Ezgi Basaran is a journalist and academic, currently based at St.Anthony’s College, University of Oxford, UK as a Research Associate. She previously reported from conflict zones in Iraq, Iran, and Israel and was the youngest ever editor of Radikal, which prior to its closure was the biggest centre-left news outlet in Turkey. Her first book in English, Frontline Turkey, was published by I.B. Tauris in 2017. She writes for major publications, including the BBC, the Financial Times, The Economist, the Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post.

• Acknowledgements 1. Introduction: An indirect line of enquiry 1.1 The purpose 1.2 The construct1.3 The overview2 The evolution of Islamism 2.1 From Banna to Morsi2.2 From Zaytouna to the parliament2.3 From Milli Görüs to the AKP 3 The history of the interaction 3.1 Erbakan, Ghannouchi and the MB 3.2 The spread of frames for legitimacy 3.3 Conservative/Muslim Democracy and the Turkish Model3.3.1 The origins of Conservative/Muslim democracy 3.3.2 The origins of the Turkish model3.3.3 The EU and the Turkish model4 The context, milestones and actors of the interplay 4.1 The AKP in Cairo, the MB in Ankara and Istanbul4.2 The AKP in Tunis, Ennahda in Ankara, and Istanbul4.3 The actors and interlocutors 4.3.1 The elite actors 4.3.2 The interlocutors and structure 4.3.3 Brokers: Al Jazeera and Yusuf Al-Qaradawi5 The tactics of success for Islamists 5.1 Winning the system5.2 Service to people is like a prayer 5.3 Protective alliances against the old regime 5.3.1 Threats and alliances for the MB 5.3.2 Threats and alliances for Ennahda 6 Brothers in search of their bourgeoisie 6.1 Road to Neoliberalism 6.2 The economic vision of Ennahda and the MB 6.3 Cultivating an Islamic bourgeoisie 7 The new spirit of Islamism 7.1 Islamist longing for success 7.2 Post-Islamism and managerialism 7.2.1 What do Muslim youth want? 7.2.2 Managerial awakening 7.2.3 Cheap Islamisation 8 Changing dynamics of the interplay 8.1 Post-2013 period: Fear, isolation, and activism 8.1.1 The MB – the AKP 8.1.2 Ennahda – the AKP 8.2 Erdogan’s U-turns vis-a-vis the MB8.3 The current crisis, democracy, and Islamism 9 Conclusion: The sink, the cooker, and Islamism AppendixBibliography

The New Spirit of Islamism usefully contributes to our understanding of Islamist politics by demonstrating how influence among different movements occurs and how local dynamics evolve the movements. The need to prove you can govern and the realisation that society is diverse and made up of different actors, forced the AKP, the Muslim Brotherhood and Ennahda to undergo a transformation with differing results and outcome. The New Spirit of Islamism is an intriguing text to think through, and with, in making sense of the dynamics of Islamist politics in the MENA region.

Ezgi Basaran is a journalist and academic, currently based at St.Anthony’s College, University of Oxford, UK as a Research Associate. She previously reported from conflict zones in Iraq, Iran, and Israel and was the youngest ever editor of Radikal, which prior to its closure was the biggest centre-left news outlet in Turkey. Her first book in English, Frontline Turkey, was published by I.B. Tauris in 2017. She writes for major publications, including the BBC, the Financial Times, The Economist, the Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post.

• Acknowledgements 1. Introduction: An indirect line of enquiry 1.1 The purpose 1.2 The construct1.3 The overview2 The evolution of Islamism 2.1 From Banna to Morsi2.2 From Zaytouna to the parliament2.3 From Milli Görüs to the AKP 3 The history of the interaction 3.1 Erbakan, Ghannouchi and the MB 3.2 The spread of frames for legitimacy 3.3 Conservative/Muslim Democracy and the Turkish Model3.3.1 The origins of Conservative/Muslim democracy 3.3.2 The origins of the Turkish model3.3.3 The EU and the Turkish model4 The context, milestones and actors of the interplay 4.1 The AKP in Cairo, the MB in Ankara and Istanbul4.2 The AKP in Tunis, Ennahda in Ankara, and Istanbul4.3 The actors and interlocutors 4.3.1 The elite actors 4.3.2 The interlocutors and structure 4.3.3 Brokers: Al Jazeera and Yusuf Al-Qaradawi5 The tactics of success for Islamists 5.1 Winning the system5.2 Service to people is like a prayer 5.3 Protective alliances against the old regime 5.3.1 Threats and alliances for the MB 5.3.2 Threats and alliances for Ennahda 6 Brothers in search of their bourgeoisie 6.1 Road to Neoliberalism 6.2 The economic vision of Ennahda and the MB 6.3 Cultivating an Islamic bourgeoisie 7 The new spirit of Islamism 7.1 Islamist longing for success 7.2 Post-Islamism and managerialism 7.2.1 What do Muslim youth want? 7.2.2 Managerial awakening 7.2.3 Cheap Islamisation 8 Changing dynamics of the interplay 8.1 Post-2013 period: Fear, isolation, and activism 8.1.1 The MB – the AKP 8.1.2 Ennahda – the AKP 8.2 Erdogan’s U-turns vis-a-vis the MB8.3 The current crisis, democracy, and Islamism 9 Conclusion: The sink, the cooker, and Islamism AppendixBibliography

The New Spirit of Islamism usefully contributes to our understanding of Islamist politics by demonstrating how influence among different movements occurs and how local dynamics evolve the movements. The need to prove you can govern and the realisation that society is diverse and made up of different actors, forced the AKP, the Muslim Brotherhood and Ennahda to undergo a transformation with differing results and outcome. The New Spirit of Islamism is an intriguing text to think through, and with, in making sense of the dynamics of Islamist politics in the MENA region.

Ezgi Basaran is a journalist and academic, currently based at St.Anthony’s College, University of Oxford, UK as a Research Associate. She previously reported from conflict zones in Iraq, Iran, and Israel and was the youngest ever editor of Radikal, which prior to its closure was the biggest centre-left news outlet in Turkey. Her first book in English, Frontline Turkey, was published by I.B. Tauris in 2017. She writes for major publications, including the BBC, the Financial Times, The Economist, the Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post.

• Acknowledgements 1. Introduction: An indirect line of enquiry 1.1 The purpose 1.2 The construct1.3 The overview2 The evolution of Islamism 2.1 From Banna to Morsi2.2 From Zaytouna to the parliament2.3 From Milli Görüs to the AKP 3 The history of the interaction 3.1 Erbakan, Ghannouchi and the MB 3.2 The spread of frames for legitimacy 3.3 Conservative/Muslim Democracy and the Turkish Model3.3.1 The origins of Conservative/Muslim democracy 3.3.2 The origins of the Turkish model3.3.3 The EU and the Turkish model4 The context, milestones and actors of the interplay 4.1 The AKP in Cairo, the MB in Ankara and Istanbul4.2 The AKP in Tunis, Ennahda in Ankara, and Istanbul4.3 The actors and interlocutors 4.3.1 The elite actors 4.3.2 The interlocutors and structure 4.3.3 Brokers: Al Jazeera and Yusuf Al-Qaradawi5 The tactics of success for Islamists 5.1 Winning the system5.2 Service to people is like a prayer 5.3 Protective alliances against the old regime 5.3.1 Threats and alliances for the MB 5.3.2 Threats and alliances for Ennahda 6 Brothers in search of their bourgeoisie 6.1 Road to Neoliberalism 6.2 The economic vision of Ennahda and the MB 6.3 Cultivating an Islamic bourgeoisie 7 The new spirit of Islamism 7.1 Islamist longing for success 7.2 Post-Islamism and managerialism 7.2.1 What do Muslim youth want? 7.2.2 Managerial awakening 7.2.3 Cheap Islamisation 8 Changing dynamics of the interplay 8.1 Post-2013 period: Fear, isolation, and activism 8.1.1 The MB – the AKP 8.1.2 Ennahda – the AKP 8.2 Erdogan’s U-turns vis-a-vis the MB8.3 The current crisis, democracy, and Islamism 9 Conclusion: The sink, the cooker, and Islamism AppendixBibliography

The New Spirit of Islamism usefully contributes to our understanding of Islamist politics by demonstrating how influence among different movements occurs and how local dynamics evolve the movements. The need to prove you can govern and the realisation that society is diverse and made up of different actors, forced the AKP, the Muslim Brotherhood and Ennahda to undergo a transformation with differing results and outcome. The New Spirit of Islamism is an intriguing text to think through, and with, in making sense of the dynamics of Islamist politics in the MENA region.