Between Religion and Politics

by Brown, Nathan J.; Hamzawy, Amr

• ISBN13: 9780870032554
• ISBN10: 0870032550
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-07-16
• Publisher: Carnegie Endowment for Intl Peace

Summary

In recent decades, Islamist political movements in many Arab countries have strategically invested in a political process that was stacked heavily against them. And, to the surprise of many, they have actually succeeded by gaining more seats in parliaments and demonstrating their position as the only opposition movements with a popular base. Between Religion and Politicsis a broad, cross-national study of Islamist parties in Arab parliamentary elections. The book focuses on those movements that have cast themselves, at least in part, as electorally oriented political parties. It probes the environment in which the movements operate, the checkered relationship between Islamists and national rulers, the Islamists' political platforms, and efforts to build alliances with other opposition groups. By examining the debates within the Islamists movements, Between Religion and Politics is able to assess the party leaders' evaluations of their political experiences and their prospects for future participation.Contents include The Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood: Islamist Participation in aClosing Political Environment Jordan and Its Islamic Movement: The Limits of Inclusion? Party for Justice and Development in Morocco:Participation and Its Discontents Pushing toward Party Politics? Kuwait's IslamicConstitutional Movement Between Government and Opposition: The Case of theYemeni Congregation for Reform Hamas: Battling to Blend Religion, Politics, Resistance,and Governance

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. v
Preface	p. vii
Islamists in Arab Parliaments	p. 1
The Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood: Islamist Participation in a Closing Political Environment	p. 9
Jordan and its Islamic Movement: The Limits of Inclusion?	p. 47
Party for Justice and Development in Morocco: Participation and its Discontents	p. 79
Pushing Toward Party Politics? Kuwait's Islamic Constitutional Movement	p. 105
Between Government and Opposition: The Case of the Yemeni Congregation for Reform	p. 135
Hamas: Battling to Blend Religion, Politics, Resistance, and Governance	p. 161
Conclusion	p. 181
Notes	p. 189
Index	p. 207
Contributors	p. 213
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace	p. 215
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