Party-Movement Separation and Islamist Party Evolution: The Case of Tunisian Ennahdha

• In Event: MENA Parties and Elections

Brief Overview

Based on interviews with high-ranking party officials and survey evidence, I analyze Tunisian Ennahdha’s recent “specialization” policy with focus on party’s motivation for new policy & implications for the hybrid Islamist party-movement structure.

Author

• A.Kadir Yildirim, Rice University