The Tunisian Revolution and Democratic Transition: The Role of al-Nahḍah

ISBN-13: 9780367762308 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 172 str.

Mohammad Dawood Sofi

Opis

Drawing on the history of post-independence Tunisia, the book studies the evolution of al-Nahḍah as a political party in Tunisia and its role in a protracted struggle to shape the post-authoritarian order on democratic lines.

Spis treści

Introduction  Section I.  Reading the History of Ḥizb al-Nahḍah  1. Ḥizb al-Nahḍah: Causes, Origins, and Early Development  2. From Al-Jamā‘ah al-Islāmi̇̄yyah to Ḥarkah al-Ittijah al-Islāmi̇̄  3. Ḥizb al-Nahḍah: The Fall of Bourguiba and the Engagement with Bin Ali  Section II.  The Genesis of the Tunisian Revolution: A Discussion  4. Tunisian Revolution in the backdrop of Arab Spring  5. The Path to Tunisian Revolution  Section III.  Post-Revolution Political Milieu of Tunisia: Understanding the Role of al-Nahḍah  6. Post-Revolution Tunisia and the Path to Democratic Transition  7. Ḥizb al-Nahḍah: Power, Politics, and the Governance Test  Conclusion

O autorze

Mohammad Dawood Sofi is an Assistant Professor (Contractual) in Islamic Studies at the Directorate of Distance Education (DDE), University of Kashmir Srinagar, India. Prior to joining DDE, he served as a postdoctoral research fellow in International Relations at Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University, Turkey. His recent books include Rāshid al-Ghannūshi̇̄: A Key Muslim Thinker of the 21st Century (2018).