The Islamists’ compromise in Tunisia

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dc.contributor.authorNETTERSTRØM, Kasper Ly
dc.date.accessioned2017-07-18T10:09:23Z
dc.date.available2017-07-18T10:09:23Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractBy voting for Tunisia’s new constitution in January 2014, the Islamist party Ennahda accepted many principles that were in contradiction with Islamist ideology. Most importantly, the party accepted the principle of freedom of consciousness and the absence of a reference to Sharia. This paper argues that, contrary to many theories in the field, the Islamists conceded solely out of necessity. However, after the concessions the leadership of the party uncovered new interpretations of Islam and Islamism in order to persuade the party members to support the constitution. This way, the Islamists unwillingly brought about a secularization of the political sphere in Tunisia.en
dc.identifier.citationJournal of democracy, 2015, Vol. 26, No. 4, pp. 110-124en
dc.identifier.doi10.1353/jod.2015.0055
dc.identifier.endpage124en
dc.identifier.issn1086-3214
dc.identifier.issn1045-5736
dc.identifier.issue4en
dc.identifier.startpage110en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1814/47325
dc.identifier.volume26en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of democracyen
dc.relation.isreplacedbyhttp://hdl.handle.net/1814/47307
dc.titleThe Islamists’ compromise in Tunisiaen
dc.typeArticleen
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