Post-Islamism, ideological evolution and ‘latunisianité’ of the Tunisian Islamist partyal-Nahda

The Paradox of Inclusion/Exclusion of Islamist Parties in Tunisia and Jordan after the Arab Uprisings: A Comparative Study

“…77 In contrast to the Post-Islamism argument, for Ghannouchi, "Tunisia is now an Islamic state because it guarantees liberty and justice -the fundamental social goals of Islam-might therefore not be a simple rhetorical device to convince a constituency that feels the party has abandoned the genuine striving for the creation of an Islamic state. " 78 In stark contrast, the Islamist movement in Jordan -which had established a non-confrontational relationship with the kingdom rarely seen in the MENA region-has begun to be seen as a potential threat to the monarchy and is monitored by the regime in the post-Arab spring era. Recent developments have revealed that the more steps the Jordanian monarchy takes towards democratization, the less Islamists are moderated -including in the political sphere.…”

“…10 A contending argument to Bayat and Roy was put forward by Cavatorta and Merone, who claim that "To a certain extent, it is rather sterile to once again talk about the failure or the end of Islamism. " 11 In the post-1990 era, the "category of Islamism still holds considerable importance" for them. 12 Thus, the rhetoric of post-Islamism, which has been regarded as an ideological project alternative to liberal-democracy, began to be challenged after the Arab uprisings for two main reasons.…”

“…11 In the post-1990 era, the "category of Islamism still holds considerable importance" for them. 12 Thus, the rhetoric of post-Islamism, which has been regarded as an ideological project alternative to liberal-democracy, began to be challenged after the Arab uprisings for two main reasons. Foremost, the ideological evolution and transformation of Islamist parties in the post-2011 era -like the cases of al-Nahda and Ikhwan-has to be taken on board.…”

“…Foremost, the ideological evolution and transformation of Islamist parties in the post-2011 era -like the cases of al-Nahda and Ikhwan-has to be taken on board. 13 As al-Anani suggests, "The Arab Spring has ended the old image of Islamists as 'victims' of autocratic regimes … Islamists will try to preclude the reproduction of the old authoritarian regimes. " 14 Nevertheless, in most cases, Islamists have been seen as the main beneficiaries of the public protests, and in the eight years since, their integration or inclusion among the emergent factions has been endemic.…”

Kin-Work in a Time of Jihad: Sustaining Bonds of Filiation and Care for Tunisian Foreign Combatants

“…The 2014 election of the secularist president Beji Caid Essebsi reterritorialized Tunisia into the ideological coordinates of Tunisianité under an ascendant war on terror. Even Ennahda moved to distance itself from transnational Islamist currents as dangerous and inauthentic imports into the Tunisian national context (Cavatorta and Merone 2015).…”