Islamist Parties and Political Normalization in the Muslim World

Contents

Contents Introduction: The Emergence and Development of Islamist Political Parties 1 quinn mecham and julie chernov hwang 1. Islamist Parties as Strategic Actors: Electoral Participation and Its Consequences 17 quinn mecham 2. When Is Normalization Also Democratization? Islamist Political Parties, the Turkish Case, and the Future of Muslim Polities 40 murat somer 3. Patterns of Normalization: Islamist Parties in Indonesia 58 julie chernov hwang 4. Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Reform, Reticence, and Realignments of the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party 84 joseph chinyong liow and wenling chan 5. Searching for Political Normalization: The Party of Justice and Development in Morocco 112 driss maghraoui and saloua zerhouni 6. Mapping the Terrain of Reform in Yemen: Islah over Two Decades 134 stacey philbrick yadav 7. Islamist Parties, Elections, and Democracy in Bangladesh 156 ali riaz vi Contents Conclusion: The New Dynamism of Islamist Parties 175 julie chernov hwang and quinn mecham Notes 193 List of Contributors 221 Index 225 Acknowledgments 231 ...