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The struggle over democracy in the Middle East : regional politics and external policies
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Many residents of the Middle East - and more recently, Western powers - have placed great hope in democratization in the region. Yet authoritarianism remains the norm and movement towards democracy...
Many residents of the Middle East - and more recently, Western powers - have placed great hope in democratization in the region. Yet authoritarianism remains the norm and movement towards democracy is both slow and uneven. The Struggle over Democracy in the Middle East examines democracy and democratization in the light of regional realities rather than the wishful thinking of outsiders. Specialists from the region analyze democratic prospects in the region, while accomplished scholars from the United States and the United Kingdom analyze Western policy, providing a wide-ra
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- Creator
- [edited by] Nathan J. Brown and Emad El-Din Shahin
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2010
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- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (214 p.)
- ISBNs
- 1135198322, 1135198330, 1282377477, 9786612377471, 0203869877, 0415773806, 0415773792
- OCLC
- ocn609845479, ocn894226886
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- English
- Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Contributors; Preface; 1 Introduction; Part I The view from outside: External efforts at democracy promotion; 2 New wine in old bottles?: American efforts to promote democracy in the Arab world; 3 Democracy and security in the Middle East; 4 The fantasy of Arab democracy without a constituency; 5 Democracy and faith: The continuum of political Islam; Part II Country studies; 6 Transformations in Eastern Europe and lessons for the Middle East; 7 Democratic transformation in Egypt: Controlled reforms ... frustrated hopes
- 8 Jordan: The myth of the democratizing monarchy9 Democracy in Lebanon: The primacy of the sectarian system; 10 Democracy, Islam, and secularism in Turkey; 11 Conclusion; Bibliography; Index