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This book investigates the theme of global transitions with a
cross-regional comparative study of two areas experiencing change
over the past three decades: Southeast Asia and the Middle East and
North Africa (MENA). Political transitions in Asia have been the
subject of interest in academic and policy-making communities
recently as there are encouraging signs of democratization in
countries that exhibit elements of authoritarianism. In those
countries with relatively open political systems, transitions to
democracy have been complete - albeit messy, flawed, and highly
contested. In contrast, countries of the MENA region that have been
gripped by revolts in recent years find themselves in the midst of
chaotic and uncontrollable transitions. Why are there such
differences between these regions? What, if anything, can be
learned and applied from the transitions in Southeast Asia? These
questions are answered here as Asia's experience is contrasted with
the Arab revolts and the struggle of the different countries in the
MENA region to fashion a new social contract between states and
citizens.
This book investigates the theme of global transitions with a
cross-regional comparative study of two areas experiencing change
over the past three decades: Southeast Asia and the Middle East and
North Africa (MENA). Political transitions in Asia have been the
subject of interest in academic and policy-making communities
recently as there are encouraging signs of democratization in
countries that exhibit elements of authoritarianism. In those
countries with relatively open political systems, transitions to
democracy have been complete - albeit messy, flawed, and highly
contested. In contrast, countries of the MENA region that have been
gripped by revolts in recent years find themselves in the midst of
chaotic and uncontrollable transitions. Why are there such
differences between these regions? What, if anything, can be
learned and applied from the transitions in Southeast Asia? These
questions are answered here as Asia's experience is contrasted with
the Arab revolts and the struggle of the different countries in the
MENA region to fashion a new social contract between states and
citizens.
This book explores China's significant economic and security
interests in the Middle East and South Asia. To protect its
economic and security interests, China is increasingly forced to
compromise its long-held foreign policy and defence principles,
which include insistence on non-interference in the domestic
affairs of others, refusal to envision a foreign military presence,
and focus on the development of mutually beneficial economic and
commercial relations. The volume shows that China's need to
redefine requirements for the safeguarding of its national
interests positioned the country as a regional player in
competitive cooperation with the United States and the dominant
external actor in the region. The project would be ideal for
scholarly audiences interested in Regional Politics, China, South
Asia, the Middle East, and economic and security studies.
This book explores China's significant economic and security
interests in the Middle East and South Asia. To protect its
economic and security interests, China is increasingly forced to
compromise its long-held foreign policy and defence principles,
which include insistence on non-interference in the domestic
affairs of others, refusal to envision a foreign military presence,
and focus on the development of mutually beneficial economic and
commercial relations. The volume shows that China's need to
redefine requirements for the safeguarding of its national
interests positioned the country as a regional player in
competitive cooperation with the United States and the dominant
external actor in the region. The project would be ideal for
scholarly audiences interested in Regional Politics, China, South
Asia, the Middle East, and economic and security studies.
James M. Dorsey introduces the reader to the world of Middle
Eastern and North African football - an arena where struggles for
political control, protest and resistance, self-respect and gender
rights are played out. Politics was the midwife of soccer in the
region, with many clubs being formed as pro- or anti-colonial
platforms and engines of national identity and social justice. This
book uncovers the seldom-told story of a game that evokes
deep-seated passions. Football fans are shown to be a major
political force and one of the largest civic groups in Egypt after
the Muslim Brotherhood: their demands for transparency, social
justice, and an end to corruption sparked vicious street battles
that left scores dead and thousands wounded. Discontent in Algeria
erupts regularly at matches where fans demand the ouster of
military leaders. A folk-song crooning national goalkeeper leads
protests in Homs, Syria's third largest city and scene of some of
the worst violence perpetrated by Bashar al-Assad's regime. In a
country that bans physical education for girls, Saudi women have
established clandestine football clubs and leagues. The book
further tells the story of Somali child soldiers turned soccer
stars and Iranian women who dress as men to smuggle themselves into
stadiums to watch matches.
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