Defining Democracy : Democratic Commitment in the Arab World.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ridge, Hannah M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democracy--Africa, North.

Democracy.

Democracy--Africa, North--Public opinion.

Democracy--Middle East.

Democracy--Middle East--Public opinion.

Public opinion--Africa, North.

Public opinion.

Public opinion--Middle East.

Middle East--Politics and government--21st century.

Middle East.

Africa, North--Politics and government--21st century.

Africa, North.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (281 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boulder, CO : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2023.

Summary:

The Middle East and North Africa comprise by all measures one of the least democratic regions in the world. At the same time, decades of research show robust support for democracy among MENA residents. A paradox ... or is it? Hannah Ridge explores the "democracy paradox" by parsing the meanings that citizens assign to the Arab word dimuqratiyya. Drawing on Arab Barometer data from across the region, as well as original surveys in Egypt and Morocco, she shows that democracy and dimuqratiyya are typically not the same thing--and how conflating the two has led to misconceptions about public support for democratic governance.

Contents:

Cover

Title

copyright page

Table of Contents

Tables and Figures

Acknowledgments

Ch 1- A Democracy Paradox?

A Democracy Deficit

An Alternative

A Global Consensus?

Meaning in the Middle East

Plan for the Book

Notes

Ch 2- Defining Democracy

For Political Science

In the Arab World

Table 2.1 Extent of Dimuqratiyya in the Country Rating (Arab Barometer V) (percentage)

Table 2.2 Correlation of Dimuqratiyya and Democracy Ratings

Table 2.3 How Dimuqratiyya Is the Country? (OLS)

Implications

Ch 3- Defining Dimuqratiyya

A Note on the Method

Figure 3.1 Importance of Elements of Dimuqratiyya in Egypt

Figure 3.2 Importance of Elements of Dimuqratiyya in Morocco

What Is Dimuqratiyya ?

Table 3.1 Crosstabulation of Dimuqratiyya Characteristics in Egypt (unweighted)

Table 3.2 Crosstabulation of Dimuqratiyya Characteristics in Morocco (unweighted)

Table 3.3 Relationship Between Most Important Characteristic and Characteristic Importance in Egypt (percentage)

Predicting Conceptions of Dimuqratiyya

Table 3.4 Relationship Between Most Important Characteristic and Characteristic Importance in Morocco (percentage)

Table 3.5 Relationship between Most Important Characteristic and Very Important Characteristics in Egypt (percentage)

Table 3.6 Relationship Between Most Important Characteristic and Very Important Characteristics in Morocco (percentage)

Table 3.7 Conception of Dimuqratiyya (Arab Barometer V)

Table 3.8 Conception of Dimuqratiyya

Conclusion

Ch 4- Dimuqratiyya and Political Behavior

Dimuqratiyya and Political Engagement

Political Behavior

Table 4.1 Political Behavior Correlations

Table 4.2 Dimuqratiyya and Political Behavior

Dimuqratiyya and Democratic Commitment

A Good Idea

Table 4.3 Correlation of Meanings.

Accounting for Conceptions of Dimuqratiyya

Table 4.4 Conception of Dimuqratiyya per Wave

Conception of Dimuqratiyya and Support for Dimuqratiyya

Table 4.5 Dimuqratiyya Is Good (Binary)

Table 4.6 Dimuqratiyya and DAP (Binary)

Implications and Limitations

Ch 5- Democratic Commitment in Egypt

Democracy in Egypt

Measuring Democratic Commitment

Surveying Egyptians

Table 5.1 Conception of Dimuqratiyya and Democratic Attitudes in Egypt

PCD, SECD, and Democracy

Table 5.2 Democratic Commitment in Egypt

Table 5.3 Regime-Type Preferences in Egypt

Ch 6- Democratic Commitment in Morocco

Governance in Morocco

Measuring Democratic Commitment in Morocco

Surveying Moroccans

Table 6.1 Conception of Dimuqratiyya and Democratic Attitudes in Morocco

Table 6.2 Democratic Commitment in Morocco

Table 6.3 Regime-Type Preferences in Morocco

Ch 7- Making Choices

State-Structural Preferences

Conjoint Experiment

Results

Full Sample

Committed Democrats

Understanding of Dimuqratiyya

Discussion and Conclusion

Ch 8- For the People

More on Dimuqratiyya

Democracy Nonparadox

(Mis)understanding Social Movements

Global Democracy

Words and Meanings

Moving Forward

Appendix A- Conducting Surveys in the Middle East

Demographic Characteristics for the Original Surveys in Egypt and Morocco

Appendix B- Survey Questions for Egypt and Morocco

Appendix C- Variable Operationalization

Arab Barometer Variables

Egypt/Morocco Survey Variables

Appendix D- Partial-Credit IRT Models

Service Difficulty

Institutional Trust

Government Performance

Gender Traditionalism

Secularist Orientation

Appendix E- Conjoint Experiment Results.

Egyptian Sample Average Marginal Component Effects (Full Sample)

Moroccan Sample Average Marginal Component Effects (Full Sample)

Differences in Marginal Means for Committed Democrats and Other Egyptians

Differences in Marginal Means for Committed Democrats and Other Moroccans

Differences in Marginal Means (PCD-SECD) in Egypt

Differences in Marginal Means (PCD-SECD) in Morocco

Appendix F- Conception of Dimuqratiyya (Arab Barometer V) by Country

Appendix G- (Non)democratic Regime Country Suitability

Works Cited

Index

About the Book.

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-68585-653-5