| ID | 166771 |
| Title Proper | Determinants of Arab public opinion on the Caliphate: Islamist elites, religiosity and socioeconomic conditions |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Abdul Reda, Amir |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | What are the determinants of public opinion on the issue of the Caliphate in the Arab world? My answer to this question outlines the key role played by Islamist elites, religiosity and age in influencing Arab opinion on the issue of the Caliphate in three countries during the early Age of Islamism (1980s–1990s). I do so by using Binary Logistic Regression Models on observations that I found in survey data collected in 1988 in Egypt and Kuwait, and an Ordinal Logistic Regression Model for data collected in Palestine in 1995. My results suggest that elites play a key role in spreading Islamist ideas in Egypt and Palestine, while age and religiosity are most salient in Kuwait. |
| `In' analytical Note | Middle Eastern Studies Vol. 55, No.5; Sep 2019: p.813-836 |
| Journal Source | Middle Eastern Studies Vol: 55 No 5 |
| Key Words | Public Opinion ; Political Parties ; Political Islam ; Caliphate ; Middle East Politics |