Hamas and Palestinian Politics
Hamas and Palestinian Politics
Author(s): Aitana Bogdan (Radu)Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Editura Universităţii din Bucureşti
Keywords: Islamist organizations; Hamas; Palestinian Territories; elections; democratization
Summary/Abstract: This article explores the advantages and disadvantages for Arab democratization of the political integration of Islamist movements. Because of the vastness of the subject I will focus on only one such organization, namely the Palestinian Hamas. In the course of the paper I will analyze Hamas’ origins, structure and ideology and reasons for seeking political inclusion. The paper concludes with an in-depth evaluation of Hamas’ actions once it managed to acquire political power, namely their overall impact on the peace process and on Palestinian democratization.
Journal: Studia Politica. Romanian Political Science Review
- Issue Year: 9/2009
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 673-690
- Page Count: 18
- Language: English
