Islamists and the Politics of the Arab Uprisings

Extremely rich in terms of empirical material…this book warrants attention from anyone interested in understanding the impact of the 2011 uprisings on political Islam across the region, as well as novel theoretical approaches to grasp with its changes. – Erika Biagini, Dublin City University * British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies *In a field that has quickly become overcrowded with repetitions, Kraetzschmar and Rivetti have put together a series of original contributions on an important but understudied aspect of the Arab Spring uprisings, namely the consequences of the uprisings on Islamist activism across the Middle East. I highly recommend this book for anyone wishing to better understand Islam’s engagement with politics in the Middle East in the post-2011 era. * Mehran Kamrava, Georgetown University-Qatar *

Hendrik Kraetzschmar is an Associate Professor in the Comparative Politics of the Middle East and North Africa at the University of Leeds. He is editor of democracy and Violence: Global Debates and Local Challenges (2010) and The Dynamics of Opposition Co-Operation in the Arab World (2013). Paola Rivetti is a Lecturer in the Politics of the Middle East and International Relations at Dublin City University. She is co-editor of Continuity and Change Before and After the Arab Uprisings: Morocco, Tunisia and Egypt (2015).