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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459213103321

Autore

Cavatorta Francesco

Titolo

Civil society and democratization in the Arab world : the dynamics of activism / / Francesco Cavatorta and Vincent Durac

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon [England] ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

1-136-96338-3

1-282-91331-X

9786612913310

0-203-85058-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (187 p.)

Collana

Routledge studies in Middle Eastern politics ; ; 22

Altri autori (Persone)

DuracVincent

Disciplina

320.917/4927

Soggetti

Civil society - Arab countries

Democratization - Arab countries

Electronic books.

Arab countries Politics and government 21st century

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; Acknowledgements; List of organizations - interviews; Introduction; 1 Civil society in the Arab world; 2 Associational life under authoritarian constraints; 3 Algeria; 4 Morocco; 5 Jordan; 6 Yemen; 7 Lebanon; 8 The dynamics of civic activism in the Arab world; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The transition paradigm has traditionally viewed civil society activism as an essential condition for the establishment of democracy. The democracy promotion strategies of Western policy-makers have, therefore, been based on strengthening civil society in authoritarian settings in order to support the development of social capital -to challenge undemocratic regimes.This book questions the validity of the link between an active associational life and democratization. It examines civil society in the Arab world in order to illustrate how authoritarian constraints structure civil