ABSTRACT

Governance in the Middle East is topic of interest to scholars, activists and policy makers. The currently proposed book is intended to present the first comprehensive framework of the question of governance in the Middle East in its various forms and manifestations: political, economic, and government performance.

part I|184 pages

Overview

chapter Chapter 2|17 pages

Stuff is not enough

Resources and governance in the Middle East

chapter Chapter 3|13 pages

The Middle East political economy and the Arab Awakening

A difficult symbiosis?

chapter Chapter 4|22 pages

Trade agreements in the MENA region

Contribution to better governance

chapter Chapter 5|14 pages

Illegitimate governance

The roots of Islamist radicalization in the MENA

chapter Chapter 6|13 pages

Arab intellectuals and authority

A continuity of an implied system

chapter Chapter 8|22 pages

The improvement of women’s rights in the Arab world

The importance of governing authorities

chapter Chapter 9|18 pages

The Islamic veil in civil societies

chapter Chapter 10|12 pages

Revolutions in the Middle East

Demands for political, social and economic changes and the states’ repressive response

part II|290 pages

Country studies

chapter Chapter 11|15 pages

Transition in progress

Governance in Iraq 2003–11

chapter Chapter 12|16 pages

Managing the Islamic Republic

Governance in post-revolutionary Iran

chapter Chapter 13|18 pages

Civilianizing Turkish policy

Civil society in decision-making and civil-military relations

chapter Chapter 14|14 pages

The Kingdom

Can the magic last?

chapter Chapter 15|25 pages

Qatar

Democratic reforms and global status

chapter Chapter 16|17 pages

Government in the United Arab Emirates

Progress and pathologies

chapter Chapter 18|13 pages

Yemen on the precipice

Governing the ungovernable

chapter Chapter 22|25 pages

Palestinian governance

Against all odds

chapter Chapter 23|17 pages

The evolution of governance in Israel

chapter Chapter 24|18 pages

Governance in Egypt

chapter Chapter 25|18 pages

Sudan

Governance in a divided country, 1956–2010

chapter Chapter 26|16 pages

Governance reforms in Morocco

Beyond electoral authoritarianism?

chapter Chapter 27|13 pages

Governance in Algeria

The protracted transition to democratic rule

chapter Chapter 28|11 pages

Governance in Libya