Reclassifying Islamist Organizations: A Multidimensional Typology of Political Islam

• In Event: Poster Session: Middle East

Brief Overview

I propose a typology of political Islam. I find four distinct types of political Islam: non-violent Islamist political parties, vanguard Islamist political parties, Islamist national resistance groups, and violent transnational Islamist groups.

Author

• Dylan Charles Welch, Grinnell College