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Informal politics in the Middle East / edited by Suzi Mirgani.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Political participation.
- Political socialization.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiii, 282 pages) : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white).
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2021]
- Summary:
- The culture of politics within any system of governance is influenced by how state and society interact, and how these relationships are mediated by existing political institutions, whether formal or informal. The chapters in this volume highlight two broad types of informal political engagement in the Middle East: civil action that works in tandem with the state apparatus, and civil action that poses a challenge to the state. In both cases, these activities can and do achieve tangible results for particular groups of people, as well as for the state. For many, informal politics and civil mobilisation are not a choice, but a necessity to secure - collectively - some kind of social security, through communal reciprocity and everyday activism.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Includes index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-764411-2
- 0-19-764390-6
- 0-19-763296-3
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