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8 February 2015

Islamist Politics in the Shadow of the Islamic State Memos


Islamist politics have been in a period of tremendous change since the Arab uprisings began in late 2010. After decades on the margins of political life in many Arab societies, Islamist parties were suddenly thrust into the center of post-uprisings politics. Yet, in 2014 two major developments reshaped Islamist politics on the ground and challenged long-standing assumptions: the rise of the Islamic State, and the Egyptian and regional repression of the Muslim Brotherhood. On January 23, 2015 POMEPS brought together a group of international scholars to discuss these developments and how they are compelling academics and Islamists themselves to rethink Islamist politics.

Each participant in the “Islamist Politics in the Shadow of the Islamic State” workshop contributed a thematic memo, which will be available here individually, as well as in an upcoming POMEPS Studies collection. This year’s workshop builds on the success of the January 2014 workshop, the memos from which are featured in POMEPS Studies 6 “Rethinking Islamist Politics.”

Memos

Jihadi-Salafi views of the Islamic State,” by Joas Wagemakers, Radboud University Nijmegen

Brotherhood activism and regime consolidation in Egypt, ” by Steven Brooke, University of Texas at Austin

The ISIS-ification of Islamist politics,” by Khalil al-Anani, George Washington University and John’s Hopkins University SAIS


Yemen’s Houthis and Islamist republicanism under strain,” by Stacey Philbrick Yadav, Hobart and William Smith Colleges

What I talk about when I talk about Islamists,” by Ahmed Khanani, Indiana University

Why Tunisia didn’t follow Egypt’s path,” by Sharan Grewal, Princeton University

How much of a state is the Islamic State?” by Quinn Mecham, Brigham Young University

From the Monkey Cage: 

The Islamic State’s model” by Aaron Y. Zelin, King’s College London

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