Wolves in sheep clothing or victims of times? Discussing the immoderation of incumbent Islamic parties in Turkey, Egypt, Morocco, and Tunisia

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ID6253532
AuthorsEsen Kirdiş (0000-0002-1127-1784, Department of International Studies, Rhodes College, Memphis, TN, USA, corresponding author)
Year2018
Volume25
Issue5
Pages901-918
Publication date2018-07-04
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueDemocratization (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1351-0347 • E-ISSN: 1743-890X
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13510347.2018.1441826
OpenAlexW2792962346
LanguageEN
Citations received10
References cited51

This article discusses the "immoderation" of incumbent Islamic parties – defined by the pursuit of a moral agenda and by an unwillingness to compromise with the opposition – through a comparative study of four incumbent Islamic parties in the socio-politically different regimes of Turkey, Egypt, Morocco, and Tunisia. Building on literature from religion and politics, social psychology, sociology of religion, and on the inclusion-moderation hypothesis, this study argues that (1) Islamic parties' strong organizations resulted both in their success and in the absence of internal pluralism and that (2) their dominant status in the party system consolidated their majoritarian understanding of democracy. Through its discussion of "immoderation" this study aims to contribute to the interdisciplinary literature on religion and politics

Clothing · Compromise · Democracy · Epistemology · Islam · Moderation · Opposition (politics · Pluralism (philosophy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Religion and Society Interactions · Religion, Society, and Development · Social Psychology

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