Islamists and the Politics of the Arab Uprisings
Governance, Pluralisation and Contention
Paola Rivetti editor Hendrik Kraetzschmar editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Edinburgh University Press
Published:19th Jun '18
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What role does political Islam play in the genealogy of protests as an instrument to resist neo-liberalism and authoritarian rule? How can we account for the internal conflicts among Islamist players after the 2011/2012 Arab uprisings? How can we assess the performance of Islamist parties in power? What geopolitical reconfigurations have the uprisings created, and what opportunities have arisen for Islamists to claim a stronger political role in domestic and regional politics? These questions are addressed in this book, which looks at the dynamics in place during the aftermath of the Arab uprisings in a wide range of countries across the Middle East and North Africa.
Extremely rich in terms of empirical material…this book warrants attention from anyone interested in understanding the impact of the 2011 uprisings on political Islam across the region, as well as novel theoretical approaches to grasp with its changes. -- Erika Biagini, Dublin City University * British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies *
In a field that has quickly become overcrowded with repetitions, Kraetzschmar and Rivetti have put together a series of original contributions on an important but understudied aspect of the Arab Spring uprisings, namely the consequences of the uprisings on Islamist activism across the Middle East. I highly recommend this book for anyone wishing to better understand Islam’s engagement with politics in the Middle East in the post-2011 era. * Mehran Kamrava, Georgetown University-Qatar *
ISBN: 9781474419260
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 706g
408 pages