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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461935803321

Titolo

Getting to pluralism [[electronic resource] ] : political actors in the Arab world / / Marina Ottaway, Amr Hamzawy, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC, : Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, c2009

ISBN

1-283-83590-8

0-87003-275-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (130 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

OttawayMarina

HamzawyAmr

Disciplina

320.917/4927

320.9174927

323.109174927

Soggetti

Islam and politics - Arab countries

Political parties - Arab countries

Electronic books.

Arab countries Politics and government 1945-

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

Pluralist politics in undemocratic political systems / Marina Ottaway and Amr Hamzawy -- Incumbent regimes and the "king's dilemma" in the Arab world: promise and threat of managed reform / Michele Dunne and Marina Ottaway -- Fighting on two fronts: secular parties in the Arab world / Marina Ottaway and Amr Hamzawy -- Islamists in politics: the dynamics of participation -- Old actors and new arenas / Amr Hamzawy and Marina Ottaway.

Sommario/riassunto

Pluralism in the Arab world has not yet matured into functional democratic politics. While ruling establishments, Islamist movements, and secular parties have introduced a much greater degree of pluralism into Arab societies, the imbalance of power and interdependence among these actors limits both the degree of political diversity and its effectiveness at bringing about reforms. The Arab world is likely to grapple with political apathy, low voter turnout, dwindling membership in registered parties, and shrinking constituencies for the foreseeable future. Even the Islamists, who demonstrate