Politics of Islamism

John L. Esposito is University Professor, Professor of Religion and International Affairs and of Islamic Studies and Founding Director of the Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University, USA.Lily Zubaidah Rahim is Associate Professor in the Department of Government and International Relations at the University of Sydney, Australia. Naser Ghobadzadeh is Research Fellow at the Institute for Social Justice at the Australian Catholic University in Sidney, Australia.

• 1. Introduction: Theological Contestations and Political Coalition-Building .- 2. Islam and Democracy: Perspectives from Reformist and Traditional Islam .- 3. Democratization of Islamic Political Theology .- 4. Tunisia’s Ennahda: Islamists Turning the Learning Curve of Democracy and Civic Habituation .- 5.From Moderation to De-Moderation: Democratic Backsliding of the AKP in Turkey .- 6. Negotiating Popular Mandate and the Sovereignty of God in Iran .- 7. Careful What You Wish For: Salafi Islamisation and Authoritarian Governance in Malaysia .- 8. The Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood, Democratisation and the Dilemmas of Internal Organisational Reform: Seeking Unity, Finding Division? .- 9. The Dilemmas of Dual Resistance: Hamas and Political Learning in Gaza .- 10. Conclusion.