BOOK REVIEWS: Barriers to Democracy. The Other Side of Social Capital in Palestine and the Arab World by Amaney A. Jamal
In: Democratization, Band 15, Heft 2, S. 453
ISSN: 1351-0347
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In: Democratization, Band 15, Heft 2, S. 453
ISSN: 1351-0347
In: Democratization, Band 15, Heft 3, S. 688
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In: Democratization, Band 15, Heft 1, S. 204-206
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In: Journal of contemporary African studies, Band 25, Heft 2, S. 187-203
ISSN: 1469-9397
In: Mediterranean politics, Band 12, Heft 3, S. 381-397
ISSN: 1354-2982, 1362-9395
World Affairs Online
Scholars and students of Islamist movements are divided over the issue of Islamists' commitment to democracy and a number of studies have attempted to discover the true nature of Islamist parties. This paper rejects this approach and argues that the behaviour of Islamist parties can be better understood through an analysis of the constraints and opportunities that their surrounding environment provides. Specifically, the paper aims at explaining the choice of the Moroccan Jamiat al-Adl wal-Ihsan neither to participate in institutional politics nor to undertake violent actions to transform the regime. This is done through an examination of its relations with the other political actors. The paper argues that Jamiat al-Adl wal-Ihsan's behaviour is as much the product of rational thinking as it is of ideology and provides evidence to support this claim. Such findings are important not only in the Moroccan context, but contribute to a growing literature claiming that Islamist movements should be treated as rational political actors operating under 'environmental' constraints and opportunities.
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In: Mediterranean politics, Band 12, Heft 3, S. 381-397
ISSN: 1743-9418
In: Democratization, Band 14, Heft 3, S. 516-517
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In: Democratization, Band 14, Heft 5, S. 946-947
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In: Journal of contemporary African studies, Band 25, Heft 2, S. 187-203
ISSN: 0258-9001
World Affairs Online
In: Mediterranean politics, Band 12, Heft 3, S. 381-398
ISSN: 1354-2982, 1362-9395
In: Democratization, Band 14, Heft 5, S. 946
ISSN: 1351-0347
In: Middle East Studies Association bulletin, Band 41, Heft 2, S. 182-183
In: Democratization, Band 15, Heft 1, S. 204-205
ISSN: 1351-0347
In: Democratization, Band 14, Heft 3, S. 516
ISSN: 1351-0347