03043oam 2200673I 450 991045921310332120200520144314.01-136-96338-31-282-91331-X97866129133100-203-85058-010.4324/9780203850589 (CKB)2670000000056013(EBL)592928(OCoLC)689996530(SSID)ssj0000434500(PQKBManifestationID)12119768(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000434500(PQKBWorkID)10415456(PQKB)10763084(MiAaPQ)EBC592928(Au-PeEL)EBL592928(CaPaEBR)ebr10432344(CaONFJC)MIL291331(OCoLC)778919078(EXLCZ)99267000000005601320180706d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCivil society and democratization in the Arab world the dynamics of activism /Francesco Cavatorta and Vincent DuracMilton Park, Abingdon, Oxon [England] ;New York :Routledge,2011.1 online resource (187 p.)Routledge studies in Middle Eastern politics ;22Description based upon print version of record.1-138-78022-7 0-415-49129-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; IndexThe 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 civilRoutledge studies in Middle Eastern politics ;22.Civil societyArab countriesDemocratizationArab countriesArab countriesPolitics and government21st centuryElectronic books.Civil societyDemocratization320.917/4927Cavatorta Francesco.863183Durac Vincent863184MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910459213103321Civil society and democratization in the Arab world1926891UNINA