Is Islamism Democratic? Sebnem Gumuscu on Islamist Parties in Egypt, Tunisia, and Turkey

If these Islamist organizations want to stay in these contexts and keep playing the democratic game, they need to commit to the democratic game in the longer run.
Sebnem Gumuscu

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A full transcript is available at www.democracyparadox.com (wp.me/pavhaU-2yh).

Sebnem Gumuscu is an associate professor of political science at Middlebury College and the author of Democracy or Authoritarianism: Islamist Governments in Turkey, Egypt, and Tunisia (cambridge.org/core/books/democracy-or-authorit…).

Key Highlights
• Introduction - 0:31
• What is Islamism - 2:48
• Liberal and Electoralists - 19:23
• Role of Elites - 35:16
• Islamism in the Long Run - 37:09
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Democracy or Authoritarianism: Islamist Governments in Turkey, Egypt, and Tunisia (cambridge.org/core/books/democracy-or-authorit…) by Sebnem Gumuscu

"How Erdoğan’s Populism Won Again (journalofdemocracy.org/articles/how-erdogans-p…)' (axios.com/2020/06/10/zoom-closes-chinese-user-…)" by Sebnem Gumuscu and Berk Esen

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