Based on a comprehensive study of both academic publications and grey literature and informed by social movement theory, this working paper analyzes processes of Islamist radicalization in Egypt and Tunisia. It develops a theoretical framework that identifies key mechanisms that link socioeconomic factors and Islamist radicalization, and systematically reviews the existing research in order to...Read More
The present research aims to present the growth of political and militant Islam and its main representatives in Syria, starting with the rise of the Muslim Brotherhood, its temptation to conquer power, and then survive in the face of Ba’ath repressions, continuing with Assad regime’s own politics of instrumentalization of a part of Syrian or...Read More
The discussion of Islam in world politics in recent years has tended to focus on how religion inspires or is used by a wide range of social movements, political parties, and militant groups. Less attention has been paid, however, to the question of how governments—particularly those in the Middle East—have incorporated Islam into their broader...Read More
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