The Islamic Revival Party of Tajikistan
Episodes of Islamic Activism, Postconflict Accommodation, and Political Marginalization
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13063493 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tim Epkenhans (0000-0003-0257-1184, University of Freiburg, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 321-346 |
| Publication date | 2015-10-03 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Central Asian Affairs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2214-2282 • E-ISSN: 2214-2290 |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/22142290-00204001 |
| OpenAlex | W2120306242 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 1 |
The parliamentary elections on March 1, 2015, mark a caesura for postconflict Tajikistan. With the exclusion of the Islamic Revival Party of Tajikistan ( irpt ) from Tajikistan’s parliament, the political elite has finally abandoned the principles of the 1997 General Peace Accord, which had ended the country’s Civil War (1992–1997). Since then, the irpt has distinguished itself as a credible oppositional political party committed to democratic principles with an almost imperceptible religious agenda. By shifting the irpt ’s attention to issues of democratization and socioeconomic development, its chairman, Muhiddin Kabirī, opened the irpt to a younger electorate. Continuous defamation campaigns and persecution, however, have worn down the irpt ’s activists and its electorate. The party’s electoral defeat did not come as a surprise
Accommodation · Democracy · Democratization · Elite · Islam · Parliament · Persecution · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Surprise · China's Ethnic Minorities and Relations · Eurasian Exchange Networks · History · Law · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2018 - 2021 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |