Authoritarianism in the Middle East : regimes and resistance /

Authoritarianism in the Middle East : regimes and resistance /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Posusney, Marsha Pripstein, Angrist, Michele Penner, 1970-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2005.
Subjects:
Authoritarianism > Arab countries.
Authoritarianism > Middle East.
Arab countries > Politics and government > 21st century.
Middle East > Politics and government > 21st century.
Table of Contents:
  • The Middle East's democracy deficit in comparative perspective / Marsha Pripstein Posusney
  • The reins of power
  • Coercive institutions and coercive leaders / Eva Bellin
  • Political crisis and restabilization: Iraq, Libya, Syria, and Tunisia / Jason Brownlee
  • Contestation without democracy: elite fragmentation in Iran / Arang Keshavarzian
  • Challenges to authoritarian rule
  • Multiparty elections in the Arab world: election rules and opposition responses / Marsha Pripstein Posusney
  • Party systems and regime formation: Turkish exceptionalism in comparative perspective / Michele Penner Angrist
  • Opposition and economic crises in Jordan and Morocco / Ellen Lust-Okar
  • Princes, parliaments, and the prospects for democracy in the Gulf / Michael Herb
  • Too much civil society, too little politics? Egypt and other liberalizing Arab regimes / Vickie Langohr
  • Conclusion
  • The outlook for authoritarians / Michele Penner Angrist.
  • Introduction: the Middle East's democracy gap in comparative perspective / Marsha Pripstein Posusney
  • The reins of power
  • Authoritarianism in the Middle East: coercive institutions and coercive leaders / Eva Bellin
  • Political crisis and restabilization: Iraq, Libya, Syria and Tunisia / Jason Brownlee
  • Elite fragmentation in Iran: contestation without democracy / Arang Keshavarzian
  • Challenges to authoritarian rule
  • Multiparty elections in six Arab nations: election rules and opposition responses / Marsha Pripstein Posusney
  • Party systems and regime formation: Turkish exceptionalism in comparative perspective / Michele Penner Angrist
  • Opposition and economic crises in Jordan and Morocco / Ellen Lust-Okar
  • Princes, parliaments, and the prospects for democracy in the Gulf / Michael Herb
  • Too much civil society, too little politics? Egypt and other liberalizing Arab regimes / Vickie Langohr
  • Conclusion: the outlook for authoritarians / Michele Penner Angrist.