From al-da'wa to al-hizbiyya: Mainstream Islamic movements in Egypt, Jordan and Palestine in the 1990s
The optimism of the 1980s about the prospects of integrating the moderate Islamic movement in the process of democratization has been undermined by the growing repressive political climate of the 1990s. The existing autocratic regimes proved to be as resilient and tenacious as their radical Islamic...
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Amsterdam
Research Center for International Political Economy and Foreign Policy Analysis
1997
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| In: | Year: 1997 |
| Series/Journal: | Amsterdam Middle East Papers
10 |
| Further subjects: | B
Democratization
B Sāfī Jordan B Association B Islam B State B Egypt B Religious community B Islam and politics B Political movement B Social movement B Religious organization B Palestine |
| Summary: | The optimism of the 1980s about the prospects of integrating the moderate Islamic movement in the process of democratization has been undermined by the growing repressive political climate of the 1990s. The existing autocratic regimes proved to be as resilient and tenacious as their radical Islamic opponents. Although the acceptance of democracy by the moderate Islamic movements is the ideal, their participation in elections in a repressive environment entails severe risks, leading in extreme cases to the loss of credibility and marginalization. In this paper past strategies of the moderate Islamic movements in Egypt, Jordan and Palestine are compared. Taking part in elections is regarded as just one option, which has not always been the optimal one. Also the internal structure of the moderate Islamic movement is looked into for its democratic potential. (RECIPE/DÜI) |
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