1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910462496003321

Titolo

Middle East authoritarianisms [[electronic resource] ] : governance, contestation, and regime resilience in Syria and Iran / / edited by Steven Heydemann and Reinoud Leenders

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Stanford, California, : Stanford University Press, 2013

ISBN

0-8047-8435-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (313 p.)

Collana

Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Societies and Cultures

Stanford studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic societies and cultures

Classificazione

MH 60600

Altri autori (Persone)

HeydemannSteven

LeendersReinoud

Disciplina

320.955

Soggetti

Authoritarianism - Syria

Authoritarianism - Iran

Electronic books.

Syria Politics and government

Iran Politics and government

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

Authoritarian governance in Syria and Iran : challenged, reconfiguring and resilient / Steven Heydemann and Reinoud Leenders -- The economics of authoritarian upgrading in Syria : liberalization and the reconfiguration of economic networks / Caroline Donati -- A martyrs' welfare state and its contradictions : regime resilience and limits through the lens of social policy in Iran / Kevan Harris -- The state management of religion in Syria : the end of "indirect rule"? / Thomas Pierret -- Islamic social movements and the Syrian authoritarian regime : shifting patterns of control and accommodation / Teije Hidde Donker -- Contesting governance : authority, protest, and rights talk in postrepublican Iran / Arzoo Osanloo -- Who laughs last : literary transformations of Syrian authoritarianism / Max Weiss -- Prosecuting political dissent : courts and the resilience of authoritarianism in Syria / Reinoud Leenders -- Democratic struggles and authoritarian responses in Iran in comparative perspective / Güneş Murat Tezcür -- Authoritarian resilience and international linkages in Iran and Syria /



Anush Ehteshami, Raymond Hinnebusch, Heidi Huuhtanen, Paola Raunio, Maaike Warnaar, and Tina Zintl.

Sommario/riassunto

The developments of early 2011 changes the political landscape of the Middle East. But even as urgent struggles continue, it remains clear that authoritarianism will survive this transformational moment. The study of authoritarian governance, therefore, remains essential for our understanding of the political dynamics and inner workings of regimes across the region. This volume considers the Syrian and Iranian regimes—what they share in common and what distinguishes them. Too frequently, authoritarianism has been assumed to be a generic descriptor of the region and differences among regimes have been overlooked. But as the political trajectories of Middle Eastern states diverge in years ahead, with some perhaps consolidating democratic gains while others remaining under distinct and resilient forms of authoritarian rule, understanding variations in modes of authoritarian governance and the attributes that promote regime resilience becomes an increasingly urgent priority.

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910974210903321

Titolo

Beyond Article 19 : libraries and social and cultural rights / / edited by Julie Biando Edwards and Stephan P. Edwards ; foreword by Toni Samek

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Duluth, Minn., : Library Juice Press, c2010

ISBN

1-936117-50-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (181 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

EdwardsJulie Biando

EdwardsStephan P

Disciplina

021.2

Soggetti

Libraries and society

Libraries and community

Library science - Moral and ethical aspects

Librarians - Professional ethics

Multiculturalism

Cultural property - Protection

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

Symbolic possibilities / by Julie Biando Edwards -- Cultural rights and library development and discourse in sub-Saharan Africa : is the colonial legacy still alive? / by Natalia Taylor Poppeliers -- Cultural rights and language rights in libraries / by Frans Albarillo -- We collect, organize, preserve, and provide access, with respect : indigenous peoples' cultural life in libraries / by Loriene Roy and Kristen Hogan -- United Nations Declaration of Human Rights.

Sommario/riassunto

Beyond Article 19: Libraries and Social and Cultural Rights addresses the subject of libraries and cultural rights, a topic that has received relatively little attention in the past, but which librarians and others concerned with human rights are beginning to recognize and talk about. Librarians have long been concerned with individual rights and have worked tirelessly - indeed making it a basic tenet of the profession - to protect and preserve those rights. Little has been written about the role that libraries can play in protecting and promoting group rights, specifically cultural rights. This book examines this shortfall by exploring the relationship between libraries, cultural rights, and community life and identity.