RELIGIOUS FACTOR IN THE POLITICAL PROCESS: THE EXPERIENCE OF EAST POLITIES (MUSLIM CASE)

Abstract

The article is devoted to the peculiarities of the political process in countries where Islam is the state religion and it is characterized by its role and influence, both on the domestic and foreign policies of these countries. It reveals the main characteristics of the political process in the eastern countries and the principles of its implementation according to the authors. It identifies the influence of globalization on the policies of these countries and the ways of its development, possible trends in the development of the East of the political process in a globalized world.