Faith in moderation : Islamist parties in Jordan and Yemen /
By: Schwedler, Jillian
Material type: BookPublisher: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.Description: xxi, 252 p ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9780521040006Subject(s): Political culture -- Jordan | Political parties -- Jordan | Islam and politics -- Jordan | Political culture -- Yemen (Republic) | Political parties -- Yemen (Republic) | Islam and politics -- Yemen (Republic)DDC classification: 324.2533082 SC FA Online resources: Location MapItem type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 324.2533082 SC FA (Browse shelf) | Available | T0042821 |
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323.6502854678 IS BE Being digital citizens | 324.20 WE KE Kevin Rudd : | 324.248072 ES PO Politics against markets : | 324.2533082 SC FA Faith in moderation : | 324.25692 NO HE Hezbollah : | 324.25692 NO HE Hezbollah : | 324.25695 GU HA Hamas in politics : |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-244) and index.
Moderation and the dynamics of political change -- Political liberalization as a mechanism of control -- Public political space -- Cultural dimensions of political contestation -- Justification and moderation -- Does inclusion lead to moderation?
Does political inclusion produce ideological moderation? Schwedler argues that examining political behaviour alone provides insufficient evidence of moderation because it leaves open the possibility that political actors might act as if they are moderate while harbouring radical agendas. Through a comparative study of the Islamic Action Front party in Jordan and the Islah party in Yemen, she argues that the IAF in Jordan has become more moderate through participation in pluralist political processes, while the Islah party has not. The variation is explained in part by internal group organization and decision-making processes, but particularly by the ways in which the IAF has been able to justify its new pluralist practices on Islamic terms while the Islah party has not. Based on nearly four years of field research in Jordan and Yemen, Schwedler contributes both an important theory of ideological moderation and detail about these powerful Islamist political parties.