The politics of religious party change : Islamist and Catholic parties in comparative perspective / A. Kadir Yildirim.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yildirim, A. Kadir, author.

Series:

Cambridge studies in social theory, religion, and politics.

Cambridge studies in social theory, religion, and politics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Catholic Church--Political activity--Europe, Western.

Catholic Church.

Political parties--Middle East.

Political parties.

Political parties--Europe, Western.

Islam and politics--Middle East.

Islam and politics.

Party affiliation--Middle East.

Party affiliation.

Party affiliation--Europe, Western.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 308 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2023.

Summary:

The Politics of Religious Party Change examines the ideological change and secularization of religious political parties and asks: when and why do religious parties become less anti-system? In a comparative analysis, the book traces the striking similarities in the historical origins of Islamist and Catholic parties in the Middle East and Western Europe, chronicles their conflicts with existing religious authorities, and analyzes the subsequently divergent trajectories of Islamist and Catholic parties. In examining how religious institutional structures affect the actions of religious parties in electoral politics, the book finds that centralized and hierarchical religious authority structures - such as the Vatican - incentivize religious parties to move in more pro-system, secular, and democratic directions. By contrast, less centralized religious authority structures - such as in Sunni Islam - create more permissive environments for religious parties to be anti-system and more prone to freely-formed parties and hybrid party movements.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 03 Jan 2023).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-009-18650-7

1-009-18649-3

1-009-17073-2