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

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2022]Copyright date: ©1996Description: 1 online resource (350 p.)Content type:
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  • 9781685853891
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Introduction: Theoretical Perspectives on Arab Liberalization and Democratization -- 2. Liberalization and Democratization in the Arab World: An Overview -- Part 1. The Domestic Setting: Culture, Discourse, and Politics -- 3. The Political Culture Approach to Arab Democratization: The Case for Bringing It Back In, Carefully -- 4. Democracy in the Arab World: A Critique of the Political Culture Approach -- 5. Democracy in Contemporary Arab Intellectual Discourse -- 6. Islam and Pluralism -- Part 2. Civil Society: Actors and Activism, Empowerment and Peripheralization -- 7. The Concept of Civil Society and the Arab World -- 8. The Press and Democratic Transition in Arab Societies: The Algerian Case -- 9. Democratization and Social Islam: A Case Study of the Islamic Health Clinics in Cairo -- 10. Political Liberalization, Gender, and the State -- Part 3. Political Economy -- 11. Resources, Revenues, and Authoritarianism in the Arab World: Beyond the Rentier State? -- 12. Authoritarian Legacies and Reform Strategies in the Arab World -- 13. Class, Economic Change, and Political Liberalization in the Arab World -- Part 4. The Regional and International Context -- 14. Regional Influences on Experiments in Political Liberalization in the Arab World -- 15. Prospects of Democratization in the Arab World: Global Diffusion, Regional Demonstration, and Domestic Imperatives -- Conclusion -- 16. Trends, Trajectories, or Interesting Possibilities? Some Conclusions on Arab Democratization and Its Study -- The Contributors -- Index -- About the Book
Summary: Focuses on the major factors shaping liberalization/democratization in the Arab world, as well as the role played by particular social groups.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Introduction: Theoretical Perspectives on Arab Liberalization and Democratization -- 2. Liberalization and Democratization in the Arab World: An Overview -- Part 1. The Domestic Setting: Culture, Discourse, and Politics -- 3. The Political Culture Approach to Arab Democratization: The Case for Bringing It Back In, Carefully -- 4. Democracy in the Arab World: A Critique of the Political Culture Approach -- 5. Democracy in Contemporary Arab Intellectual Discourse -- 6. Islam and Pluralism -- Part 2. Civil Society: Actors and Activism, Empowerment and Peripheralization -- 7. The Concept of Civil Society and the Arab World -- 8. The Press and Democratic Transition in Arab Societies: The Algerian Case -- 9. Democratization and Social Islam: A Case Study of the Islamic Health Clinics in Cairo -- 10. Political Liberalization, Gender, and the State -- Part 3. Political Economy -- 11. Resources, Revenues, and Authoritarianism in the Arab World: Beyond the Rentier State? -- 12. Authoritarian Legacies and Reform Strategies in the Arab World -- 13. Class, Economic Change, and Political Liberalization in the Arab World -- Part 4. The Regional and International Context -- 14. Regional Influences on Experiments in Political Liberalization in the Arab World -- 15. Prospects of Democratization in the Arab World: Global Diffusion, Regional Demonstration, and Domestic Imperatives -- Conclusion -- 16. Trends, Trajectories, or Interesting Possibilities? Some Conclusions on Arab Democratization and Its Study -- The Contributors -- Index -- About the Book

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Focuses on the major factors shaping liberalization/democratization in the Arab world, as well as the role played by particular social groups.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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