| Description |
xi, 189 pages ; 23 cm |
| Series |
Ethics, human rights and global political thought
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| Note |
This book examines the links between civil society, religion and politics in the Middle East and North Africa region. The chapters in the volume explore the role of religion in shaping and changing the public sphere in regions that are developing and/or in conflict. They also discuss how these relations are reflected on civil society organizations and the role they are expected to play in transitional periods |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Contents |
Introduction: changing role of civil society in the Arab world / Tania Haddad, Elie Al Hindy -- Disambiguating the idea of public sphere and secularism in the Middle East / Dara Salam -- Civil society and non-profit governance in the Arab world / Tania Haddad, Yara Zalzal -- Rethinking Arab civil society : Arab revolutions and reconceptualization of civil society / Zaid Eyadat -- The changing role of Arab civil society: between fundamentalism and civic activism / Elie Al Hindy -- Trapped in a vicious circle? why Egyptian civil society failed to capitalize on the revolution / Moustafa Khalil -- Civil society and political transition: the cases of Tunisia and Libya / Elie Abouaoun -- Religion, relief and reform: the history of civil society in Lebanon / Tania Haddad, Thomas W. Haase, Melissa Ajamian -- Constraints on Lebanese nongovernmental organizations : a survey of the literature /Melissa Ajamian, Thomas W. Haase |
| Other Keywrd |
Arab Spring (2010-) |
| Subjects |
Civil society -- Arab countries
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Civil society -- Middle East
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Civil society -- Africa, North
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Religion and politics -- Arab countries
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Religion and politics -- Middle East
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Religion and politics -- Africa, North
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Arab Spring, 2010-
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| Other Keywrd |
Civil society. |
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Religion and politics. |
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North Africa. |
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Arab countries. |
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Middle East. |
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Arab countries -- Religion |
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Arab countries -- Social conditions |
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2010 |
| Other Names |
Haddad, Tania, editor
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Al Hindy, Elie, editor
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| OCLC # |
1055330019 |
| ISBN |
1138561290 hardcover |
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9781138561298 hardcover |
| Isrn |
40028460832 |
| Other No. |
(OCoLC)1055330019 (OCoLC)1055312338 |
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