The rise of Islamic political movements and parties : Morocco, Turkey and Jordan / Esen KirdisÌ&#x00a7.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kirdiş, Esen, author.

Contributor:

Ellis D. Williams, College 1865, Endowment Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islam and politics.

Social movements--Islamic countries.

Social movements.

Democratization--Islamic countries.

Democratization.

Islamic countries.

Physical Description:

vi, 224 p : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2019.

Summary:

Although regarded as a single community of Islamists, Islamic political movements utilise vastly different means to pursue their goals. This book examines why some Islamic movements facing the same socio-political structures pursue different political paths, while their counterparts in diverse contexts make similar political choices. Based on qualitative fieldwork involving personal interviews with Islamic politicians, journalists, and ideologues - conducted both before and after the Arab Spring - author Esen Kirdis draws close comparisons between six Islamic movements in Jordan, Morocco and Turkey. She analyses how some Islamic movements decide to form a political party to run in elections, while their counterparts in the same country reject doing so and instead engage in political activism as a social movement through informal channels. More broadly, the study demonstrates the role of internal factors, ideological priorities and organisational needs in explaining differentiation within Islamic political movements, and discusses its effects on democratisation.

Contents:

1 Introduction: Between Movement and Party p. 1

2 Form a Party or Stay a Movement? Structures and the Menu of Options p. 31

3 Islamic Movements Take Agency: The Decision over Participation p. 54

4 Two Paths, Six Different Outcomes, Three New Political Centres p. 121

5 Conclusion: The Rise of Islamic Political Movements and Parties p. 166.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Ellis D. Williams, College 1865, Endowment Fund.

ISBN:

9781474450676

1474450679

OCLC:

1104042796