Islamist Political Parties and Parliamentary Representation in the Middle East and North Africa

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ID2299289
AutoresCarlos García-Rivero (0000-0003-2043-1345, Universitat de València), Enrique Clari (0000-0002-2941-0332, Universitat de València), Joaquín Martín Cubas (0000-0002-8467-6993, Universitat de València)
Ano2021
Volume20
Fascículo4
Páginas441-472
Data de publicação2021-10-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoComparative Sociology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1569-1322 • E-ISSN: 1569-1330
EditoraWalter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1163/15691330-bja10038
OpenAlexW3216429245
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas1
Referências citadas17

Over the past century, political Islam has taken the form of political parties and entered the electoral realm to gain institutional power. The Arab Spring sparked an unprecedented electoral advance of Islamists. New elections gave rise to new governments under the control of Islamist in several countries in the region which created a new political scenario unthinkable only a few years earlier. In comparison with the traditional political parties, little is known about Islamist parties as recently empowered political actors. Against this background, this article explores the origin of Islamist political parties in the MENA region, the evolution of their parliamentary representation and the causes that fuel the latter. The first section of the article describes the appearance and evolution of Islamist political parties and the context in which the latter took place. The second part analyses the economic and political factors that explain the evolution presented in part one

Context (archaeology · Democracy · Islam · Middle East · Political economy · Political Islam · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Realm · Representation (politics · Sociology · History · Islamic Studies and History · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · Political Conflict and Governance