LEADER 02863nam 2200589Ia 450 001 9910461935803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-83590-8 010 $a0-87003-275-5 035 $a(CKB)2670000000276418 035 $a(EBL)1076127 035 $a(OCoLC)830170065 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1076127 035 $a(OCoLC)899260937 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse35908 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1076127 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10621662 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL414840 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000276418 100 $a20090424d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aGetting to pluralism$b[electronic resource] $epolitical actors in the Arab world /$fMarina Ottaway, Amr Hamzawy, editors 210 $aWashington, DC $cCarnegie Endowment for International Peace$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (130 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-87003-245-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPluralist 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. 330 $aPluralism 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 606 $aIslam and politics$zArab countries 606 $aPolitical parties$zArab countries 607 $aArab countries$xPolitics and government$y1945- 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aIslam and politics 615 0$aPolitical parties 676 $a320.917/4927 676 $a320.9174927 676 $a323.109174927 701 $aOttaway$b Marina$0244313 701 $aHamzawy$b Amr$01028046 712 02$aCarnegie Endowment for International Peace. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910461935803321 996 $aGetting to pluralism$92490806 997 $aUNINA