Authoritarian Regimes and their Islamist Rivals
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Authoritarian Regimes and their Islamist Rivals

A Comparative Study of Turkey, the Middle East and North Africa

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Authoritarian Regimes and their Islamist Rivals

A Comparative Study of Turkey, the Middle East and North Africa

About this book

This book explores the political trajectories of various countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, tracing the shifts in party systems and regime transitions along a model-like trajectory that spans from revolutionism to authoritarianism and electoral Islamism.

Adopting a comparative perspective, this book places patterns of party formation and developments in authoritarian and semi-authoritarian systems within a historical and regional context. It argues that during distinct periods, such as the prevalence of nationalism in the 1920s pre-independence era, the flourishing of pan-Arabism in the 1950s, and the rise of Islamism in the 1970s, ideologies have played a pivotal role in shaping the political landscape. While secular nationalism initially wielded a significant influence on political, social, and cultural change in the MENA region, the author argues that political Islam emerged as its primary rival. Even as secular leaders in MENA guided their republics through top-down reforms to establish a unified national ideology, many (though not all) eventually incorporated Islam to address popular demands. This book's key contribution lies in conceptualizing Islamism as a form of dialectical ideology.

This book offers an in-depth analysis of politics, party systems, and regime transitions in the MENA region. It is poised to resonate with students and researchers in political science, history, and Middle East studies.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Series Page
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Dedication
  7. Table of Contents
  8. List of Figures
  9. List of Tables
  10. List of Abbreviations
  11. 1 Revolutionary Authoritarian Regimes, Their Parties, and Challengers: A Comparative Analysis of Party Systems and Regime Trajectories in the Middle East and North Africa
  12. 2 Cleavage Politics and Party System Formation
  13. 3 Emergent Islamism
  14. 4 The Evolution of Nascent Party Systems: Ideological Cleavages and Regime Shaping
  15. 5 Ordering the State: Turkey’s One-Party Nation Builder: Ideological Trajectories
  16. 6 The Struggle for a Greater Nationhood: The Rise of the Ba’athist Movement
  17. 7 Emerging Electoral Islamism and Party Systems across MENA
  18. 8 Conclusion: Paths of Divergence: Parties and Political Cleavages in MENA
  19. Epilogue
  20. Index