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BETWEEN RELIGION AND POLITICS IBD

CARNEGIE ENDOWMENT FOR INTERNA
07 / 2010
9780870032554
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Sinopsis

n recent decades, Islamist political movements in many Arab countries have strategically invested in a political process that was stacked heavily against them. And, to the surprise of many, they have actually succeeded by gaining more seats in parliaments and demonstrating their position as the only opposition movements with a popular base.áBetween Religion and Politicsáis a broad, cross-national study of Islamist parties in Arab parliamentary elections. The book focuses on those movements that have cast themselves, at least in part, as electorally oriented political parties. It probes the environment in which the movements operate, the checkered relationship between Islamists and national rulers, the IslamistsâÇÖ political platforms, and efforts to build alliances with other opposition groups. By examining the debates within the Islamists movements, Between Religion and Politics is able to assess the party leadersâÇÖ evaluations of their political experiences and their prospects for future participation.Contents includeâÇó The Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood: Islamist Participation in a Closing Political EnvironmentâÇó Jordan and Its Islamic Movement: The Limits of Inclusion?âÇó Party for Justice and Development in Morocco: Participation and Its DiscontentsâÇó Pushing toward Party Politics? KuwaitâÇÖs Islamic Constitutional MovementâÇó Between Government and Opposition: The Case of the Yemeni Congregation for ReformâÇó Hamas: Battling to Blend Religion, Politics, Resistance, and Governance