Resistance, Power Conceptions of Political Order in Islamist - Comparing Hezbollah and Hamas

List of contents

1. Introduction: Islamist Organizations’ Conceptions of Political Order, Resistance, and Power 2. Bridging the Gap: Connecting Islamism Research and Critical Constructivism 3. The Lebanese Hezbollah: Politics Serve Resistance 4. The Palestinian Hamas: Resistance, Governance, and Ambitions for Maintaining Power 5. Hezbollah and Hamas: The Interplay of Resistance, Power, and Political Order 6. Outlook: Ruling Islamist Organizations and the Connection of Norms, Power, and Conceptions of Political Order 7. Conclusion

About the author

Maren Koss has completed a PhD at the GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies and the University of Hamburg. She is an International Relations Theory researcher and an area specialist on the Middle East and North Africa, especially on the following topics: Political Islam, Hezbollah, Hamas, Muslim Brotherhood, Lebanon, Palestinian Territories, and Syria.

Summary

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of Islamist organizations' conceptions of political order based on a comparative case study of the Shiite Lebanese Hezbollah and the Sunni Palestinian Hamas, demonstrating that resistance constitutes both organizations' core norm and is relevant for their conceptions of political order.

Product details

• Authors: Koss, Maren Koss
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2018
• EAN: 9781138097452
• ISBN: 978-1-138-09745-2
• No. of pages: 238
• Series: New International Relations; Routledge Advances in International Relations and Global Politics; Routledge Advances in International Relations and Global Politics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > General, dictionaries; Islam, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, Political Ideologies, International Relations, Middle East, Religion & politics, Religion and Politics, Political ideologies and movements