Authoritarianism in the Middle East : regimes and resistance / edited by Marsha Pripstein Posusney, Michele Penner Angrist.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Posusney, Marsha Pripstein.

Angrist, Michele Penner, 1970-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Authoritarianism.

Politics and government.

Arab countries--Politics and government--21st century.

Arab countries.

Authoritarianism--Arab countries.

Middle East--Politics and government--21st century.

Middle East.

Authoritarianism--Middle East.

Physical Description:

x, 276 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Boulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2005.

Contents:

The Middle East's democracy deficit in comparative perspective / Marsha Pripstein Posusney

The reins of power

Coercive institutions and coercive leaders / Eva Bellin

Political crisis and restabilization: Iraq, Libya, Syria, and Tunisia / Jason Brownlee

Contestation without democracy: elite fragmentation in Iran / Arang Keshavarzian

Challenges to authoritarian rule

Multiparty elections in the Arab world: election rules and opposition responses / Marsha Pripstein Posusney

Party systems and regime formation: Turkish exceptionalism in comparative perspective / Michele Penner Angrist

Opposition and economic crises in Jordan and Morocco / Ellen Lust-Okar

Princes, parliaments, and the prospects for democracy in the Gulf / Michael Herb

Too much civil society, too little politics? Egypt and other liberalizing Arab regimes / Vickie Langohr

Conclusion

The outlook for authoritarians / Michele Penner Angrist.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-263) and index.

ISBN:

1588263177

1588263428

OCLC:

58831157