Post-Islamism in Tunisia and Egypt: Contradictory Trajectories
In the wake of the Tunisian Revolution of 2011, Ennahda leader Rached Ghannouchi distanced his party from the main Islamist paradigm, which is spearheaded primarily by the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, and announced the separation of the religious ...
Houssem Ben Lazreg
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This article stresses the importance of learning in the transformation of an incumbent Islamist party within the context of polity re-configuration.
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Moderation through exclusion? The journey of the Tunisian Ennahda from fundamentalist to conservative party [PDF]
The success of processes of democratic change is often predicated on the moderation of anti-systemic and extremist parties. The literature on such parties argues that such moderation, namely the acceptance of democratic procedures, human rights, and a ...
Cavatorta, Francesco, Merone, Fabio
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Revisiting post-Islamism a decade after the Arab Spring [PDF]
The Arab Spring uprisings marked a watershed moment in regional politics, significantly impacting Islamist movements in terms of strategies, ideologies, and organizational structures.
Affan Mohammad
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Salafist movement and sheikh-ism in the Tunisian democratic transition [PDF]
The article examines the complexity of Tunisian Salafism in the context of the Tunisian transition to democracy. Building on primary sources and original field work, the article highlights the theoretical and practical divergences that affect the ...
Cavatorta, Francesco, Merone, Fabio
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Labour and democracy in the Maghreb : the Moroccan and Tunisian trade unions in the 2011 Arab Uprisings [PDF]
This article focuses on the part played by Moroccan and Tunisian labour in the 2011 Arab Uprisings and their outcomes, aiming to add fresh evidence to the long-standing debate over the place of social classes in democratisation processes.
Feltrin, Lorenzo
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RACHID GHANNOUCHI AND THE RISE OF MUSLIM DEMOCRAT IN TUNISIA’S POLITICS
The paper highlights Rachid Ghannouchi’s political ideas in the context of the growth of political Islam in the Arab world by focusing on historical and political development that underlie the democratic process in Tunisia.
ahmad nabil Amir, Tasnim Abdul Rahman
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Genießen islamistische Parteien tatsächlich einen politischen Vorteil? Das Beispiel Tunesien [PDF]
Ein kürzlich erschienener Literaturüberblick von Cammett und Luong diskutiert den politischen Vorteil islamistischer Parteien in Nordafrika und Nahost, kann die angenommene Funktionsweise des politischen Vorteils aber nicht empirisch belegen.
Poppenborg, Tim Lewis, Schlipphak, Bernd
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Art, Power and Knowledge: Claiming Public Space in Tunisia [PDF]
Charles Tripp argues that through artistic interventions – graffiti, visual street art, performances, demonstrations, banners, slogans – citizens have appropriated the public sphere.
Tripp, Charles
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The Role of Islamist Political Parties In Tunisia and Egypt in the Wake of the Arab Spring [PDF]
The Arab Spring, with a call for a more democratic system of governance, was a phenomenon that will continue to shape the political and social spheres of the Arab world for generations to come.
Sweeney, Sean
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