Winning hearts and votes: social services and the Islamist political advantage
"Based on an investigation of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, the author shows how social services drive electoral support by affiliating the provider organization with the politically valuable traits of competence, compassion, and honesty"--
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| Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Libro |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
| Servicio de pedido Subito: | Pedir ahora. |
| Verificar disponibilidad: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Publicado: |
Ithaca [New York]
Cornell University Press
2019
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| En: | Año: 2019 |
| Otras palabras clave: | B
Egypt
B Egypt Politics and government 20th century B Egypt Politics and government 21st century B Islam and politics B Social service ; Political aspects B Jamʻīyat al-Ikhwān al-Muslimīn (Egypt) B Islam and politics (Egypt) B Social Service Political aspects (Egypt) B POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Public Policy ; Social Services & Welfare B HISTORY ; Middle East ; Egypt B Electronic books B Faith-based human services Political aspects (Egypt) B SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Human Services B Politics and government |
| Acceso en línea: |
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Sumario: | "Based on an investigation of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, the author shows how social services drive electoral support by affiliating the provider organization with the politically valuable traits of competence, compassion, and honesty"-- Social services and political mobilization in nondemocratic regimes -- Middle class provision, reputation, and electoral success -- Rebuilding the Brotherhood brand -- Inside the Islamist advantage -- The political geography of Islamist social service provision -- Electing to serve -- Mohammed Morsi's machine -- The politics of social service provision |
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| Notas: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Descripción Física: | 1 Online-Ressource (xi, 215 pages) |
| ISBN: | 1-5017-3063-0 978-1-5017-3063-4 |
