The Muslim Brotherhood and Ennahda: Organisational Dynamics in Egypt and Tunisia since 2011 (Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Democratization and Government)

The Muslim Brotherhood and Ennahda: Organisational Dynamics in Egypt and Tunisia since 2011 examines the organisational dynamics and capacity for change of the Arab world’s two most influential Islamist movements. Rather than foregrounding external political pressures, the book explores the internal organisational worlds of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood and Tunisia’s Ennahda, treating them as long-standing institutions shaped by their own cultures, structures, and internal debates.Drawing on an analytical framework that places organisational culture and intra-party politics at the centre of the analysis, it investigates how each movement confronted the pressures of governing, adapting, and redefining its political role and identity after 2011.The study argues that the capacity for change within these organisations was shaped by internal dynamics: the Brotherhood’s strong commitment to preserving its long-standing mission and organisational vision often constrained reform, while Ennahda st