TY - BOOK AU - Amrani,Saad AU - Brynen,Rex AU - Carapico,Sheila AU - Crystal,Jill AU - Harik,Judith Palmer AU - Hinnebusch,Raymond A. AU - Korany,Bahgat AU - Lesch,Ann M. AU - Noble,Paul AU - Zerriffi,Maren AU - al-Shayeji,Abdallah TI - Political Liberalization and Democratization in the Arab World: Comparative Experiences SN - 9781685859152 PY - 2022///] CY - Boulder : PB - Lynne Rienner Publishers, KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Middle Eastern KW - bisacsh N1 - 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; restricted access N2 - 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 UR - https://doi.org/10.1515/9781685859152 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781685859152 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781685859152/original ER -