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This book controversially argues that Al Qaeda has clear aims, and
that the only way to defeat it is to engage with its arguments in a
serious way. Since the publication of the first edition in 2006,
Mohamedou has brought the text right up-to-date. Starting with Al
Qaeda's creation almost twenty years ago, and sketching its global
mutation, Mohamedou explains that there is a cogent strategy to Al
Qaeda's actions. He shows that the 'war on terror' is failing, only
serving to recruit more terrorists to Al Qaeda's cause. He also
puts forward a case for how the international community can best
respond. Arguing that it is dangerous to dismiss Al Qaeda as
illogical and irrational, this incisive and original book is
important for policy-makers and ideal for undergraduates in
international relations, Middle East studies and peace/conflict
studies.
The 2010's was a critical period in the continuing, established
trend of the spread of democracy worldwide: from the Arab Spring
countries of Tunisia, Libya, Egypt and Yemen to the unfolding
turmoil of Myanmar and Ukraine, by way of the upheavals in Burkina
Faso, Senegal and Ivory Coast, social mobilisation against
autocratic, corrupt, or military regimes has precipitated political
transitions that are characteristic of "democratisation." This book
examines the state of democratisation theory and practice that
reopens and revives the democratic transition debate, exploring the
factors that lead to the demise of autocracy, the pathways and
processes of change, and the choice for an eventual consolidation
of democracy. For all its insights and shortcomings, the framework
of transitology - a body of literature that has comparatively and
through case-study analysis, examined common patterns, sequences,
crises and outcomes of transitional periods - has been largely
eschewed. The essays, written by international democratisation
specialists, tackle the series of questions raised by a body of
literature that remains highly useful to understand contemporary
political turbulence and transformation, considering numerous
crucial issues. This work will be of key interest to scholars,
students and practitioners of governance, democratisation,
comparative politics, international relations, political science
and more broadly, history.
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria has been the subject of intense
scrutiny in the West. Considered by many to be the most dangerous
terrorist organisation in the world, it has become shrouded in
numerous myths and narratives, many emanating from the US, which
often fail to grasp its true nature. Against these narratives,
Mohammad-Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou presents a bold new theory of ISIS.
By tracing its genealogy and documenting its evolution in Iraq and
Syria, he argues that ISIS has transcended Osama Bin Laden's
original project of Al Qaeda, mutating into an unprecedented hybrid
form that distils postcolonial violence, postmodernity and the
emerging post-globalisation international order. This book analyses
ISIS from a social sciences perspective and unpacks its dynamics by
looking beyond superficial questions such as its terrorist nature
and religious rhetoric. It transforms our understanding of ISIS and
its profound impact on the very nature of contemporary political
violence.
Why have state-building projects across the MENA region proven to
be so difficult for so long? Following the end of the Ottoman
Empire in the early 1920s, the countries of the region began a
violent and divisive process of state formation. But a century
later, state-building remains inconclusive. This book traces the
emergence and evolution of state-building across the MENA region
and identifies the main factors that impeded its success: the slow
end of the Ottoman Empire; the experience of colonialism; and the
rise of nationalistic and religious movements. The authors reveal
the ways in which the post-colonial state proved itself
authoritarian and formed on the model of the colonial state. They
also identify the nationalist and Islamist movements that competed
for political leadership across the nascent systems, enabling the
military to establish a grip on the security apparatus and national
economies. Finally, in the context of the Arab Spring and its
conflict-filled aftermath, this book shows how external powers
reasserted their interventionism. In outlining the reasons why
regional states remained hollow and devoid of legitimacy, each of
the contributors shows that recent conflicts and crises are deeply
connected to the foundational period of one century ago. Edited by
Mohammad-Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou, the volume features contributions
by stellar scholars including Faleh Abdel Jabar, Lisa Anderson,
Bertrand Badie, François Burgat, Benoit Challand, Ahmad Khalidi,
Henry Laurens, Bruce Rutherford, Jordi Tejel and Ghassan Salamé.
The 2010's was a critical period in the continuing, established
trend of the spread of democracy worldwide: from the Arab Spring
countries of Tunisia, Libya, Egypt and Yemen to the unfolding
turmoil of Myanmar and Ukraine, by way of the upheavals in Burkina
Faso, Senegal and Ivory Coast, social mobilisation against
autocratic, corrupt, or military regimes has precipitated political
transitions that are characteristic of "democratisation." This book
examines the state of democratisation theory and practice that
reopens and revives the democratic transition debate, exploring the
factors that lead to the demise of autocracy, the pathways and
processes of change, and the choice for an eventual consolidation
of democracy. For all its insights and shortcomings, the framework
of transitology - a body of literature that has comparatively and
through case-study analysis, examined common patterns, sequences,
crises and outcomes of transitional periods - has been largely
eschewed. The essays, written by international democratisation
specialists, tackle the series of questions raised by a body of
literature that remains highly useful to understand contemporary
political turbulence and transformation, considering numerous
crucial issues. This work will be of key interest to scholars,
students and practitioners of governance, democratisation,
comparative politics, international relations, political science
and more broadly, history.
Why have state-building projects across the MENA region proven to
be so difficult for so long? Following the end of the Ottoman
Empire in the early 1920s, the countries of the region began a
violent and divisive process of state formation. But a century
later, state-building remains inconclusive. This book traces the
emergence and evolution of state-building across the MENA region
and identifies the main factors that impeded its success: the slow
end of the Ottoman Empire; the experience of colonialism; and the
rise of nationalistic and religious movements. The authors reveal
the ways in which the post-colonial state proved itself
authoritarian and formed on the model of the colonial state. They
also identify the nationalist and Islamist movements that competed
for political leadership across the nascent systems, enabling the
military to establish a grip on the security apparatus and national
economies. Finally, in the context of the Arab Spring and its
conflict-filled aftermath, this book shows how external powers
reasserted their interventionism. In outlining the reasons why
regional states remained hollow and devoid of legitimacy, each of
the contributors shows that recent conflicts and crises are deeply
connected to the foundational period of one century ago. Edited by
Mohammad-Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou, the volume features contributions
by stellar scholars including Faleh Abdel Jabar, Lisa Anderson,
Bertrand Badie, François Burgat, Benoit Challand, Ahmad Khalidi,
Henry Laurens, Bruce Rutherford, Jordi Tejel and Ghassan Salamé.
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria has been the subject of intense
scrutiny in the West. Considered by many to be the most dangerous
terrorist organisation in the world, it has become shrouded in
numerous myths and narratives, many emanating from the US, which
often fail to grasp its true nature. Against these narratives,
Mohammad-Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou presents a bold new theory of ISIS.
By tracing its genealogy and documenting its evolution in Iraq and
Syria, he argues that ISIS has transcended Osama Bin Laden's
original project of Al Qaeda, mutating into an unprecedented hybrid
form that distils postcolonial violence, postmodernity and the
emerging post-globalisation international order. This book analyses
ISIS from a social sciences perspective and unpacks its dynamics by
looking beyond superficial questions such as its terrorist nature
and religious rhetoric. It transforms our understanding of ISIS and
its profound impact on the very nature of contemporary political
violence.
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