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 c...

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Beteilige Person:	Schwedler, Jillian (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	Englisch
Veröffentlicht:	Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2006
Schlagwörter:	Political culture / Jordan Political parties / Jordan Islam and politics / Jordan Political culture / Yemen (Republic) Political parties / Yemen (Republic) Islam and politics / Yemen (Republic) Islam Politische Kultur Jemen Jordanien
Links:	https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511550829 https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511550829 https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511550829 https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511550829
Zusammenfassung:	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
Umfang:	1 online resource (xxi, 252 Seiten)
ISBN:	9780511550829
DOI:	10.1017/CBO9780511550829