Abstract

What shapes political parties’ direction of change on the political spectrum? Under what conditions do Islamist movements moderate or shift towards a more radical stance? Drawing on the case of the Ennahda Party in Tunisia, I argue that transformation of the Islamist parties should be analysed on par with that of the secular parties, by focussing on the parties’ popular base and the target electorate rather than through a moderation–radicalisation framework. I find that Ennahda’s shift to Muslim democracy, self-defined as specialisation, is owed to their need to be backed by the new urban middle class in order to rule while maintaining the support of the rural and urban poor to come to power. Through field interviews conducted with the members of Tunisian political parties as well as union leaders and activists, I show that the secular parties are going through a similar process under the pressure of the spatial and class-related dynamics.

摘要

是什么塑造了政党在政治光谱上的变化方向？在什么条件下伊斯兰运动会缓和或转向更激进的立场？借鉴突尼斯复兴党的案例，我认为伊斯兰政党的转型应该与世俗政党的转型一样进行分析，重点关注政党的民众基础和目标选民，而不是通过温和激进化框架。我发现 Ennahda 转向穆斯林民主，自我定义为专业化，是因为他们需要得到新的城市中产阶级的支持，以便在保持农村和城市贫民支持上台的同时进行统治。通过对突尼斯政党成员以及工会领导人和活动家进行的实地采访，