Democracy or Authoritarianism: Islamist Governments in Turkey, Egypt, and Tunisia

ISBN-13: 9781009178235 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023 / 296 str.

Vermont) Gumuscu Sebnem (Middlebury College

Opis

Traces the evolution of three Islamist governments to explain why some commit to democracy while others devolve into authoritarianism.

Recenzje

'This is comparative politics at its very best. Grappling with the timely question of why some Islamist parties remain committed to democracy once in power while others experience democratic backsliding, Gumuscu leverages a rich body of primary research to argue for intra-party competition as the causal factor. Readers have gained a powerful tool via Gumuscu's tour de force.' Nora Fisher Onar, University of San Francisco

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. Modernization, inclusion, and power: explaining Islamist parties' democratic commitments; 2. A theory of intra-party politics: resources and coalitions; 3. The AKP's pivot from liberal democracy to electoral Islamism; 4. Electoral Islamism and killing the dream of a democratic Muslim brotherhood; 5. Ennahda's path towards liberal Islamism; Conclusion.