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Barriers to democracy : the other side of social capital in Palestine and the Arab world / Amaney A. Jamal.
LIBRA JQ1850.A91 J346 2007
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jamal, Amaney A., 1970-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Civil society--Arab countries.
- Civil society.
- Authoritarianism.
- Associations, institutions, etc.
- Social capital (Sociology).
- Political participation.
- Arab countries.
- Civil society--West Bank.
- Political participation--Arab countries.
- Political participation--West Bank.
- Social capital (Sociology)--Arab countries.
- Social capital (Sociology)--West Bank.
- Associations, institutions, etc--Arab countries.
- Associations, institutions, etc--West Bank.
- Authoritarianism--Arab countries.
- Authoritarianism--West Bank.
- West Bank.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 173 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [2007]
- Summary:
- Not only does this book fill an important gap in the academic dialogue on civil society, but it also extends our understanding of the society and politics of the West Bank."--Ellen M. Lust-Okar, author of "Structuring Conflict in the Arab World"
- "Taking as a point of departure the substantial work on civil society, Amaney Jamal engages a set of issues that are critical to understanding the paths of and possibilities for democratic transitions. In an academic and policy atmosphere in which building democracy abroad, especially in the Middle East, has become one of the most commonly discussed goals, her book should appeal to a wide audience."--Laurie A. Brand, author of "Citizens Abroad: Emigration and the State in the Middle East and North Africa
- Contents:
- Introduction: Democratic outcomes and associational life
- Associational life in the centralized authoritarian context of the West Bank
- The polarization of Palestinian associational life
- Trust, engagement, and democracy
- Beyond Palestine : Morocco, Jordan, and Egypt
- Conclusion: Toward a theory of democratic citizenship in state-centralized nations
- Appendix A: Survey questions and coding of associational members
- Appendix B: Survey questions and coding of general Palestinian population
- Appendix C: Survey questions and coding of general Moroccan population (World Values Survey Questions).
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [153]-164) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780691127279
- 0691127271
- OCLC:
- 71350472
- Online:
- Publisher description
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