Allying beyond Social Divides: Coalitions and Contentious Politics

ISBN-13: 9780367508968 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 152 str.

Yasmine Berriane; