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This chapter tests the logic of the demand-and-supply theory through comparison of the mobilization of Ennahda and HMS in the early 2010s. It argues that although both Tunisia and Algeria faced protests, and both Ennahda and the HMS attempted to benefit from them by standing on the opposite side of the (old) regime, the strategy worked for Ennahda and failed for HMS. This is because unlike in Tunisia, political opportunities for Algeria’s Islamist parties became increasingly unfavorable. Also, the populations in Tunisia and Algeria had different calculations of benefits and costs. Moreover, the HMS’ internal divisions, and its oscillation between different positions, damaged its frame consistency and credibility.
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Zhang, C. (2020). Entering the 2010s. In: Islamist Party Mobilization. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-9487-4_7
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