Interpreting Islamic Political Parties [electronic resource] /
Salih, M.editor.
Interpreting Islamic Political Parties offer a critical analysis and explanation of the evolution, institutionalization and current developments of Islamic political parties. The volume contains case studies of Islamic political parties in Algeria, Egypt, Indonesia, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Somalia, South Africa and Sudan.
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""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""List of Illustrations""; ""List of Abbreviations""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction""; ""1 Of Opportunities and Organization: When Do Islamist Parties Choose to Compete Electorally?""; ""2 Different Settings, Different Definitions, and Different Agendas: Islamic and Secular Political Parties in Indonesia and Malaysia""; ""3 Islamic Parties in Indonesiaâ€?s Political Landscape and Their Respective Stances on Women and Minorities""; ""4 From Parties to Movements: Islam and Politics in the Horn of Africa""
""5 Kuwaitâ€?s Islamic Constitutional Movement: A Model or a Warning for Democratic Islamism?""""6 One Against All: The National Islamic Front (NIF) and Sudanese Sectarian and Secular Parties""; ""7 Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood and Competitive Politics""; ""8 Islamist Parties in Algeria: Toward a Political Professionalization?""; ""9 Islamic Political Parties in Secular South Africa""; ""10 Secularism and Islamism in Turkey: Understanding the 2007 Elections""; ""11 Interrogating Liberal Democracy: The Islamic Movement in Mauritius""
""12 The Maldives: The Strange Case of Islamic Multiparty Liberal Democracy""""13 Conceptualizing Hizbollahâ€?s Transformation in Lebanonâ€?s Postâ€?Cedar Revolution: Proxy Client or Structural Path Dependency?""; ""Bibliography""; ""Notes on Contributors""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""; ""Z""
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Interpreting Islamic Political Parties offer a critical analysis and explanation of the evolution, institutionalization and current developments of Islamic political parties. The volume contains case studies of Islamic political parties in Algeria, Egypt, Indonesia, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Somalia, South Africa and Sudan.
Comparative politics.
Political philosophy.
Social sciences-Philosophy.
Political theory.
Ethnology-Middle East .
Middle East-Politics and government.
Comparative Politics.
Political Philosophy.
Social Philosophy.
Political Theory.
Middle Eastern Culture.
Middle Eastern Politics.