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Elections and Democratization in the Middle East: The Tenacious Search for Freedom, Justice, and Dignity

Elections and Democratization in the Middle East: The Tenacious Search for Freedom, Justice, and Dignity

Elections and Democratization in the Middle East: The Tenacious Search for Freedom, Justice, and Dignity

Elections and Democratization in the Middle East: The Tenacious Search for Freedom, Justice, and Dignity

Overview

Top scholars of the Middle East set out the history and future of elections in eight Middle East countries. Examining issues associated with elections, the transition of governance, and the ways in which technology shapes popular participation in politics and elections, they discuss the future of governance and democratic transition in the region.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781137299253
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Publication date: 02/20/2014
Series: Elections, Voting, Technology
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 245
File size: 2 MB

About the Author

Mahmoud Hamad, Drake University, USA, and Cairo University, Egypt Khalil al-Anani, Middle East Institute, USA Nathan J. Brown, George Washington University, USA Mohamed Daadaoui, Oklahoma City University, USA Vincent Durac, University College Dublin , Ireland Kevin Koehler, King's College London, UK Manal Omar, Center for Conflict Management, United States Institute of Peace, USA Hesham Sallam, Georgetown University, USA K?vanç Ulusoy, Istanbul University, Turkey Reidar Visser, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, Norway Jana Warkotsch , European University Institute in Florence, Italy Luciano Zaccarai, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar

Table of Contents

1. Introduction: Democratic Beauty and Electoral Ugliness in the Arab World; Nathan J. Brown 2. Tunisia between Democratization and Institutionalizing Uncertainty; Kevin Koehler and Jana Warkotsch 3. Egypt: Egypt: Transition in the Midst of Revolution; Hesham Sallam 4. Libya: Legacy of Dictatorship and the Long Path to Democracy; Manal Omar 5. Morocco's 'spring': The Monarchical Advantage and Electoral Futility; Mohamed Daadaoui 6. Elections and Transition in Yemen; Vincent Durac 7. Iraq: Democracy and Electoral Politics in Post-Saddam Era; Reidar Visser 8. Elections and Authoritarianism in the Islamic Republic of Iran; Luciano Zaccara 9. Elections and Regime Change in Turkey: Tenacious Rise of Political Islam; Kivanc Ulusoy 10. Elections and Beyond: Democratization, Democratic Consolidation, or What?; Mahmoud Hamad and Khalil Al-Anani
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