Organizing Islamists: Retracing Political Moderation in Tunisia and Turkey

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" Organizing Islamists: Retracing Political Moderation in Tunisia and Turkey "
Dustin Baker Jepsen, Eric

Document Type	:	Latin Dissertation
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	803524
Doc. No	:	TL48317
Call number	:	‭1705854646;‮ ‬1593927‬
Main Entry	:	Anderson, Jedidiah
Title & Author	:	Organizing Islamists: Retracing Political Moderation in Tunisia and Turkey\ Dustin BakerJepsen, Eric
College	:	University of South Dakota
Date	:	2015
Degree	:	M.A.
field of study	:	Political Science
student score	:	2015
Page No	:	94
Note	:	Committee members: Bucklin, Steven; Schorn, Timothy
Note	:	Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-321-90439-0
Abstract	:	The integration of Islamists into Tunisia's post-Arab Spring democratic landscape has brought about a renewed interest in the mechanisms that govern political party behavior. The moderation of political parties has long been a topic of debate in the literature, yet recent Islamist party successes in emerging democratic systems have called into question many of the traditional determinants of party moderation. Scholars of party behavior have traditionally viewed political inclusion as the driving force behind party moderation. Proponents of 'Inclusion-Moderation' theory suggest that as parties enter into the political system they temper their politics in order to attract key constituencies of moderate 'median voters.' As a result, political survival dictates the abandonment of radical policy. However, this examination of Islamist parties has revealed that behavioral moderation may also precede political inclusion, even in the wake of repression. Such a revelation necessitates a further examination of various factors that may influence party behavior. In doing so, it is important to remember that all political parties are, in essence, power-seeking organizations. The concept of political parties as organizations is widely overlooked in the realm of party moderation.
Subject	:	Islamic Studies; Middle Eastern Studies; Political science; Organizational behavior
Descriptor	:	Social sciences;Islamist;Islamist moderation;Organizations;Political parties;Tunisia;Turkey
Added Entry	:	Jepsen, Eric
Added Entry	:	Political ScienceUniversity of South Dakota