Authoritarian Regimes and their Islamist Rivals

This book explores the political trajectories of various countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, tracing the shifts in party systems and regime transitions along a model-like trajectory that spans from revolutionism to authoritarianism and electoral Islamism.

Miaad A. Hassan specializes in comparative politics and international relations, having received a PhD in comparative politics from the University of Florida. Her research delves into critical areas of politics such as statebuilding, party systems, authoritarian politics, identity politics, contentious politics, ethnicity, nationalism, and democratization. She has held significant academic positions, serving as a Visiting Assistant Professor at the Department of Government and Law, Lafayette College, the American University in Kurdistan, Iraq, and as a Visiting Assistant Professor of International Relations at the United States Air Force Academy.

Emerging Electoral Islamism and Party Systems Across MENA 8. ENA Epilogue