Faith in Moderation: Islamist Parties in Jordan and Yemen

Jillian Schwedler

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511550829

Does political inclusion produce ideological moderation? Schwedler argues that examining political behaviour alone provides insufficient evidence of moderation because it leaves open the possibility that political actors might act as if they are moderate while harbouring radical agendas. Through a comparative study of the Islamic Action Front party in Jordan and the Islah party in Yemen, she argues that the IAF in Jordan has become more moderate through participation in pluralist political processes, while the Islah party has not. The variation is explained in part by internal group organization and decision-making processes, but particularly by the ways in which the IAF has been able to justify its new pluralist practices on Islamic terms while the Islah party has not. Based on nearly four years of field research in Jordan and Yemen, Schwedler contributes both an important theory of ideological moderation and detail about these powerful Islamist political parties.

Winner of the Best Book Award - Comparative Democratization Section of the American Political Science Association

'Faith in Moderation presents good critiques of the current dominant theories in political change literature … Faith in Moderation is a lively and valuable attempt … [it] promises more debate and to contribute to a better understanding of the dynamics of political change in the Middle East.'

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Frontmatter
pp i-vi

Contents
pp vii-vii

List of Figures
pp viii-viii

List of Tables
pp ix-x

Preface
pp xi-xiv

Acknowledgments
pp xv-xviii

List of Abbreviations
pp xix-xx

Note on Transliterations and Translations
pp xxi-xxii

Faith in Moderation
pp xxiii-xxiv

1 - Moderation and the Dynamics of Political Change
pp 1-33

2 - Political Liberalization as a Mechanism of Control
pp 34-76

3 - Public Political Space
pp 77-116

4 - Cultural Dimensions of Political Contestation
pp 117-148

5 - Justification and Moderation
pp 149-191

6 - Conclusion: Does Inclusion Lead to Moderation?
pp 192-216

References
pp 217-244

Index
pp 245-252

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