Rethinking Political Inclusion Beyond Moderation
Strategic Relational Pluralization in Tunisian Islamist Politics
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6160874 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alia Gana (0000-0001-6743-3597, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne), Ester Sigillò (0000-0002-3631-4381, University of Bologna), Théo Blanc (0000-0002-4396-9693, European University Institute) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 462-493 |
| Publication date | 2023-03-28 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Middle East Law and Governance (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1876-3367 • E-ISSN: 1876-3375 |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/18763375-15020006 |
| OpenAlex | W4361225108 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 12 |
This article explores the complex dynamics shaping the integration of the Tunisian Islamist party Ennahdha into the instituted political game. Drawing on a strategic relational approach, the analysis highlights the simultaneous, mutually reactive, and often conflicting relationships of Ennahdha party with three types of actors: political secular forces (allied or antagonist), political and religious Salafi actors, and faith-based associations. Based on extensive field research and 33 in-depth interviews conducted with key players involved, we propose to capture these dynamics at the macro (regime), meso (organizations), and micro levels, through the notion of strategic pluralization, by which we mean a reconfiguration of Ennahdha’s relations with various Islamic actors under the pressure of secular forces. Going beyond institutional-structural approaches and monolithic interpretations of the Islamist constellation, we argue that Ennahdha’s integration in relational economies has formed the basis of the party’s strategy to secure its political inclusion in the post-revolutionary scene
Inclusion (mineral · Islam · Moderation · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sharia · Social science · Sociology · African Studies and Geopolitics · Law · Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender · Political Conflict and Governance · Social Psychology
Normalized but politically contingent
Salafis’ hybrid trajectories of socio-political engagement in Tunisia and Algeria. A social movement perspective
The political integration of the Tunisian Ennahdha party in the light of the notions of civil state and civil party
Not Islamists, Muslim democrats
Twelve years a slave? Ennahdha's constrained (ir)responsibility in post-revolutionary Tunisia (2011-2023)
The Muslim Brotherhood and its Quest for Hegemony in Egypt
Global Salafism
The coming of a post‐Islamist Society
Between social contention and takfirism
Anatomy of the Salafi Movement
Can Islamists Become Moderates? Rethinking the Inclusion-Moderation Hypothesis
Players and arenas
Attitudes on Family Law as an Electoral Cleavage
Othering within the Islamist Spectrum
Islamist moderation in perspective
Opportunity, ideology, and Salafi pathways of political activism in Tunisia
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,67 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |