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Authoritarianism in the Middle East : Regimes and Resistance / ed. by Michele Penner Angrist, Marsha Pripstein Posusney.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (276 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2022]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- Explores the persistence of authoritarian rule in the Middle East, eschewing cultural explanations and focusing on the role of political institutions and strategies.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- 1 The Middle East’s Democracy Deficit in Comparative Perspective
- Part 1 The Reins of Power
- 2 Coercive Institutions and Coercive Leaders
- 3 Political Crisis and Restabilization: Iraq, Libya, Syria, and Tunisia
- 4 Contestation Without Democracy: Elite Fragmentation in Iran
- Part 2 Challenges to Authoritarian Rule
- 5 Multiparty Elections in the Arab World: Election Rules and Opposition Responses
- 6 Party Systems and Regime Formation: Turkish Exceptionalism in Comparative Perspective
- 7 Opposition and Economic Crises in Jordan and Morocco
- 8 Princes, Parliaments, and the Prospects for Democracy in the Gulf
- 9 Too Much Civil Society, Too Little Politics? Egypt and Other Liberalizing Arab Regimes
- Part 3 Conclusion
- 10 The Outlook for Authoritarians
- List of Acronyms
- Bibliography
- The Contributors
- Index
- About the Book
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Jun 2022)
- ISBN:
- 1-68585-085-5
- OCLC:
- 1334344432
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