1 DEVELOPMENT POLICIES AND RADICALIZATION OF ISLAMIST GROUPS

This paper focuses on Indonesia and Malaysia highlighting developmental policies of Soeharto and Mahatir and their consequences on the level of radicalization of muslim groups in these two countries. Comparing Soeharto’s de politicization of Islamic of Institute groups on marginalization and radicalization of Islamist groups in both countries. The emergence of muslim middle class in both countries as a result of both regims modernization