Islamist opposition in authoritarian regimes : the Party of Justice and Development in Morocco / Eva Wegner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wegner, Eva.

Series:

Religion and politics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ḥizb al-ʻAdālah wa-al-Tanmiyah (Morocco).

Political parties--Morocco.

Political parties.

Morocco.

Islam and politics--Morocco.

Islam and politics.

Morocco--Politics and government--1999-.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

xlv, 180 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2011.

Summary:

Wegner (a researcher with the Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit at the U. of Cape Town, South Africa) examines the electoral strategies pursued by Morocco's Party of Justice and Development in the period 1992 to 2007, analyzing the strategies chosen by the Islamist party in light of organizational, ideological, and institutional constraints and the broader political science literature on opposition, electoral authoritarian regimes, political parties, and social movements. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Political institutions, political parties, and the Islamist movement in Morocco

Party institutionalization and emancipation from the Islamist movement

The regime game

Elections and parliament

Comparing Islamist strategies in Jordan and Morocco.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780815632825

0815632827

OCLC:

681500694