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200	1		_aIslamist terrorism and democracy in the Middle East _fKaterina Dalacoura
210			_aNew York _cCambridge University Press _d2011
215			_a213 p. _d23 cm
330			_aWhat were the reasons behind the terrorist attacks of September 11th and the many others perpetrated by radical Islamist groups? Does the cause of Islamist terrorism relate to the lack of democracy in the Middle East? The assumption that there is a causal link between the two phenomena was widely accepted in the post-2001 period and appeared to inform Western foreign policies in the region, but does the premise really stand up to scrutiny? Through detailed research into the activities of both radical and moderate organizations across the Middle East, such as the Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas, Hizbullah, and the GIA, and via interviews with key personnel, Katerina Dalacoura investigates whether repression and political exclusion pushed Islamist entities to adopt terrorist tactics. She explores whether inclusion in the political process has had the opposite effect of encouraging Islamist groups toward moderation and ideological pragmatism. In a challenge to the conventional wisdom, she concludes that Islamist terrorism is not a direct consequence of authoritarianism in the Middle East, and that there are many other political and social factors that generate radicalism or inspire moderation.
606			_aτρομοκρατία _910207
606			_aισλαμικός φονταμενταλισμός _99343
607			_aΜέση Ανατολή _xΠολιτικές συνθήκες _93811
676			_a363.3250956 _v23
680			_aHV6433 _b.M5D35 2011
686			_2ΙΜΠ _aΤ2 _cΠολιτικές επιστήμες
700		1	_aΔαλακούρα _bΚατερίνα Γ. _f1965- _4070 _98151
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