1. New horizons in Arab politics -- Part 1. The context -- 2. North Africa: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia / with Merouan Mekouar -- 3. The Mashreq: Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria -- 4. The Arabian Peninsula: Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Yemen -- Part 2. The issues -- 5. Political culture revisited -- 6. Islamist movements and democratic politics / by Janine A. Clark -- 7. Electoral politics -- 8. The politics of monarchical liberalization -- 9. Rentierism and resource politics -- 10. Economic liberalization -- 11. The new Arab media -- 12. Impact of the regional and international environment -- Part 3. Conclusion -- 13. From fear to hope?