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Political Liberalization and Democratization in the Arab World : Comparative Experiences / ed. by Bahgat Korany, Paul Noble, Rex Brynen.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2022]Copyright date: ©1998Description: 1 online resource (302 p.)Content type:
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  • 9781685859152
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Tables -- Preface -- 1 Introduction: Arab Liberalization and Democratization-The Dialectics of the General and the Specific -- 2 Explosive Civil Society and Democratization from Below: Algeria -- 3 Restricted Democratization from Above: Egypt -- 4 The Politics of Monarchical Liberalism: Jordan -- 5 The Pro-Democratic Agenda in Kuwait: Structures and Context -- 6 Democracy (Again) Derailed: Lebanon's Ta'if Paradox -- 7 Monarchical Islam with a Democratic Veneer: Morocco -- 8 From Occupation to Uncertainty: Palestine -- 9 Democratization in a Fragmented Society: Sudan -- 10 Calculated Decompression as a Substitute for Democratization: Syria -- 11 Pluralism, Polarization, and Popular Politics in Yemen -- 12 Conclusion: Liberalization, Democratization, and Arab Experiences -- Appendixes: Selected Data -- The Contributors -- Index -- About the Book
Summary: Examines the processes of and prospects for political reform in ten representative Arab countries: Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Tables -- Preface -- 1 Introduction: Arab Liberalization and Democratization-The Dialectics of the General and the Specific -- 2 Explosive Civil Society and Democratization from Below: Algeria -- 3 Restricted Democratization from Above: Egypt -- 4 The Politics of Monarchical Liberalism: Jordan -- 5 The Pro-Democratic Agenda in Kuwait: Structures and Context -- 6 Democracy (Again) Derailed: Lebanon's Ta'if Paradox -- 7 Monarchical Islam with a Democratic Veneer: Morocco -- 8 From Occupation to Uncertainty: Palestine -- 9 Democratization in a Fragmented Society: Sudan -- 10 Calculated Decompression as a Substitute for Democratization: Syria -- 11 Pluralism, Polarization, and Popular Politics in Yemen -- 12 Conclusion: Liberalization, Democratization, and Arab Experiences -- Appendixes: Selected Data -- The Contributors -- Index -- About the Book

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Examines the processes of and prospects for political reform in ten representative Arab countries: Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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