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Tunisian Civil Society
Political Culture and Democratic Function Since 2011
Inbunden, 2020
2504 kr
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Investigating the political transition after the 2011 Tunisian revolution, this book explores whether civil society is fulfilling its democratic functions. Examining the existence of a civil political culture, that is identified through the presence of the six criteria of Freedom, Equality, …
Hamas and the Media
Politics and Strategy
Av Wael Abdelal
Häftad, 2018
747 kr
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The Islamic resistance movement ‘Hamas’ is, arguably, one of the most important Palestinian organizations in recent decades. Since Hamas' establishment, it has extensively utilized media as a means of mobilization for its political and ideological agendas, and its tactics have undergone a …
US Hard Power in the Arab World
Resistance, the Syrian Uprising and the War on Terror
Av Layla Saleh
Häftad, 2019
747 kr
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Neither stability nor change in the post-colonial Arab world can be fully understood without considering the international context, and American Foreign policy in particular. However, the exact nature of America’s presence in the Arab world, and the scope and modes of its influence, all appear to …
Good Governance and Civil–Security Relations
A Comparative Study of Turkey and Egypt
Inbunden, 2020
2504 kr
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Developing the traditional civil-military relations approach to include security actors, the book compares the style of civil-security relations in both Egypt and Turkey. The volume comprehends the competition between civilian actors and military and security actors to impose control over the …
Elites and Arab Politics
New Perspectives on Popular Protest
Av Ian Kelly
Häftad, 2023
646 kr
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This work explains elite behaviour in authoritarian systems and proposes why elites withdraw their support for the incumbent when faced with popular uprisings. Building upon foundations drawn from institutional authoritarianism and synthesised with local context from the substantial scholarship on …
Good Governance and Civil–Security Relations
A Comparative Study of Turkey and Egypt
Häftad, 2023
646 kr
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Developing the traditional civil-military relations approach to include security actors, the book compares the style of civil-security relations in both Egypt and Turkey. The volume comprehends the competition between civilian actors and military and security actors to impose control over the …
Islam as Power
Shi‛i Revivalism in the Oeuvre of Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah
Inbunden, 2020
2504 kr
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Providing an in-depth and extensive analysis of the concept of power as articulatedby Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah (1935–2010), this case study analyses thesystemic conceptualisation of power and his argumentation of sacralisingIslamised power. The volume also offers a quick overview of how the …
Islam as Power
Shi‛i Revivalism in the Oeuvre of Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah
Häftad, 2023
646 kr
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Providing an in-depth and extensive analysis of the concept of power as articulatedby Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah (1935–2010), this case study analyses thesystemic conceptualisation of power and his argumentation of sacralisingIslamised power. The volume also offers a quick overview of how the …
Hamas and Palestine
The Contested Road to Statehood
Av Martin Kear
Häftad, 2020
689 kr
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Hamas and Palestine: The Contested Road to Statehood analyses the Palestinian Islamist movement, Hamas, between 2005 and 2017. The book expounds how Hamas has employed a dual resistance strategy, consisting of political and armed resistance, as a mechanism to achieve, maintain, and defend its …
Clientelism and Patronage in the Middle East and North Africa
Networks of Dependency
Av Laura Ruiz de Elvira, Christoph Schwarz m. fl.
Häftad, 2020
718 kr
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One common demand in the 2011 uprisings in the MENA region was the call for ‘freedom, dignity, and social justice.’ Citizens rallied against corruption and clientelism, which for many protesters were deeply linked to political tyranny. This book takes the phenomenon of the 2011 uprisings as a point …
Political and Institutional Transition in North Africa
Egypt and Tunisia in Comparative Perspective
Häftad, 2020
718 kr
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The year 2011 will go down in history as a turning point for the Arab world. The popular unrest that swept across the region and led to the toppling of the Ben Ali, Mubarak, and Qaddhafi regimes in Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya has fundamentally altered the social, economic, and political outlooks of …
Kurdistan in Iraq
The Evolution of a Quasi-State
Av Aram Rafaat
Häftad, 2020
718 kr
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The Kurdish-Iraqi conflict lies in the fact that Kurdistan is a nation-without-a-state and Iraq is a non-nation state, each possessing a nationhood project differing from and opposing the other. Iraqi-Kurdistan is an outward looking entity seeking external patronage. Though external patronage has …
Politics and Revolution in Egypt
Rise and Fall of the Youth Activists
Häftad, 2020
710 kr
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In the years since the 2011 revolutions, Egypt and the Arab countries in general have moved from a profound moment of hope and democratic potential to deepened authoritarianism and outright war. Among the many political actors who have seen their political prospects rise and fall are youth …
Failure of Democracy in Iraq
Religion, Ideology and Sectarianism
Häftad, 2020
718 kr
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The Failure of Democracy in Iraq studies democratization in post-2003 Iraq, which has so far failed, due mainly to cultural and religious reasons. There are other factors, such as the legacy of the dictatorial regime, exclusionary policies, the problem of stateness, interference by regional powers, …
Palestinian Authority in the West Bank
The Theatrics of Woeful Statecraft
Häftad, 2020
689 kr
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The Palestinian Authority in the West Bank explores the manner in which the Palestinian Authority’s performative acts affect and shape the lives and subjective identities of those in its vicinity in the occupied West Bank. The nature of Palestinians’ statelessness has to contend with the rituals of …
