Non-state actors in the Middle East : factors for peace and democracy / edited by Galia Golan and Walid Salem.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Golan, Galia.

Salem, Walid.

Series:

UCLA Center for Middle East Development (CMED) series ; 5.

UCLA center for Middle East development (CMED) ; 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Digital media--Social aspects.

Non-governmental organizations.

Civil society.

Middle East--Politics and government.

Middle East.

Politics and government.

Civil society--Middle East.

Non-governmental organizations--Middle East.

Digital media--Social aspects--Middle East.

Digital media.

Democracy--Middle East.

Democracy.

Peace.

Middle East--Social conditions.

Social conditions.

Physical Description:

ix, 230 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2014.

Summary:

"As the recent revolutions in the Middle East have demonstrated, civil society in this part of the world is on the move. The increasingly important role of non-state actors - a phenomenon of globalization- has characterized developments throughout the region, affecting the struggle for democracy and for peace. This volume brings together scholars primarily form the region to analyse the varied activities and contributions of NGOs, the private sector and the new media, from Morocco to Iran, along with the involvement of diaspora groups. The chapter on facebook in the recent Egyptian revolution captures the role of this new media while the study on similar technology in Iran outlines the barriers raised by the authorities in the current struggles there. Even the fledgling process of democratization in Saudi Arabia is driven by non-state actors while the veteran women's movements in the Maghreb serve as an example for the post-Arab spring era in those countries. Providing one of the first assessments of the role of non-state actors in the Middle East, this book will be essential reading for students of Political Science, Sociology and Civil Society, amongst others"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part I Civil society - NGOs

1 Civil society in transition: The case of Palestine / Walid Salem Salem, Walid 13

2 The impact of peace and human rights NGOs on Israeli policy / Galia Golan Golan, Galia 28

3 Women's NGOs and the struggle for democracy in Morocco / Fatima Sadiqi Sadiqi, Fatima 42

4 NGOs and women's rights in Tunisia: The case of ATFD / Raoudha Kammoun Kammoun, Raoudha 54

Part II New media

5 Bitterlemons: Internet dialogue in the Middle East / Yossi Alpher Alpher, Yossi 73

6 Egypt's "Facebook Revolution"?: The role of new media in the Egyptian uprising and beyond / Sherif Mansour Mansour, Sherif 85

7 The democratic movement in Iran: A case study of the role of online technology / Sara Bazoobandi Bazoobandi, Sara 102

Part III Diaspora

8 Contemporary Kurdish Diaspora in Europe: A driving force toward peace and democracy in the Middle East / Mukhtar Hashemi Hashemi, Mukhtar 117

9 The Jewish American peace camp: New expressions of the Jewish diaspora / Yehuda Magid Magid, Yehuda 146

10 The role of the Maronite diaspora / Charlotte Karouby Karouby, Charlotte 166

Part IV Private Companies

11 The private sector's role in democracy / Abdulwahab Alkebsi Alkebsi, Abdulwahab 187

12 The role of civil society and private business in the democratization process of Saudi Arabia / Safi Kaskas Kaskas, Safi 198

13 Post-conflict reconstruction and the private sector in Iraq / Benjamin Macqueen Macqueen, Benjamin 210.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415517041

0415517044

9780415517058

0415517052

OCLC:

864709490