| Physical description |
1 online resource (viii, 302 pages) |
| Series |
Global policy books |
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Global policy books.
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| Bibliography |
"Bibliography on democracy and democracy promotion in the Middle East": pages 269-282 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The new democracy imperative / Thomas Carothers, Marina Ottaway -- Liberalization versus democracy / Daniel Brumberg -- Islamists and democracy / Graham Fuller -- The new reform ferment / Amy Hawthorne -- Is civil society the answer? / Amy Hawthorne -- The limits of women's rights / Marina Ottaway -- The political-economic conundrum / Eva Bellin -- The missing constituency for democratic reform / Marina Ottaway -- The problem of credibility / Marina Ottaway -- Choosing a strategy / Thomas Carothers -- Integrating democracy into the U.S. policy agenda / Michele Dunne -- Europe's uncertain pursuit of Middle East reform / Richard Youngs -- Getting to the core / Marina Ottaway, Thomas Carothers. |
| Summary |
The United States faces no greater challenge today than successfully fulfilling its new ambition of helping bring about a democratic transformation of the Middle East. Uncharted Journey contributes a wealth of concise, illuminating insights on this subject, drawing on the contributors' deep knowledge of Arab politics and their substantial experience with democracy-building in other parts of the world. The essays in part one vividly dissect the state of Arab politics today, including an up-to-date examination of the political shock wave in the region produced by the invasion of Iraq. Part two and three set out a provocative exploration of the possible elements of a democracy promotion strategy for the region. The contributors identify potential false steps as well as a productive way forward, avoiding the twin shoals of either reflexive pessimism in the face of the daunting obstacles to Arab democratization or an unrealistic optimism that fails to take into account the region's political complexities. Contributors include Eva Bellin (Hunter College), Daniel Brumberg (Carnegie Endowment), Thomas Carothers (Carnegie Endowment), Michele Dunne (Georgetown University), Graham Fuller, Amy Hawthorne (Carnegie Endowment), Marina Ottaway (Carnegie Endowment), and Richard Youngs (Foreign Policy Centre). |
| Language notes |
English. |
| Other author |
Carothers, Thomas, 1956-
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Ottaway, Marina.
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| Subject |
Democracy -- Middle East.
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Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
9780870032868 (electronic bk.) |
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0870032860 (electronic bk.) |
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0870032127 |
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9780870032127 |
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0870032119 |
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9780870032110 |
| Publisher Number |
EB00642158 Recorded Books |
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