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Political change in the Arab Gulf States : stuck in transition / edited by Mary Ann Tétreault, Gwenn Okruhlik, Andrzej Kapiszewski ; contributors, Juan R. I. Cole [and eleven others].
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Democratization--Persian Gulf States.
- Democratization.
- Democratization--Persian Gulf States--Case studies.
- Social change--Political aspects--Persian Gulf States.
- Social change.
- Social change--Political aspects--Persian Gulf States--Case studies.
- Democratization--Saudi Arabia.
- Social change--Political aspects--Saudi Arabia.
- Persian Gulf States--Politics and government.
- Persian Gulf States.
- Persian Gulf States--Politics and government--Case studies.
- Saudi Arabia--Politics and government.
- Saudi Arabia.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (379 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Boulder, Colorado ; London, [England] : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Although reform movements have been prominent in varying degrees in most Middle Eastern countries for some time, the recent cascade of events has generated new pressures for democratization throughout the Arab World. Political Change in the Arab Gulf States explores the politics influencing the volatile situation in the region, as well as specific measures devised by regimes in power to adjust to the challenges of the current environment. The authors first focus on the politics of seven Gulf states: Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. They then consider forces that are shaping current political attitudes and behavior across the region. The result is a careful assessment of the prospects for political reform in the Gulf—and an important corrective to a simplistic domino theory of democratization.
- Contents:
- ""Book Title""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""ch1-Twenty-First-Century Politics in the Arab Gulf States""; ""Transitions Toward Democratization: From Authoritarianism or Within Authoritarianism?""; ""Rethinking Transitions from Authoritarianism in the Gulf Context""; ""Notes""; ""Part 1-Country Cases""; ""ch2-Reweaving the Myth of Bahrain�s Parliamentary Experience""; ""Reweaving the Myth""; ""The Calm Before the Storm: The 2002 Municipal Elections""; ""Back to Confrontation: The 2002 General Elections""; ""Deconstructing the Myth""
- ""Moving Away from the Myth: A New General Election Strategy""""Missing Threads in the Continuous Reweaving: Shi�ites and Women""; ""Notes""; ""ch3-Shi�ite Parties and the Democratic Process in Iraq""; ""Established Parties in Iraq""; ""After Saddam""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""ch4-Bottom-Up Democratization in Kuwait""; ""Institutional Roots of Modern Civil Society in Kuwait""; ""Civil Society at the Grassroots Level""; ""Kuwait�s Amazing Year""; ""Wait Until Next Time""; ""Elections and Civil Society""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""ch5-Oman Faces the Twenty-First Century""
- ""Key Challenges That Will Determine Oman�s Future""""Development and Diversification""; ""Social Continuity and Change""; ""Political Rigidity and Slow Steps Toward Participation""; ""An Objective and Inclusive Foreign Policy""; ""Oman After Oil""; ""Notes""; ""ch6-Political Reform in Qatar""; ""Political Reform""; ""Future Prospects""; ""Notes""; ""ch7-The Saudi Shi�a and Political Reform in Saudi Arabia""; ""Demographics and History""; ""Outside the Mainstream""; ""Shi�ite Activism and the Iranian Revolution""; ""The Impact of the March 2003 Invasion of Iraq""
- ""Efforts to Liberalize the Kingdom""""Domestic Changes and Tensions""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""ch8-Economics Trumps Politics in the United Arab Emirates""; ""Forces Promoting Reform in the United Arab Emirates""; ""The Emerging Role of Institutions""; ""Education, Communication, and the Labor Market""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""Part 2-The Regional Context""; ""ch9-Women in Civic and Political Life: Reform Under Authoritarian Regimes""; ""State Feminism in Saudi Arabia""; ""Human Rights Activism""; ""National Dialogues: Controlling the Conversation""
- ""Red Lines and Waffle Lines: The Power of Values""""Women in the Gulf Cooperation Council States""; ""What Works for Women?""; ""Notes""; ""ch10-New Media: In Search of Equilibrium""; ""Weblogs Win""; ""Text-Messaging""; ""Other Internet Innovations""; ""Web of Rage, Terror, and Counterterror""; ""Online Diwaniyyas""; ""BlackBerry Ban""; ""First Change""; ""The Other Side of Al-Jazeera""; ""Al-Jazeera Spin-Offs""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""ch11-Permanent Interests, Variable Policies: The United States in the Gulf""; ""American Exceptionalism and the Paranoid Style""; ""Body Boundaries""
- ""Our Oil""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-58826-994-9
- OCLC:
- 1334344086
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