Islamist radicalisation
Subtitle: the challenge for Euro-Mediterranean relations
By: edited by Michael Emerson, Kristina Kausch and Richard Youngs ; authors, Omayma Abdel-Latif, Muriel Asseburg, Rusen Cakir, Senem Aydin Duzgit, Ana Echague, Michael Emerson, Khaled Al-Hashimi, Ibrahim El Houdaiby, Kristina Kausch, Nona Mikhelidze, Robert Springborg, Nathalie Tocci, Richard Youngs
Contributors: Emerson, Michael, 1940- author; Kausch, Kristina, author; Youngs, Richard, 1968- author; Asseburg, Muriel, author; Çakır, Ruşen, author; Aydın-Düzgit, Senem, author; Echagüe, Ana, author; Al-Hashimi, Khaled, author; El Houdaiby, Ibrahim, author; Mikhelidze, Nona, author; Springborg, Robert, author; Tocci, Nathalie, author; Youngs, Richard, author; Centre for European Policy Studies (Brussels, Belgium); Fundación para las Relaciones Internacionales y el Diálogo Exterior
Publisher: Centre for European Policy Studies; FRIDE
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Brussels; Madrid
Language: eng
Number of pages: 181
ISBN-13: 9789290798651
Subjects: Islamic fundamentalism; Islam and politics; Relations; Democratization; Islamisme; Partis politiques; Islam; Démocratie; UE/CE Relations extérieures; International relations
Other titles: Islamist radicalization
Description: "Issues relating to political Islam continue to present challenges to European foreign policies in the Middle East and North Africa. In this volume, European and regional experts analyse trends driving the radicalisation of political Islam as well as the contrary trend of de-radicalisation observed in some countries where Islamist parties have secured democratic political participation. The question underlying the book is whether the EU should engage more specifically with the 'moderate' Islamist parties, and at least recognise radical Islamist movements the achieve democratic electoral success and legitimacy, such as Palestinian Hamas. Current EU policies are largely negative on both accounts. The conclusions of this book argue for a change in this stance, with a three-dimensional approach: a) to put pressure on incumbent regimes to abandon the repression of moderate Islamist movements, b) to influence the legal and political frameworks regulating social and political participation in a more open way and c) to engage in dialogue with non-violent opposition forces--both Islamist and non-Islamist. In the absence of such policies, the EU risks contributing to a re-radicalisation of movements that have become disillusioned with the failure of their political moderation to produce results."--Page 4 of cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Preface / Richard Youngs and Michael Emerson; title: pt. I. The question. Is the EU contributing to re-radicalisation? / Robert Springborg; title: pt. II. Case studies in Islamist radicalisation. Trends in political Islam in Egypt / Ibrahim El Houdaiby; title: Understanding Hamas's radicalisation / Khaled Al-Hashimi; title: Trends in Salafism / Omayma Abdel-Latif; title: Turkey : a sustainable case of de-radicalisation? / Senem Aydin Düzgit and Ruşen Çakir; title: The radicalisation of moderate Islamist parties : reality or chimera? / Ana Echagüe; title: pt. III. European engagement? Europe's engagement with moderate Islamists / Kristina Kausch; title: How can Europe engage with Islamist movements? / Nona Mikhelidze and Nathalie Tocci; title: Conclusions : dynamics in political Islam and challenges for European policies / Muriel Asseburg.