Religious Parties and Ideological Change: A Comparison of Iran and Turkey
September 8, 2020 | Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, A.Kadir Yildirim

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Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar
Fellow for the Middle EastA.Kadir Yildirim
Nonresident Fellow for the Middle EastUsing religious political parties in Iran and Turkey as case studies, the authors argue that the parties are not passively constrained by religious doctrine. Rather, they actively and continually construct religious narratives that respond to their immediate threat perceptions and political environment.
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