Political Liberalization and Democratization in the Arab World: Theoretical Perspectives

Published by Lynne Rienner Publishers 1996

Political Liberalization and Democratization in the Arab World

Theoretical Perspectives

Edited by: Rex Brynen , Bahgat Korany and Paul Noble

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781685853891

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Focuses on the major factors shaping liberalization/democratization in the Arab world, as well as the role played by particular social groups.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Tables and Figures Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Introduction
1. Introduction: Theoretical Perspectives on Arab Liberalization and Democratization Rex Brynen, Bahgat Korany and Paul Noble Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2. Liberalization and Democratization in the Arab World: An Overview Saad Eddin Ibrahim Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	29
Part 1. The Domestic Setting: Culture, Discourse, and Politics
3. The Political Culture Approach to Arab Democratization: The Case for Bringing It Back In, Carefully Michael C. Hudson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	59
4. Democracy in the Arab World: A Critique of the Political Culture Approach Lisa Anderson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	77
5. Democracy in Contemporary Arab Intellectual Discourse Salwa Ismail Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	93
6. Islam and Pluralism Gudrun Krämer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	113
Part 2. Civil Society: Actors and Activism, Empowerment and Peripheralization
7. The Concept of Civil Society and the Arab World Mustapha Kamel al-Sayyid Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	129
8. The Press and Democratic Transition in Arab Societies: The Algerian Case Lise Garon Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	149
9. Democratization and Social Islam: A Case Study of the Islamic Health Clinics in Cairo Janine Astrid Clark Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	167
10. Political Liberalization, Gender, and the State Mervat F. Hatem Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	187
Part 3. Political Economy
11. Resources, Revenues, and Authoritarianism in the Arab World: Beyond the Rentier State? Giacomo Luciani Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	209
12. Authoritarian Legacies and Reform Strategies in the Arab World Daniel Brumberg Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	229
13. Class, Economic Change, and Political Liberalization in the Arab World Samih K. Farsoun and Christina Zacharia Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	261
Part 4. The Regional and International Context
14. Regional Influences on Experiments in Political Liberalization in the Arab World F. Gregory Gause Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	281
15. Prospects of Democratization in the Arab World: Global Diffusion, Regional Demonstration, and Domestic Imperatives Gabriel Ben-Dor Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	307
Conclusion
16. Trends, Trajectories, or Interesting Possibilities? Some Conclusions on Arab Democratization and Its Study Rex Brynen, Bahgat Korany and Paul Noble Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	331
The Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	339
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	343
About the Book Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	350

Language: English
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 350

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Published: June 1, 2022
ISBN: 9781685853891