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Alfonso Casani is Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration at the Complutense University of Madrid (Spain). He is Research associate of the Group of Studies on the Arab and Muslim Societies (GRESAM) at the University of Castilla-la Mancha and the Complutense Research Group on the Maghreb and Middle East (GICMOM) at the Complutense University of Madrid. His research interests focus on the study of political Islam, opposition dynamics and social movements in North Africa. He is co-editor of El impacto de la Guerra de Ucrania en el norte de África y Oriente Medio (Dyckinson). His articles have recently been published in journals such as Democratization, Contemporary Politics and the Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding.
The book - a case study of one movement - is perfectly situated in the current literature on the way in which Islamist movements behave. It in fact presents a rather unique case of Islamism, which is neither moderating in the traditional sense nor radicalising due to it being shut out of institutional power. This is an excellent book about important and under-studied movements within the broad church of Islamism. It offers a new understanding of how politicisation, moderation and inclusion occur in practice through the study of a movement that does not conform to what we know of Islamist movements more broadly.--Francesco Cavatorta, Université Laval The study fills an important gap in our understanding of the primary Islamist movement in Morocco, including its evolution, vision, strategies and tactics. Alfonso Casani is conversant with all of the relevant literature on the subject. The author's deep dive into AWI provides a clear and nuanced picture of how the organisation functions and how it has evolved, in light of changing circumstances. The book is also theoretically informed, and will contribute a new perspective to the literature on Islamist movements.--Bruce Maddy-Weitzman, Tel Aviv University
Muhammad and the Believers
At the Origins of Islam
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