Post-Islamism as Neoliberalisation

2017 ◽  
pp. 281-298
Author(s):  
Peter Mandaville
Keyword(s):  
Popular Culture ◽  
Middle East ◽  
Social Movement ◽  
Social Movement Theory ◽  
Movement Theory ◽  
Religious Subjectivity ◽  
Consumption Practices ◽  
New Social Movement ◽  
New Social Movement Theory

The debate on post-Islamism generally focuses on ideological compromise by political ideologues seeking support from the mass electorate. This chapter argues that what we call post-Islamism is actually better understood as a product of the advent of neoliberal religious subjectivity defined in terms of individualization, consumption practices, and lifestyle ethics. New social movement theory is employed to provide an analysis of new forms of television preaching and religious popular culture in the Middle East.

Situating Movements Historically: May 1968, Alain Touraine, and New Social Movement Theory

2008 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-82
Author(s):  
Sarah Waters
Keyword(s):  
Social Movements ◽  
Social Movement ◽  
Social Dynamics ◽  
Relational Model ◽  
Social Movement Theory ◽  
Movement Theory ◽  
Historical Processes ◽  
May 1968 ◽  
New Social Movement ◽  
New Social Movement Theory

Recent literature on social movements has called for a renewal of theory so that it engages more directly with the social and historical dynamics in which movements emerge and crystallize. Too often, some critics argue, movements are treated as static or reified phenomena that are disconnected from their links to space and time. I examine new social movement theory from an historical perspective that emphasizes its connections with concrete social dynamics at a given point in time. Unlike alternative approaches, new social movement (NSM) theory and in particular the work of Alain Touraine, was forged out of a specific episode of social conflict—the May 1968 revolt in France—and was deeply informed by the experience of this conflict. This theory provides a dynamic and relational model in which social and historical processes are treated as major determinants of collective action within society. In fact, what explains the success of NSM theory and its enduring influence over time, is that it reaches beyond an analysis of social movements to provide an overarching theory of society at a given historical juncture. The article suggests that NSM theory provides a fruitful perspective for scholars searching for an approach that take history into account.

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