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Islamism, party change, and strategic conciliation: Evidence from Tunisia

McCarthy, Rory

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What happens to an Islamist party after moderating its behaviour and ideology? Existing work on Islamist parties has elaborated the varied causes of moderation. Yet, the mixed findings do not capture the full range of Islamist dynamics. This article draws on a multiyear, interview-based study of the Tunisian Islamist party Ennahda to interrogate the process of intraparty change after moderation. Islamist parties face a two-level problem with external and internal trade-offs. I argue that the intraparty characteristics that enable moderation may also contribute to undermining a party’s institutional structure and identity as it responds to an uncertain political context. These findings bring processual evidence from Islamist parties into broader explanations of party change and highlight the ongoing effects of moderation, not just its causes.

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McCarthy, R. (2023). Islamism, party change, and strategic conciliation: Evidence from Tunisia. Party Politics, https://doi.org/10.1177/13540688231192393

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jul 15, 2023
Online Publication Date Jul 24, 2023
Publication Date 2023
Deposit Date Aug 2, 2023
Publicly Available Date Aug 2, 2023
Journal Party Politics
Print ISSN 1354-0688
Electronic ISSN 1460-3683
Publisher SAGE Publications
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/13540688231192393
Keywords Sociology and Political Science
Public URL https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1710104

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