Democratization and Development [[electronic resource] ] : New Political Strategies for the Middle East / / edited by D. Jung

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910817413503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2006
• ISBN: 1-281-36563-7; 9786611365639; 1-4039-8343-7
• Edizione: [1st ed. 2006.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (208 p.)
• Collana: Governance, Security and Development, , 2945-7823
• Altri autori (Persone): JungDietrich <1959->
• Disciplina: 320.956
• Soggetti: Middle East - Politics and government; International relations; Political science; Middle Eastern Politics; International Relations; Political Science
• 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: ""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Note on Contributors""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction""; ""1 War-Making and State-Making in the Middle East""; ""Part I Transnational and International Contexts""; ""2 Dancing with Wolves: Dilemmas of Democracy Promotion in Authoritarian Contexts""; ""3 Whoâ€?s Afraid of Transnationalism? Arabism, Islamism, and the Prospects of Democratization in the Arab East""; ""4 Democratization and the New Arab Media""; ""Part II Case Studies""; ""5 The Political Economy of Islam and Democracy in Turkey: From the Welfare Party to the AKP""; ""6 “Democratizationâ€? Reforms as a Means of Stabilizing Authoritarian Rule in Contemporary Egypt""""7 State and Market in Syria: The Politics of Economic Liberalization""; ""Conclusions""; ""8 Democratizing the Middle East: A Means of Ensuring International Security or an End in Itself?""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""; ""Z""
• Sommario/riassunto: Exploring the political economy of development and democracy in the Middle East, this book provides new insight into the effects of external initiatives for the support of good governance in Arab states, the impact of transnational Islamist networks on democratization in the Middle East, and the role of new satellite broadcasting in the Arab world.