Politics and governance in the Middle East /

Durac, Vincent.

Politics and governance in the Middle East / Vincent Durac and Francesco Cavatorta. - London ; New York : Palgrave, 2015. - xii, 317 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Macmillan education. .

Index : p. 313-317.

Bibliography : p. 290-312.

Machine generated contents note: -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Arab Awakening -- 3. The Historical and Political Context -- 4. Social Structures and Social Development -- 5. Political Economy -- 6. Institutions, Parties and Elections -- 7. Religion and Politics -- 8. Civil Society and Political Change -- 9. Gender and Politics -- 10. The Military, Security and Conflict -- 11. The Middle East and the Wider World -- 12. After the Awakening.

"A systematic and up-to-date introduction to politics and society in the Middle East. It examines domestic, regional and global actors and in light of the so-called 'Arab Spring', pays particular attention to the tension between processes of democratization and ongoing authoritarianism. "--

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Democracy--Middle East.
Democratization--Middle East.
Authoritarianism--Middle East.
Arab Spring, 2010---Influence.


Middle East--Politics and government--21st century.



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