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Democracy and authoritarianism in the Arab world / Nicola Pratt.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Boulder ; London : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2007Description: xi, 236 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1588264866
  • 9781588264862
Other title:
  • Democracy & authoritarianism in the Arab world [Cover title]
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 320.9174927 PRA 22
Contents:
Reconsidering democratization in the Arab world -- The normalization of authoritarianism -- Challenges to authoritarianism -- Authoritarianism renewed -- The politics of democratization -- Transnational links and democratization -- Conclusion.
Summary: "What explains the enduring rule of authoritarian regimes in the Arab world? Nicola Pratt offers an innovative approach to this recurring question, shedding light on the failure of democratization by examining both the broad dynamics of authoritarianism in the region and the particular role of civil society." "Pratt appraises the part that civil society actors played in the normalization of authoritarianism in the Middle East, the challenges that new organized groups now pose to entrenched Arab regimes, and the varying ways in which those regimes are responding. She also explores the diversity of conceptions of democracy among nonstate actors. Arguing against the idea that Arab culture is inherently incompatible with democracy - the concept of Middle East "exceptionalism"--She assesses the realistic potential for democratization in the region."
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Reconsidering democratization in the Arab world -- The normalization of authoritarianism -- Challenges to authoritarianism -- Authoritarianism renewed -- The politics of democratization -- Transnational links and democratization -- Conclusion.

"What explains the enduring rule of authoritarian regimes in the Arab world? Nicola Pratt offers an innovative approach to this recurring question, shedding light on the failure of democratization by examining both the broad dynamics of authoritarianism in the region and the particular role of civil society." "Pratt appraises the part that civil society actors played in the normalization of authoritarianism in the Middle East, the challenges that new organized groups now pose to entrenched Arab regimes, and the varying ways in which those regimes are responding. She also explores the diversity of conceptions of democracy among nonstate actors. Arguing against the idea that Arab culture is inherently incompatible with democracy - the concept of Middle East "exceptionalism"--She assesses the realistic potential for democratization in the region."

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