Symposium—Islamism, Islamist Parties, and Economic Policy-Making in the Neo-Liberal Age

This article introduces the symposium on the relationship between Islamist and Salafi parties and neo-liberal economics. Through a mix of analyses of the party manifestos and ethnographic work, this symposium unveils how Islamist and Salafi parties across the Arab world and abroad have thought about...

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Published in:Politics and religion
Authors: Cavatorta, Francesco 1971- (Author) ; Amghar, Samir 1977- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press [2020]
In: Politics and religion
Year: 2020, Volume: 13, Issue: 4, Pages: 685-694
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Islam / Fundamentalism / Salafīyah / Neo-liberalism
IxTheo Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
BJ Islam
ZC Politics in general
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Summary:This article introduces the symposium on the relationship between Islamist and Salafi parties and neo-liberal economics. Through a mix of analyses of the party manifestos and ethnographic work, this symposium unveils how Islamist and Salafi parties across the Arab world and abroad have thought about the economy, how they attempted to incorporate the Islamic economy into their discourses and practices and how they have ultimately dealt with the current economic doctrine of neo-liberalism whether in power or opposition.
ISSN:1755-0491
Contains:Enthalten in: Politics and religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/S1755048320000371