Islamists and the Arab Revolutions

Bitter Experiences
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-041-05118-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 278 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

Reihe: Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Democratization and Government

This monograph offers the most comprehensive and regionally grounded analysis to date of how Islamist movements across the Middle East responded to – and were transformed by – the 2010–2011 Arab uprisings.

Far from a monolithic force, Islamist actors across Egypt, Tunisia, Yemen, Morocco, Libya, Jordan, Syria, Sudan, and the Gulf reacted in divergent and contradictory ways to the revolutionary wave. This volume brings together scholars from within the region who not only document the evolving role of Islamist parties in their respective contexts but also critically examine how their ideologies, internal structures, and political strategies were challenged, revised, or, in some cases, further radicalized. Drawing on case studies of both participation and repression, electoral victories and authoritarian backlash, the chapters offer a panoramic view of Islamists navigating revolution, governance, exile, and counter-revolution. From the Muslim Brotherhood’s dramatic rise and fall in Egypt to Ennahda’s contested governance in Tunisia, and the fragmented Islamist scene in post-Qaddafi Libya, this book reveals how the Arab uprisings served as a turning point – exposing both the potential and the limits of political Islam.

Essential reading for scholars and students of Middle East politics, Islamist movements, revolutionary studies, and democratization, this book provides crucial insights into the turbulent interplay between ideology, power, and social transformation in the contemporary Arab world.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Baabood, Abdullah

Hroub, Khaled

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam & Islamische Studien
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Ideologien
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Religionssoziologie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Regionalwissenschaften, Regionalstudien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Introduction – Islamists and the Arab Revolutions: Diverse Experiences and Bitter Lessons

KHALED HROUB AND ABDULLAH BAABOOD

2 Egypt – Walk in Place: Political and Ideological Revisionism within Egypt’s Post-013 Muslim Brotherhood

MOHAMMAD AFFAN AND HEBA RAOUF EZZAT

3 Egypt – The Lure of Politics: Transformations of Egypt’s Salafists during and after the 2011 Revolution

KHALIL AL-ANANI

4 Tunisia – The Tunisian Ennahda Movement after the 2020 Revolution: Failure and Uncertainty

SALAH EDDIN JOURCHI

5 Yemen – The Yemeni Islah Party: Developments and Stagnation in the Arab Spring

ATEQ JARALLAH

6 Morocco – Was There a “Moroccan Spring” for the Justice and Development Party?

ABDELALI HAMIDINE

7 Oman – Islamists and the “Omani Spring”

SAID SULTAN AL HASHIMI

8 Libya – Libyan Islamists during and after the Arab Spring

OSAMA KUBBAR

9 Jordan – The “Brotherhood” after the Arab Spring: Political, Intellectual, and Organizational Crises and Transformations

MOHAMMAD ABU RUMMAN

10 Bahrain and Kuwait’s Islamists and Their “Spring”: A Critique of the Experience

BAQER ALNAJJAR

11 Syria – Incomplete Transformations: Islamists and the Challenge of Revolution and Rule in Syria, 2011–2022

ABDULRAHMAN ALHAJ

12 Sudan – Islamists in Power: From Freedom Seekers to Authoritarian Rulers

KHALID ELTIGANI ELNOUR

Über Autor(innen)

Khaled Hroub is a Professor at Northwestern University in Qatar. He previously taught Middle East history and politics at the University of Cambridge. His research focuses on Arab politics and religion, with emphasis on Palestine and the broader Middle East. He is the author of several books, including works on Hamas and religious broadcasting in the region. He holds a Ph.D. in International Relations from the University of Cambridge.

Abdullah Baabood is the Qatar Chair for Islamic Area Studies and a Visiting Professor at Waseda University. He has held prominent academic positions at Qatar University and the University of Cambridge, with a focus on Gulf politics, economics, and foreign relations. He holds a Ph.D. in International Relations from the University of Cambridge and an MBA from the University of Kent.