The New Spirit of Islamism

Ezgi Basaran is a journalist and academic, currently based at St. Anthony’s College, University of Oxford, UK. Her first book in English, Frontline Turkey, was published by I.B. Tauris in 2017. She holds an MPhil and DPhil in Modern Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Oxford.

Acknowledgements

1. Introduction: An indirect line of enquiry
1.1 The purpose
1.2 The construct
1.3 The overview

2 The evolution of Islamism
2.1 From Banna to Morsi
2.2 From Zaytouna to the parliament
2.3 From Milli Görüs to the AKP

3 The history of the interaction
3.1 Erbakan, Ghannouchi and the MB
3.2 The spread of frames for legitimacy
3.3 Conservative/Muslim Democracy and the Turkish Model
3.3.1 The origins of Conservative/Muslim democracy
3.3.2 The origins of the Turkish model
3.3.3 The EU and the Turkish model

4 The context, milestones and actors of the interplay
4.1 The AKP in Cairo, the MB in Ankara and Istanbul
4.2 The AKP in Tunis, Ennahda in Ankara, and Istanbul
4.3 The actors and interlocutors
4.3.1 The elite actors
4.3.2 The interlocutors and structure
4.3.3 Brokers: Al Jazeera and Yusuf Al-Qaradawi

5 The tactics of success for Islamists
5.1 Winning the system
5.2 Service to people is like a prayer
5.3 Protective alliances against the old regime
5.3.1 Threats and alliances for the MB
5.3.2 Threats and alliances for Ennahda

6 Brothers in search of their bourgeoisie
6.1 Road to Neoliberalism
6.2 The economic vision of Ennahda and the MB
6.3 Cultivating an Islamic bourgeoisie

7 The new spirit of Islamism
7.1 Islamist longing for success
7.2 Post-Islamism and managerialism
7.2.1 What do Muslim youth want?
7.2.2 Managerial awakening
7.2.3 Cheap Islamisation

8 Changing dynamics of the interplay
8.1 Post-2013 period: Fear, isolation, and activism
8.1.1 The MB – the AKP
8.1.2 Ennahda – the AKP
8.2 Erdogan’s U-turns vis-a-vis the MB
8.3 The current crisis, democracy, and Islamism

9 Conclusion: The sink, the cooker, and Islamism

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