The saliency of religious parties in recent democratic consolidation processes forces the
discipline to reconsider key questions on party change: Under what conditions do (radical) …

The inclusion-moderation thesis hinges on the idea that competitive electoral processes
tame radical ideas thereby leading to the transformation of extremist parties into more …

The article outlines a framework for the analysis of religion and foreign policy. Despite the
increased attention to religion in international relations, questions remain. Particularly …

A number of studies have argued that radicalism should be resisted by implementing
moderate policies. Few studies have focused on what moderate policies should be …

Would the Islamic State ever renounce violence? In the current political climate, the question
seems preposterous. Yet, at the height of a terrorist campaign against tourists in Egypt …

This article offers a systematic, longitudinal and cross-national assessment of the constraint
democratic institutions place on domestic political violence. It formulates two structural …

This article argues that historical context can be a strong force for the origins of an
ideologically and behaviourally moderate religious political party. It explores the origins of …

This article explores how religion is invoked as a political weapon in Europe's highly
secularized societies. It claims that the new European populism has succeeded in …

This article examines how exclusionary policies and repressive measures affect the
propensity of Islamist groups in nondemocratic settings to engage in violence. The central …

There are clear indications that Indonesia's Prosperous Justice Party (Partai Keadilan
Sejahtera or PKS) has shifted from being a hardline (garis keras) Islamist party, to take a …