Islamist Movements during the Tunisian Transition and Syrian Crisis: The Power of Practices

Islamism haunted post—2011 movements for democratisation in the Arab world. Political liberalisations opened space for Islamist movements – from the Muslim Brotherhood and Salafist to Jihadists and the Islamic State – and seemed to threaten the liberal character of reforms. Going against this popular perception of Islamism as defined by an illiberal ideology, this book provides a ground breaking analysis of the concrete practices of Islamist movements to assess their impact on post—2011 act...