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The Rise and Fall of the Muslim Brotherhood: mapping the political behavior of an Islamist party
Abstract
This paper critically examines and compares the MB’s political behavior through three time periods: before the January 25, 2011 revolution, post-revolution, and during the one-year reign of the Islamist president, Muhammad Morsi. This paper seeks to trace the change in political behavior and ideological commitments of the MB through a within case comparison of Islamist party as an opposition movement, as a political negotiator, and in power.
Discipline
Political Science
Geographic Area
Egypt
Sub Area
Middle East/Near East Studies