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Hamas and Palestinian Politics
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Abstract This article explores the advantages and disadvantages for Arab democratization of the political integration of Islamist movements. Because of the vastness of the subject I will focus on only one such organization, namely the Palestinian Hamas. In the course of the paper I will analyze Hamas' origin... view more
This article explores the advantages and disadvantages for Arab democratization of the political integration of Islamist movements. Because of the vastness of the subject I will focus on only one such organization, namely the Palestinian Hamas. In the course of the paper I will analyze Hamas' origins, structure and ideology and reasons for seeking political inclusion. The paper concludes with an in-depth evaluation of Hamas' actions once it managed to acquire political power, namely their overall impact on the peace process and on Palestinian democratization.... view less
Keywords
Islamist party; Palestinian territories; election campaign; democratization; election; political power; political integration
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Free Keywords
Hamas
Document language
English
Publication Year
2009
Page/Pages
p. 673-690
Journal
Studia Politica: Romanian Political Science Review, 9 (2009) 4
ISSN
1582-4551
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works