02863nam 2200589Ia 450 991046193580332120200520144314.01-283-83590-80-87003-275-5(CKB)2670000000276418(EBL)1076127(OCoLC)830170065(MiAaPQ)EBC1076127(OCoLC)899260937(MdBmJHUP)muse35908(Au-PeEL)EBL1076127(CaPaEBR)ebr10621662(CaONFJC)MIL414840(EXLCZ)99267000000027641820090424d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierGetting to pluralism[electronic resource] political actors in the Arab world /Marina Ottaway, Amr Hamzawy, editorsWashington, DC Carnegie Endowment for International Peacec20091 online resource (130 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-87003-245-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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 demonstrateIslam and politicsArab countriesPolitical partiesArab countriesArab countriesPolitics and government1945-Electronic books.Islam and politicsPolitical parties320.917/4927320.9174927323.109174927Ottaway Marina244313Hamzawy Amr1028046Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910461935803321Getting to pluralism2490806UNINA