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Since The Collapse Of The Soviet Union, Both The Russian State And Russia's Muslim Communities Have Struggled To Find A New Modus Vivendi In A Rapidly Changing Domestic And International Socio-political Context. At The Same Time As Islamic Religious Belief And Practice Have Flourished, The State Has Become Increasingly Concerned About The Security Implications Of This Religious Revival, Reflecting And Responding To A More General International Concern Over Radicalized Political Islam. This Book Examines Contemporary Developments In Russian Politics, How They Impact On Russia's Muslim Communities, How These Communities Are Helping To Shape The Russian State, And What Insights This Provides To The Nature And Identity Of The Russian State In Both Its Inward And Outward Projection. The Book Provides An Up-to-date And Broad-ranging Analysis Of The Opportunities And Challenges Confronting Contemporary Muslim Communities In Russia That Is Not Confined In Scope To Chechnya Or The North Caucasus, And Which Goes Beyond Simplistic Characterisations Of Muslims As A T̀hreat'. Instead, It Engages With The Role Of Political Islam In Russia In A Nuanced Way, Sensitive To Regional And Confessional Differences, Highlighting Islam's Impact On Domestic And Foreign Policy And Investigating Sources Of Both Radicalization And De-radicalization.--book Jacket. Introduction / Roland Dannreuther And Luke March -- Russian Discourses And Approaches To Islam And Islamism / Roland Dannreuther -- Russian Approaches To Radicalism And 'extremism' As Applied To Nationalism And Religion / Alexander Verkhovsky -- State Approaches To Muslim Integration In Russia, France And Britain In Comparative Perspective / Ekaterina Braginskaia -- The Performance Of Tolerance In European Television News. Responses To The 'islamic Threat': Russia, Britain, France / Stephen Hutchings, Galina Miazhevich, Chris Flood And Henri Nickels -- Modern Moscow: Muslim Moscow? / Luke March -- Tatarstan: Islam Entwined With Nationalism / Azat Khurmatullin -- Divergent Trends Of Islamic Radicalization In Muslim Russia / Galina Yemelianova -- The Radicalization Of North Caucasian Muslims / Akhmet Yarlykapov -- The Information Jihad Of 'shariat' Jamaat: Objectives, Methods And Achievements / Ruslan Kurbanov -- Kadyrov's Strategy Against Extremism In Chechnya / John Russell -- Islamic Radicalism And The Insecurity Dilemma In Central Asia: The Role Of Russia / Matteo Fumagalli -- Iran And Russia: From Idealism To Pragmatism / Elaheh Koolaee -- Conclusion / Roland Dannreuther And Luke March. Edited By Roland Dannreuther And Luke March. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.