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Islamist moderation without democratization: the
coming of age of the Moroccan Party of Justice and
Development? |
Wegner, Eva; Pellicer, Miquel
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This article studies a novel factor relevant for the moderation of an Islamist
party: the degree of dependency on a social movement organization. This
question is examined in a case study analysing the evolution of the
relationship between the Moroccan Islamist party, Party of Justice and
Development (PJD), and its founding social movement organization. Over
time, the PJD has been gaining autonomy, becoming more moderate and
simultaneously gaining strength. Contemporaneously, liberalization in
Morocco has been partially reversed, partly as a result of the rising Islamist
strength. These findings suggest that it is the strength of the Islamist
opposition, rather than its ideological rigidity, that makes MENA rulers
reluctant to liberalize. We study the implications of these findings for
European Union policy towards Islamist parties in the MENA region.
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Keyword(s):
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Islamist parties; Morocco; moderation; authoritarianism |
Publication Date:
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2009 |
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Type:
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Journal article |
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Peer-Reviewed:
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Yes |
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Institution:
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Maynooth University |
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Citation(s):
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Wegner, Eva and Pellicer, Miquel (2009) Islamist moderation without democratization: the coming of age of the Moroccan Party of Justice and Development? Democratization, 16 (1). pp. 157-175. ISSN 1351-0347 |
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Publisher(s):
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Taylor & Francis (Routledge) |
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File Format(s):
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other |
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Related Link(s):
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http://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/12818/1/MP_Islamist.pdf |
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