Fuad ALIEV
Fuad Aliev, Post-graduate student at the Research Institute of Economic Reforms of the Ministry of Economic Development (Baku, Azerbaijan).
ISLAMIC REVIVAL IN AZERBAIJAN: THE PROCESS AND ITS POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS
ABSTRACT
The author analyzesthe Islamic revival in the Republic of Azerbaijan, its specific characteristics, main actors, and potential trends; he also formulates possible responses from the governmentto the challenges of the times. He is convinced that the country can hypothetically use religion to improve the social and economic context: today it has the unique chance of setting up a new model that combines secularism and revived Islam, since public perception of this concept has so far managed to escape the influence of radical ideologies……………………….