POMEPS Studies 16— February 2016 On January 29, 2016, POMEPS hosted its third annual workshop at George Washington University on…
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Rethinking Islamist Politics Memos
Were the Islamists Wrong-Footed by the Arab Spring?
By François Burgat, CNRS, Institut de recherches et d’études sur le monde arabe et musulman (translated by Patrick Hutchinson) *…
Continue ReadingRethinking Post-Islamism and the Study of Changes in Islamist Ideology
By Michaelle Browers, Wake Forest University * This memo was prepared for the “Rethinking Islamist Politics” conference, January 24, 2014. …
Continue ReadingUnderstanding the Ideological Drivers Pushing Youth Toward Violence in Post-Coup Egypt
By Mokhtar Awad, Center for American Progress *This memo was prepared for the “Rethinking Islamist Politics” conference, January 24, 2014. …
Continue ReadingThe Shifting Legitimization of Democracy and Elections: The Muslim Brotherhood and Salafis
By Joas Wagemakers, Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands *This memo was prepared for the “Rethinking Islamist Politics” conference, January 24,…
Continue ReadingThe Debacle of Orthodox Islamism
By Khalil al-Anani, Middle East Institute * This memo was prepared for the “Rethinking Islamist Politics” conference, January 24, 2014. …
Continue ReadingRethinking Political Islam? Think Again
By Tarek Masoud, Harvard University * This memo was prepared for the “Rethinking Islamist Politics” conference, January 24, 2014. Before…
Continue ReadingThe Islamist Appeal to Quranic Authority: The Case of Malik Bennabi
By Bruce B. Lawrence, Duke University * This memo was prepared for the “Rethinking Islamist Politics” conference, January 24, 2014. …
Continue ReadingIslamist Movements and the Political After the Arab Uprisings
By Roel Meijer, Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands, and Ghent University, Belgium * This memo was prepared for the “Rethinking…
Continue ReadingDid We Get the Muslim Brotherhood Wrong?
* This post originally appeared on ForeignPolicy.com, April 10, 2013. The deterioration of Egyptian politics has spurred an intense, often…
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