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Notable Networks

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  • Feryaz Ocakli

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How do Islamists get non-Islamists to vote for them? The existing literature suggests that what drives support for Islamist parties are macro-social transformations, Islamic culture, or Islamist party moderation. These approaches do not explain the variation in Islamist electoral performance. Why do Islamists win elections in some but not in other, very similar, contexts? This article identifies the important role of local elite recruitment and organizational cohesiveness in Islamist electoral performance. It applies the subnational comparative method to demonstrate the causal mechanisms linking local party organizations to Islamist electoral success. Empirical evidence is drawn from in-depth studies of the Justice and Development Party’s (AKP) local branches in three closely-matched pairs of cities in Turkey. The findings bridge the literatures on political Islam and party politics with a new theory of Islamist electoral strategy and performance.

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  • Feryaz Ocakli, 2015. "Notable Networks," Politics & Society, , vol. 43(3), pages 385-413, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:polsoc:v:43:y:2015:i:3:p:385-413
    DOI: 10.1177/0032329215584790
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