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In the The Middle East, Sixteenth Edition, Ellen Lust brings
important new coverage to this comprehensive, balanced, and
superbly researched text. In clear prose, Lust and her outstanding
contributors explain the landscape of this changing region by
examining both regional trends and individual countries. The
Sixteenth Edition adds a chapter on Sudan, and other country
chapters have been streamlined and fully updated to reflect
domestic, regional, and international changes of the past three
years. This best-selling text offers a wealth of information to
help readers not only comprehend more fully the world around them,
but also recognize and formulate policies that can more
successfully engage the vitally important Middle East.
Scholars and practitioners seek development solutions through the
engineering and strengthening of state institutions. Yet, the state
is not the only or the primary arena shaping how citizens, service
providers and state officials engage in actions that constitute
politics and development. These individuals are members of
religious orders, ethnic communities, and other groups that make
claims on them, creating incentives that shape their actions.
Recognizing how individuals experience these claims and view the
choices before them is essential to understanding political
processes and development outcomes. This Element establishes a
framework elucidating these forces, which is key to knowledge
accumulation, designing future research and effective programming.
Taking an institutional approach, this Element explains how the
salience of arenas of authority associated with various communities
and the nature of social institutions within them affect politics
and development. This title is also available as Open Access on
Cambridge Core.
This book examines how ruling elites manage and manipulate their
political opposition in the Middle East. In contrast to discussions
of government-opposition relations that focus on how rulers either
punish or co-opt opponents, this book focuses on the effect of
institutional rules governing the opposition. It argues rules
determining who is and is not allowed to participate in the formal
political arena affect not only the relationships between opponents
and the state, but also between various opposition groups. This
affects the dynamics of opposition during prolonged economic
crises. It also shapes the informal strategies that ruling elites
use toward opponents. The argument is presented using a formal
model of government-opposition relations. It is demonstrated in the
cases of Egypt under Presidents Nasir, Sadat and Mubarek; Jordan
under King Husayn; and Morocco under King Hasan II.
Exploring the challenges and risks of social science fieldwork,
this book shares best practice for conducting research in hostile
environments and pragmatic advice to help you make good decisions.
Drawing on the authors' experiences in regions of conflict and
grounded in real-world examples, the book: * Provides practical
guidance on important considerations like choosing a research
question in sensitive contexts * Gives advice on data and digital
security to help you minimize fieldwork risk in a contemporary
research environment * Offers tools and templates you can use to
develop a tailored security framework Building your understanding
of the challenges of on-the-ground research, this book empowers you
to meet the challenges of your research landscape head on.
Exploring the challenges and risks of social science fieldwork,
this book shares best practice for conducting research in hostile
environments and pragmatic advice to help you make good decisions.
Drawing on the authors' experiences in regions of conflict and
grounded in real-world examples, the book: * Provides practical
guidance on important considerations like choosing a research
question in sensitive contexts * Gives advice on data and digital
security to help you minimize fieldwork risk in a contemporary
research environment * Offers tools and templates you can use to
develop a tailored security framework Building your understanding
of the challenges of on-the-ground research, this book empowers you
to meet the challenges of your research landscape head on.
Taking to the Streets critically examines the conventional wisdom
that the 2011 Arab Spring uprisings happened spontaneously and were
directed by tech-savvy young revolutionaries. Pairing first-hand
observations from activists with the critical perspectives of
scholars, the book illuminates the concept of activism as an
ongoing process, rather than a sudden burst of defiance. The
contributors examine case studies from uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt,
Libya, Yemen, Syria, Bahrain, Morocco, Jordan, Kuwait, and Saudi
Arabia, evaluating the various manifestations of political activism
within the context of each country's distinct sociopolitical
landscape. The chapters include a country-specific timeline of the
first year following the uprisings and conclude with lessons
learned. First-hand observations include those of Libyan activist
Rihab Elhaj, who reflects on how the revolution gave birth to
Libyan civil society, as well as Syrian writer and human rights
activist Khawla Dunia, who discusses how Syrians have tried to
remain steadfast in their commitment to nonviolent resistance. A
foreword by Prince Hicham Ben Abdallah El Alaoui-third in
succession to the Moroccan throne and consulting professor at
Stanford University's Center on Democracy, Development, and the
Rule of Law (CDDRL)-provides a historical overview of activism in
the Middle East and North Africa. A postscript from CDDRL director
Larry Diamond distinguishes the study of activism from that of
democratization. Taking to the Streets will be used in courses on
Middle East politics and will be relevant to scholars and the
general public interested in democratization, political change, and
activism.
This book examines how ruling elites manage and manipulate their
political opposition in the Middle East. In contrast to discussions
of government-opposition relations that focus on how rulers either
punish or co-opt opponents, this book focuses on the effect of
institutional rules governing the opposition. It argues rules
determining who is and is not allowed to participate in the formal
political arena affect not only the relationships between opponents
and the state, but also between various opposition groups. This
affects the dynamics of opposition during prolonged economic
crises. It also shapes the informal strategies that ruling elites
use toward opponents. The argument is presented using a formal
model of government-opposition relations. It is demonstrated in the
cases of Egypt under Presidents Nasir, Sadat and Mubarek; Jordan
under King Husayn; and Morocco under King Hasan II.
Taking to the Streets critically examines the conventional wisdom
that the 2011 Arab Spring uprisings happened spontaneously and were
directed by tech-savvy young revolutionaries. Pairing first-hand
observations from activists with the critical perspectives of
scholars, the book illuminates the concept of activism as an
ongoing process, rather than a sudden burst of defiance. The
contributors examine case studies from uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt,
Libya, Yemen, Syria, Bahrain, Morocco, Jordan, Kuwait, and Saudi
Arabia, evaluating the various manifestations of political activism
within the context of each country's distinct sociopolitical
landscape. The chapters include a country-specific timeline of the
first year following the uprisings and conclude with lessons
learned. First-hand observations include those of Libyan activist
Rihab Elhaj, who reflects on how the revolution gave birth to
Libyan civil society, as well as Syrian writer and human rights
activist Khawla Dunia, who discusses how Syrians have tried to
remain steadfast in their commitment to nonviolent resistance. A
foreword by Prince Hicham Ben Abdallah El Alaoui-third in
succession to the Moroccan throne and consulting professor at
Stanford University's Center on Democracy, Development, and the
Rule of Law (CDDRL)-provides a historical overview of activism in
the Middle East and North Africa. A postscript from CDDRL director
Larry Diamond distinguishes the study of activism from that of
democratization. Taking to the Streets will be used in courses on
Middle East politics and will be relevant to scholars and the
general public interested in democratization, political change, and
activism.
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