Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Politics
About the Book Series
This series is concerned with recent political developments in the region. It will have a range of different approaches and include both single authored monographs and edited volumes covering issues such as international relations, foreign intervention, security, political Islam, democracy, ideology and public policy.
Modern Middle East Authoritarianism: Roots, Ramifications, and Crisis
1st Edition
Edited
By Noureddine Jebnoun, Mehrdad Kia, Mimi Kirk
June 08, 2015
While the Arab uprisings have overturned the idea of Arab "exceptionalism," or the acceptance of authoritarianism, better analysis of authoritarianism’s resilience in pre- and post-uprising scenarios is still needed. Modern Middle East Authoritarianism: Roots, Ramifications, and Crisis undertakes ...
Nationalisms and Politics in Turkey: Political Islam, Kemalism and the Kurdish Issue
1st Edition
Edited
By Marlies Casier, Joost Jongerden
March 31, 2015
This book examines some of the most pressing issues facing the Turkish political establishment, in particular the issues of political Islam, and Kurdish and Turkish nationalisms. The authors explore the rationales of the main political actors in Turkey in order to increase our understanding of the ...
Public Management in Israel: Development, Structure, Functions and Reforms
1st Edition
By Itzhak Galnoor
February 27, 2015
As government management in Israel is gradually replaced by private sector management, it is becoming apparent that the collective-oriented mission of government cannot be fulfilled by the private sector or by the non-profit organizations of civil society. This book provides an analysis of the ...
Democracy in the Arab World: Explaining the Deficit
1st Edition
Edited
By Ibrahim Elbadawi, Samir Makdisi
December 04, 2014
Despite notable socio-economic development in the Arab region, a deficit in democracy and political rights has continued to prevail. This book examines the major reasons underlying the persistence of this democracy deficit over the past decades and touches on the prospects for deepening the ...
Environmental Politics in Egypt: Activists, Experts and the State
1st Edition
By Jeannie Sowers
September 11, 2014
Drawing on extensive fieldwork conducted in Egypt from the late 1990s to 2011, this book shows how experts and activists used distinctive approaches to influence state and firm decision-making in three important environmental policy domains. These include; industrial pollution from large-scale ...
Politics in Morocco: Executive Monarchy and Enlightened Authoritarianism
1st Edition
By Anouar Boukhars
August 12, 2014
Democratization and the process of political reform is a critical issue in the contemporary Middle East and North Africa. This book looks at the situation in Morocco and examines the role of the monarchy and the relative strengths and weaknesses of the Islamic and secular/liberal groupings ...
Civil Society and Democratization in the Arab World: The Dynamics of Activism
1st Edition
By Francesco Cavatorta, Vincent Durac
March 27, 2014
The transition paradigm has traditionally viewed civil society activism as an essential condition for the establishment of democracy. The democracy promotion strategies of Western policy-makers have, therefore, been based on strengthening civil society in authoritarian settings in order to support ...
Conflict and Peacemaking in Israel-Palestine: Theory and Application
1st Edition
By Sapir Handelman
March 27, 2014
The Israeli-Palestinian struggle is considered to be one of the most entrenched conflicts in the world. Presenting and evaluating interactive models of peacemaking and the phenomenon of intractable conflict, the book takes an in-depth look into specific models for peacemaking and applies them to ...
Europe and Tunisia: Democratization via Association
1st Edition
By Brieg Powel, Larbi Sadiki
March 27, 2014
This book is concerned with EU democracy promotion inside Tunisia, the first Arab signatory of an Association Agreement with the EU. Focusing on the content, context, mechanisms, and outcomes of democratization via association, the authors examine whether Tunisia’s specific mode of democratization ...
Democracy in Turkey: The Impact of EU Political Conditionality
1st Edition
By Ali Resul Usul
March 19, 2014
This book examines the impact of European political conditionality on the process of democratization in Turkey over a twenty year period. Employing theoretical and conceptual approaches to the issue of EU conditionality, the author compares the case of Turkey to that of other European nations. ...
The Second Palestinian Intifada: Civil Resistance
1st Edition
By Julie M. Norman
March 19, 2014
Palestinian civilians engaged in numerous acts of unarmed resistance during the second intifada. However, these attempts in using non-violent strategies were frequently overshadowed by the armed tactics of militant groups. Drawing from extensive interviews, surveys, and observations in the West ...
NATO and the Middle East: The Geopolitical Context Post-9/11
1st Edition
By Mohammed Moustafa Orfy
March 07, 2014
Despite having been active in the region since the mid-1990s, the role of NATO in the Middle East has attracted particular attention since the events of 11th September 2001. This book analyses the limits of NATO’s role in the Middle East region and examines whether or not the Alliance is able to ...