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Democracy or authoritarianism Islamist governments in Turkey, Egypt, and Tunisia Sebnem Gumüsçu
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gumuscu, Sebnem, 1979- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Political parties--Turkey.
- Political parties.
- Political parties--Egypt.
- Political parties--Tunisia.
- Democracy--Turkey.
- Democracy.
- Democracy--Egypt.
- Democracy--Tunisia.
- Islam and politics--Turkey.
- Islam and politics.
- Islam and politics--Egypt.
- Islam and politics--Tunisia.
- Egypt.
- Tunisia.
- Turkey.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, United Kingdom New York, NY Cambridge University Press 2023
- Summary:
- "Tracing the evolution of Islamist political parties and their rise to power in Turkey, Egypt and Tunisia, Sebnem Gumuscu explains why some remained committed to democracy while others took an authoritarian turn. Drawing on extensive fieldwork in three countries, Gumuscu considers the impact of party affairs on incumbents' democratic commitments"-- Provided by publisher
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Modernization, inclusion, and power : explaining Islamist party(ies' democratic commitments) behavior
- A theory of intra-party politics : resources and coalitions
- The AKP's pivot from liberal democracy to electoral Islamism
- Electoral Islamism and killing the dream of a democratic Muslim Brotherhood
- Ennahda's path towards liberal Islamism
- Conclusion
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Print version record
- Other Format:
- Print version Gumüsçu, Sebnem, 1979- Democracy or authoritarianism
- ISBN:
- 9781009178259
- 1009178253
- OCLC:
- 1374253620
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
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