TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gumuscu,Sebnem
TI  - Democracy or authoritarianism: Islamist governments in Turkey, Egypt, and Tunisia 
SN  - 9781009178235
AV  - JQ1809.A795 G86 2023
U1  - 320.55/7 23/eng/20221021
PY  - 2023///
CY  - Cambridge, United Kingdom, New York, NY
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Political parties
KW  - Turkey
KW  - Egypt
KW  - Tunisia
KW  - Democracy
KW  - Islam and politics
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction -- Modernization, inclusion, and power : explaining Islamist party(ies' democratic commitments) behavior -- A theory of intra-party politics : resources and coalitions -- The AKP's pivot from liberal democracy to electoral Islamism -- Electoral Islamism and killing the dream of a democratic Muslim Brotherhood -- Ennahda's path towards liberal Islamism -- Conclusion
N2  - "Tracing the evolution of Islamist political parties and their rise to power in Turkey, Egypt and Tunisia, Sebnem Gumuscu explains why some remained committed to democracy while others took an authoritarian turn. Drawing on extensive fieldwork in three countries, Gumuscu considers the impact of party affairs on incumbents' democratic commitments"--
ER  -