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Political parties in the Arab world : continuity and change / edited by Franceso Cavatorta and Lise Storm.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, c.2018.Description: xii, 356 p. : ill. ; 24 cmSubject(s): DDC classification:
  • 324.209174927 POL 22
Contents:
1. Do Arabs not do parties? An introduction and exploration / Lise Storm and Francesco Cavatorta -- pt. 1 Party families -- 2. Leftist parties in the Arab region before and after the Arab Uprisings: 'unrequited love'? / Valeria Resta -- 3. What are 'secular' parties in the Arab world? Insights from Tunisia's Nidaa Tomes and Morocco's PAM / Anne Wolf -- 4. The institutionalisation of Islamist political parties after the uprisings / Anass El Kyak -- 5. Do Salafi parties represent a contradiction in terms? The development and fragmentation of Kuwait's Salafi Islamic Group / Zoltan Pall -- pt. 2 International constraints -- 6. Shi'ism, national belonging and political Islam: the Hezbollah and the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon / Aurélie Daher -- 7. Party politics in the Palestinian Territories / Manal A. Jamal -- 8. Sectarian friction and the struggle for power: party politics in Iraq post-2003 / Sophie A. Edwards -- 9. Post-Gaddafi Libya: rejecting a political party system / Amir M. Kamel -- pt. 3 Societal constituents -- 10. Tribes and political parties in the contemporary Arab world: a reassessment from Yemen / Larissa Alles -- 11. In the shadow of legality: proto-parties and participatory politics in the Emirate of Kuwait / Hendrik Kraetzschmar -- 12. Transformations in the political party system in Mauritania: the case of the Union for the Republic / Raquel Ojeda-Garcia -- 13. Women's political inclusion and prospects for democracy in North Africa / Loes Debuysere -- 14. Why did Tunisian and Egyptian youth activists fail to build competitive political parties? / Mohammad Yaghi -- Conclusion and perspectives -- 15. Arab parties in context: lessons learned / Francesco Cavatorta and Lise Storm.
Summary: This book provides a thorough theoretical and empirical examination and analysis of the most important aspects and traits of political parties and party politics in the Arab world, exploring cases from across the region.
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Title page contains misspelling of Francesco Cavatorta's first name as "Franceso."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Do Arabs not do parties? An introduction and exploration / Lise Storm and Francesco Cavatorta -- pt. 1 Party families -- 2. Leftist parties in the Arab region before and after the Arab Uprisings: 'unrequited love'? / Valeria Resta -- 3. What are 'secular' parties in the Arab world? Insights from Tunisia's Nidaa Tomes and Morocco's PAM / Anne Wolf -- 4. The institutionalisation of Islamist political parties after the uprisings / Anass El Kyak -- 5. Do Salafi parties represent a contradiction in terms? The development and fragmentation of Kuwait's Salafi Islamic Group / Zoltan Pall -- pt. 2 International constraints -- 6. Shi'ism, national belonging and political Islam: the Hezbollah and the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon / Aurélie Daher -- 7. Party politics in the Palestinian Territories / Manal A. Jamal -- 8. Sectarian friction and the struggle for power: party politics in Iraq post-2003 / Sophie A. Edwards -- 9. Post-Gaddafi Libya: rejecting a political party system / Amir M. Kamel -- pt. 3 Societal constituents -- 10. Tribes and political parties in the contemporary Arab world: a reassessment from Yemen / Larissa Alles -- 11. In the shadow of legality: proto-parties and participatory politics in the Emirate of Kuwait / Hendrik Kraetzschmar -- 12. Transformations in the political party system in Mauritania: the case of the Union for the Republic / Raquel Ojeda-Garcia -- 13. Women's political inclusion and prospects for democracy in North Africa / Loes Debuysere -- 14. Why did Tunisian and Egyptian youth activists fail to build competitive political parties? / Mohammad Yaghi -- Conclusion and perspectives -- 15. Arab parties in context: lessons learned / Francesco Cavatorta and Lise Storm.

This book provides a thorough theoretical and empirical examination and analysis of the most important aspects and traits of political parties and party politics in the Arab world, exploring cases from across the region.

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