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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454949403321

Titolo

The struggle over democracy in the Middle East : regional politics and external policies / / [edited by] Nathan J. Brown and Emad El-Din Shahin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2010

ISBN

1-135-19833-0

1-282-37747-7

9786612377471

0-203-86987-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (214 p.)

Collana

UCLA Center for Middle East Development (CMED) series ; ; 1

Altri autori (Persone)

BrownNathan J

ShahinEmad Eldin <1957->

Disciplina

320.956

321.80956

Soggetti

Democratization - Arab countries

Democratization - Middle East

Democracy - Arab countries

Democracy - Middle East

Electronic books.

Arab countries Politics and government 1945-

Middle East Politics and government 1979-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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