 The moderation journey of Kurdish Islamism in the Kurdistan region of IraqHardy Hasib Raza Global Policy, 2023, vol. 14, issue 2, 373-384 Abstract: This project assesses the process of moderation within three Islamist political parties, specifically, the Kurdistan Justice Party, the Kurdistan Islamic Union and the Islamic Movement in Kurdistan. The process of Islamist moderation is a gradual and complicated one and there are numerous factors affecting this process. In the literature, ‘inclusion‐moderation theory’ is a key thesis that outlines the factors concerning Islamist moderation. It argues that the inclusion of Islamists in the political arena consequently gives rise to their moderation. However, this study expands upon this thesis and argues that while it holds true for these three Islamist parties, there are other essential factors associated with the moderation journey experienced by these parties. These parties' behavioural changes, in the form of political moderation, are more common compared to ideological moderation. This conclusion is based on two distinct sources of evidence. First, the parties' formal documents, such as internal and programme guides and secondly, first‐hand data obtained by means of interviewing the political elites or leaders of these three Islamist parties. Date: 2023 Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:bla:glopol:v:14:y:2023:i:2:p:373-384 Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from Access Statistics for this article Global Policy is currently edited by David Held, Patrick Dunleavy and Eva-Maria Nag More articles in Global Policy from London School of Economics and Political Science Contact information at EDIRC. |
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