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Muslim democratic parties in the Middle East : economy and politics of Islamist moderation / A. Kadir Yildirim.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Yildirim, A. Kadir, author.
- Series:
- Indiana series in Middle East studies.
- Indiana Series in Middle East Studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Political parties--Middle East.
- Political parties.
- Islam and politics--Middle East.
- Islam and politics.
- Middle East--Politics and government--1979-.
- Middle East.
- Middle East--Economic conditions--1979-.
- Middle East--Economic policy.
- Middle East--Social conditions.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (295 pages).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Bloomington, Indiana ; Indianapolis, Indiana : Indiana University Press, 2016.
- Summary:
- A. Kadir Yildirim and other scholars have used the term "Muslim Democrat" to describe moderate Islamist political parties, suggesting a parallel with Christian Democratic parties in Europe. These parties (MDPs) are marked by their adherence to a secular political regime, normative commitment to the rules of a democratic political system, and the democratic political representation of a religious identity. In this book, Yildirim draws on extensive field research in Turkey, Egypt, and Morocco to examine this phenomenon and assess the interaction of economic and political factors in the development of MDPs. Distinguishing between "competitive [economic] liberalization" and "crony liberalization," he argues that MDPs are more likely to emerge and succeed in the context of the former. He summarizes that the broader implication is that the economic liberalization models adopted by governments in the region in the wake of the Arab Spring have significant implications for the future direction of party systems and democratic reform.
- Contents:
- Introduction : Muslim democratic parties
- A social theory of Muslim democratic parties
- Modeling economic liberalization in a comparative perspective
- From the periphery to the center : competitive liberalization in Turkey
- Stuck in the periphery : crony liberalization in Egypt
- Pathways from the periphery : competitive liberalization in Morocco.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780253023292
- 0253023297
- OCLC:
- 964282869
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