The Politics of Islamism Diverging Visions and Trajectories /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Esposito, John L. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Zubaidah Rahim, Lily (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Ghobadzadeh, Naser (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Middle East Today
• Subjects: Religion and politics.; Middle East-Politics and government.; International relations.; Democracy.; Political science.; Islam.; Politics and Religion.; Middle Eastern Politics.; International Relations Theory.; Governance and Government.

This book offers a nuanced and muti-layered approach towards comprehending the possibilities of democratization or likelihood of authoritarian resilience in the Muslim world. The volume highlights the complex diversity within Islamist movements and parties- characterised by internal tensions, strugg...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction: Theological Contestations and Political Coalition-Building
• 2. Islam and Democracy: Perspectives from Reformist and Traditional Islam
• 3. Democratization of Islamic Political Theology
• 4. Tunisia's Ennahda: Islamists Turning the Learning Curve of Democracy and Civic Habituation
• 5.From Moderation to De-Moderation: Democratic Backsliding of the AKP in Turkey
• 6. Negotiating Popular Mandate and the Sovereignty of God in Iran
• 7. Careful What You Wish For: Salafi Islamisation and Authoritarian Governance in Malaysia
• 8. The Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood, Democratisation and the Dilemmas of Internal Organisational Reform: Seeking Unity, Finding Division?
• 9. The Dilemmas of Dual Resistance: Hamas and Political Learning in Gaza
• 10. Conclusion.