Narratives of Arab Secularism
Politics, Feminism and Religion
Inbunden, 2022
2096 kr
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This book offers a new interpretation of the rich narratives of Arab secularism, contending that secularism as a set of ideas and a social movement is destined to loom large on the political and legal horizon of most Arab states.Youssef M. Choueiri provides a study of three moments in the …
Narratives of Arab Secularism
Politics, Feminism and Religion
Häftad, 2022
608 kr
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This book offers a new interpretation of the rich narratives of Arab secularism, contending that secularism as a set of ideas and a social movement is destined to loom large on the political and legal horizon of most Arab states.Youssef M. Choueiri provides a study of three moments in the …
Tunisian Revolution and Democratic Transition
The Role of al-Nahdah
Inbunden, 2021
2504 kr
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Drawing on the history of post-independence Tunisia, the book studies the evolution of al-Nahḍah as a political party in Tunisia and its role in a protracted struggle to shape the post-authoritarian order along democratic lines. It explores al-Nahḍah's relationship with the Tunisian state, society …
Tunisian Revolution and Democratic Transition
The Role of al-Nahdah
Häftad, 2023
689 kr
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Drawing on the history of post-independence Tunisia, the book studies the evolution of al-Nahḍah as a political party in Tunisia and its role in a protracted struggle to shape the post-authoritarian order along democratic lines. It explores al-Nahḍah's relationship with the Tunisian state, society …
Sectarianism in Iraq
The Making of State and Nation Since 1920
Av Khalil Osman
Häftad, 2019
740 kr
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This book links sectarianism in Iraq to the failure of the modern nation-state to resolve tensions between sectarian identities and concepts of unified statehood and uniform citizenry. After a theoretical excursus that recasts the notion of primordial identity as a socially constructed reality, the …
Arab Lobby and the US
Factors for Success and Failure
Häftad, 2019
689 kr
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All the components needed to construct an Arab lobby exist; the significant Arab Diaspora in the US, the historic strategic relationship between Arab Gulf States and the US, and the Gulf’s economic wealth. However, lobbying is alien to Arab culture and largely absent from its political landscape. …
Palestine in EU and Russian Foreign Policy
Statehood and the Peace Process
Häftad, 2019
689 kr
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The establishment of a Palestinian state has long been a strategic objective of EU and Russian foreign policy in the Middle East. However, over a decade after the creation of the road-map, the establishment of an independent Palestinian state has still not been achieved. Palestine in EU and Russian …
Tunisia's International Relations since the 'Arab Spring'
Transition Inside and Out
Av Tasnim Abderrahim, Laura-Theresa Krüger m. fl.
Häftad, 2019
689 kr
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When popular protests started in Tunisia in late 2010, few anticipated the implications these events would have for the entire Arab region. In the following years, this region witnessed deep changes, increased divisions, and even failing states. Meanwhile, Tunisia managed to assert itself as a new …
EU Foreign Policy and Hamas
Inconsistencies and Paradoxes
Av Adeeb Ziadeh
Häftad, 2019
689 kr
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Shortly after the overwhelming victory of Hamas in the 2006 parliamentary and municipal elections, civil war broke out in the Gaza Strip between members of the two factions, Hamas and Fatah. The EU, along with the US, UN and Russia, not only gave its support to Fatah against Hamas, but also imposed …
Informal Power in the Greater Middle East
Hidden Geographies
Av Luca Anceschi, Gennaro Gervasio m. fl.
Inbunden, 2014
2504 kr
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Over the last decade or so, academic and non-academic observers have focussed mainly, if not exclusively on the institutions and places of formal power in the Greater Middle East, depicting politics in the region as a small area limited to local authoritarian rulers.In contrast, this book aims to …
Egypt's Long Revolution
Protest Movements and Uprisings
Inbunden, 2014
2578 kr
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The millions of Egyptians who returned to the heart of Cairo and Egypt’s other major cities for 18 days until the eventual toppling of the Mubarak regime were orderly without an organisation, inspired without a leader, and single-minded without one guiding political ideology. This book examines the …
Crowds and Politics in North Africa
Tunisia, Algeria and Libya *RISBN*
Inbunden, 2014
2578 kr
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This book takes predominant crowd theory to task, questioning received ideas about ‘mob psychology’ that remain prevalent today. It is a synchronic study of crowds, crowd dynamics and the relationships of crowds to political power in Tunisia, Libya and Algeria (2011-2013) that has far reaching …
Revolution, Revolt and Reform in North Africa
The Arab Spring and Beyond
Inbunden, 2013
1562 kr
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Providing an account of the recent revolutions or reform movements that constituted part of the Arab Spring, this book focuses on these transformative processes in a North African context.Whilst the longer term outcomes of the Arab Spring revolts are not entirely clear, the revolutionary or reform …
Revolution, Revolt and Reform in North Africa
The Arab Spring and Beyond
Häftad, 2013
575 kr
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Providing an account of the recent revolutions or reform movements that constituted part of the Arab Spring, this book focuses on these transformative processes in a North African context.Whilst the longer term outcomes of the Arab Spring revolts are not entirely clear, the revolutionary or reform …
Political and Institutional Transition in North Africa
Egypt and Tunisia in Comparative Perspective
Inbunden, 2018
2504 kr
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The year 2011 will go down in history as a turning point for the Arab world. The popular unrest that swept across the region and led to the toppling of the Ben Ali, Mubarak, and Qaddhafi regimes in Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya has fundamentally altered the social, economic, and political outlooks of …
