The new spirit of Islamism: the diffusion of strategies for success among brothers

Thesis

The main aim of this research is to explain the aspirations and concerns of Islamist actors in the aftermath of the Arab Uprisings by looking at two sets of relationships: the relationship between Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi, the AKP) with the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood (al-Ikhwan al-muslimin fi Misr, the MB) and the relationship between the AKP and Tunisia’s Ennahda (‘Renaissance’ in English). These two relationships, details of...

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Authors: Karlı, YE

• Type of award: DPhil
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: University of Oxford
• Language: English
• Subjects: social movement theory; Diffusion; Islam and politics