 | Winning Hearts and Votes: Social Services and the Islamist Political Advantage Subjects: Jamiyat al-Ikhwan al-Muslimin (Egypt); Islam and politics -- Egypt; Faith-based human services -- Political aspects -- Egypt; Social service -- Political aspects -- Egypt; Egypt -- Politics and government -- 20th century; Egypt -- Politics and government; In non-democratic regimes around the world, non-state organizations provide millions of citizens with medical care, schooling, childrearing, and other critical social services. Why would any authoritarian countenance this type of activism? Steven Brooke is Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Louisville and Associate Fellow (Non-Resident) at the Middle East Initiative, Harvard Kennedy School. |
