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Abstract / Summary

Long before the Arab Spring dawned in 2011, democracy and Islam—and their intersection—were already becoming critical dimensions of Middle East political life. This case study explores the relationship between these two forces, devoting particular attention to the origins and implications of popular support for Islamic political organizations, and the heated debates taking place in some Arab countries on whether to recognize these organizations as legitimate political parties, permitted to participate in the political process. By examining developments in Egypt, Tunisia, Jordan, and Algeria, the case highlights not only political processes and issues that apply widely in the Arab world, but also important cross-national differences in the behavior of both governments and Muslim movements. This case could be paired with Case Study 339, “Tunisia and the Start of the Arab Spring.”

Field of Interest

Global Issues

Author

Laurie Brand, 1956-, Mark Tessler, 1941-

Publisher

The Institute for the Study of Diplomacy

Copyright Message

Copyright © 1995 The Institute for the Study of Diplomacy

Content Type

Case study

Warning: Contains explicit content

No

Format

Text

Page Count

22

Publication Year

1995

Publisher

Georgetown University. School of Foreign Service. Institute for the Study of Diplomacy

Place Published / Released

District of Columbia

Series Number

Case 215

Subject

Global Issues, Social Sciences, Violence and Repression, Arab Spring, 2010-2011, Religious persecution, Politics, Democracy, Islam, Politics & Policy, Argelia, Argélia, Jordania, Túnez, Egipto, Egito, Khedivate of Egypt (Historical Place), Algeria, Jordan, Tunisia, Egypt, Algerians, Egyptians, Tunisians, Jordanians, Arabs, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)

Series / Program

Institute for the Study of Diplomacy Case Study Program

Keywords and Translated Subjects

Argelia, Argélia, Jordania, Túnez, Egipto, Egito, Khedivate of Egypt (Historical Place)