D.A.J. Suurland (David)



Telephone number: +31 (0)71 527 7103
E-Mail: d.j.suurland@law.leidenuniv.nl
Faculty / Department: Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid, Instituut voor Metajuridica, Encyclopedie
Office Address: Kamerlingh Onnes Gebouw
Steenschuur 25
2311 ES Leiden
Room number A335


D.A.J. Suurland is writing a PhD Thesis on the applicability of the totalitarian paradigm on historical and modern day radical Islamic movements. Its aim is to answer three basic questions:  

  1. Can radical Islamic movements and their corresponding political ontology be understoood in terms of totalitarian legal and political philosophy?
  2. What should be the consequences for the West and the Islamic world if the totalitarian comparisson proves to be correct?
  3. Is this presumed totalitarian component indigenous to Islam or is it a product of modernity?

Last Modified: 29-10-2008