Debating Arab authoritarianism : dynamics and durability in nondemocratic regimes /

Debating Arab authoritarianism : dynamics and durability in nondemocratic regimes / edited by Oliver Schlumberger. - Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, (c)2007. - 1 online resource (xiii, 345 pages)

Includes bibliographies and index.

Arab authoritarianism : debating the dynamics and durability of nondemocratic regimes / State-society relations and opposition -- Social pacts and the persistence of authoritarianism in the Middle East / The management of opposition: formal structures of contestation and informal manipulation in Egypt, Jordan, and Morocco / Authoritarian opposition and the politics of challenge in Egypt / Islamist inclusion and regime persistence : the Moroccan win-win situation / The regimes -- The ozymandias syndrome : questioning the stability of Middle Eastern regimes / Intraregime dynamics, uncertainty, and the persistence of authoritarianism in the contemporary Arab world / The privatization of social services as a regime strategy : the revival of Islamic endowments (Awqaf) in Egypt / State-building, liberalization from above, and political legitimacy in the Sultanate of Oman / The economy and the polity -- Linking economic and political reform in the Middle East: the role of the bourgeoisie / The political economy of regime maintenance in Egypt : linking external resources and domestic legitimation / From political to economic actors : the changing role of Middle Eastern armies / The international arena -- International dimensions of Middle Eastern authoritarianism : the G8 and external efforts at political reform / Democracy promotion and the renewal of authoritarian rule / The longevity of the House of Saud : looking outside the box / Oliver Schlumberger -- Steven Heydemann -- Ellen Lust-Okar -- Holger Albrecht -- Eva Wegner -- Peter Sluglett -- Fred H. Lawson -- Daniela Pioppi -- Marc Valeri -- Giacomo Luciani -- Thomas Richter -- Philippe Droz-Vincent -- Mustapha K. Sayyid -- Eberhard Kienle -- Paul Aarts.




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Authoritarianism--Arab countries.
Authoritarianism--Middle East.
Democratization--Arab countries.
Democratization--Middle East.


Electronic Books.

JQ1850 / .D433 2007