LEADER 05141nam 2200925Ia 450 001 9910807708403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-93565-8 010 $a9786612935657 010 $a1-4008-3050-8 024 7 $a10.1515/9781400830503 035 $a(CKB)2670000000060357 035 $a(EBL)617652 035 $a(OCoLC)699474734 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000467151 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11312666 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000467151 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10467094 035 $a(PQKB)10255913 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000543038 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12253859 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000543038 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10519536 035 $a(PQKB)11484959 035 $a(OCoLC)703588537 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse36458 035 $a(DE-B1597)446679 035 $a(OCoLC)979970185 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781400830503 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL617652 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10435974 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL293565 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC617652 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000060357 100 $a20060912d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|||||||nn|n 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBarriers to democracy $ethe other side of social capital in Palestine and the Arab world /$fAmaney A. Jamal 205 $aCourse Book 210 $aPrinceton, N.J. $cPrinceton University Press$dc2007 215 $a1 online resource (190 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-691-12727-1 311 $a0-691-14099-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [153]-164) and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tIllustrations --$tPreface --$tNote to the Reader --$tCHAPTER ONE. Introduction: Democratic Outcomes and Associational Life --$tCHAPTER TWO. Associational Life in the Centralized Authoritarian Context of the West Bank --$tCHAPTER THREE. The Polarization of Palestinian Associational Life --$tCHAPTER FOUR. Trust, Engagement, and Democracy --$tCHAPTER FIVE. Beyond Palestine: Morocco, Jordan, and Egypt --$tChapter Six. Conclusion: Toward a Theory of Democratic Citizenship in State-Centralized Nations --$tAppendixes --$tBibliography --$tIndex 330 $aDemocracy-building efforts from the early 1990's on have funneled billions of dollars into nongovernmental organizations across the developing world, with the U.S. administration of George W. Bush leading the charge since 2001. But are many such "civil society" initiatives fatally flawed? Focusing on the Palestinian West Bank and the Arab world, Barriers to Democracy mounts a powerful challenge to the core tenet of civil society initiatives: namely, that public participation in private associations necessarily yields the sort of civic engagement that, in turn, sustains effective democratic institutions. Such assertions tend to rely on evidence from states that are democratic to begin with. Here, Amaney Jamal investigates the role of civic associations in promoting democratic attitudes and behavioral patterns in contexts that are less than democratic. Jamal argues that, in state-centralized environments, associations can just as easily promote civic qualities vital to authoritarian citizenship--such as support for the regime in power. Thus, any assessment of the influence of associational life on civic life must take into account political contexts, including the relationships among associations, their leaders, and political institutions. Barriers to Democracy both builds on and critiques the multifaceted literature that has emerged since the mid-1990's on associational life and civil society. By critically examining associational life in the West Bank during the height of the Oslo Peace Process (1993-99), and extending her findings to Morocco, Egypt, and Jordan, Jamal provides vital new insights into a timely issue. 606 $aCivil society$zArab countries 606 $aCivil society$zWest Bank 606 $aPolitical participation$zArab countries 606 $aPolitical participation$zWest Bank 606 $aSocial capital (Sociology)$zArab countries 606 $aSocial capital (Sociology)$zWest Bank 606 $aAssociations, institutions, etc$zArab countries 606 $aAssociations, institutions, etc$zWest Bank 606 $aAuthoritarianism$zArab countries 606 $aAuthoritarianism$zWest Bank 615 0$aCivil society 615 0$aCivil society 615 0$aPolitical participation 615 0$aPolitical participation 615 0$aSocial capital (Sociology) 615 0$aSocial capital (Sociology) 615 0$aAssociations, institutions, etc. 615 0$aAssociations, institutions, etc. 615 0$aAuthoritarianism 615 0$aAuthoritarianism 676 $a300.917/4927 686 $aMS 4410$2rvk 700 $aJamal$b Amaney A.$f1970-$01607148 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910807708403321 996 $aBarriers to democracy$93933289 997 $aUNINA