Introduction : thinking about Islam and politics in global perspective
Islam and politics : history and key concepts
State formation and the making of Islamism
Islam in the system : the evolution of Islamism as political strategy
Islam as the system : Islamic states and "Islamization" from above
Islam for lack of a system : Islamism in weak and failed states
Radical Islamism and jihad beyond the nation-state
Muslim transnationalism : brotherhoods, networks, diasporas
Who speaks for Islam? : religious authority in the global umma
Beyond Islamism : globalization and Muslim politics
Appendix : key economic and political indicators for selected Muslim countries.