| ID | 158060 |
| Title Proper | Exclusion-moderation in the gulf context |
| Other Title Information | tracing the development of pragmatic Islamism in Kuwait |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Freer, Courtney |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | While considerable existing scholarship examines the degree to which Muslim Brotherhood affiliates have toned down their religious rhetoric to compete in electoral politics, very little of that discussion centres on how Brotherhood movements react when political space narrows. Even fewer studies have examined the recent behaviour of the Brotherhood affiliate in Kuwait. In this article, we demonstrate how the Kuwaiti Muslim Brotherhood has, in the face of increased government surveillance and restriction of political space, moderated its Islamist agenda to become part of the broader opposition agitating for structural political reforms, often at the expense of the traditional agenda of Islamizing society. |
| `In' analytical Note | Middle Eastern Studies Vol. 54, No.1; Jan 2018: p.1-21 |
| Journal Source | Middle Eastern Studies Vol: 54 No 1 |
| Key Words | Kuwait ; Exclusion-Moderation ; Gulf Context ; Pragmatic Islamism |