After the Arab Uprisings: Prospects for Democracy or Instability; A Lecture by Dr. Marc Lynch

The Role of Islamist Political Parties in Tunisia and Egypt in the Wake of the Arab Spring

Sean Sweeney, Providence College

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The Arab Spring, with a call for a more democratic system of governance, was a phenomenon that will continue to shape the political and social spheres of the Arab world for generations to come. This paper focuses on answering the question of to what extent Islamist political parties, having recently won majorities within the preliminary governments in the two countries, will use an ever-changing Islam religion within the formation of their fledgling governments and constitutions.

 
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The Role of Islamist Political Parties in Tunisia and Egypt in the Wake of the Arab Spring

The Arab Spring, with a call for a more democratic system of governance, was a phenomenon that will continue to shape the political and social spheres of the Arab world for generations to come. This paper focuses on answering the question of to what extent Islamist political parties, having recently won majorities within the preliminary governments in the two countries, will use an ever-changing Islam religion within the formation of their fledgling governments and constitutions.