- Ch. 5. Trends in political action : the developmental trend and the post-honeymoon decline / Ronald Inglehart and Gabriela Catterberg -- Ch. 6. Effective democracy, mass culture, and the quality of elites : the human development perspective / Christian Welzel -- Ch. 7. Attitudes toward democracy : Mexico in comparative perspective / Alejandro Moreno and Patricia Mendez -- Ch. 8. Intergenerational differences in political values and attitudes in stable and new democracies / Renata Siemienska -- Ch. 9. Gender, aging, and subjective well-being / Ronald Inglehart -- Ch. 10. Why are some women politically active? The household, public space, and political participation in India / Pradeep Chhibber.

"This collection of articles presents findings from the World Values Survey (WVS) and the European Values Surveys (EVS). In planning the fourth wave of the World Values Survey, the Association set a high priority on attaining substantially better coverage of African countries and Islamic societies. As a result, the articles is this volume deal with the relationship between Islam and democracy, Islamic worldviews, culture and democratic institutions, and the changing role of gender. Survey findings cover societies such as Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Algeria, Pakistan, India, and other regions of the world."--BOOK JACKET.