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Beyond Quietism: Party Institutionalisation, Salafism, and the Economy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2020

Francesco Cavatorta Open the ORCID record for Francesco Cavatorta [Opens in a new window]  and
Valeria Resta Open the ORCID record for Valeria Resta [Opens in a new window]
Francesco Cavatorta*
Affiliation:
Laval University
Valeria Resta
Affiliation:
Universita La Sapienza
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Address correspondence and reprint requests to: Francesco Cavatorta, Department of Political Science, Laval University, Quebec City, Canada. E-mail: francesco.cavatorta@pol.ulaval.ca
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Abstract

Breaking with a long tradition of political quietism, many Salafis in Tunisia and Egypt decided to found political parties and participate in competitive elections after the collapse of the regime. In doing so, they had to present a political program to voters, including policy proposals on economic issues. The article examines how Salafi parties dealt with economic policy-making and finds that they reluctantly engaged with it, offering contradictory and naïve policies meant to pander to the electorate. Policy-making preferences and positions on economic issues are employed to look at the degree of party institutionalization Salafi parties have.

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Politics and Religion , Volume 13 , Issue 4 , December 2020 , pp. 796 - 817
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Copyright © Religion and Politics Section of the American Political Science Association 2020

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The authors are thankful to the anonymous referees for their comments, which considerably improved the article.

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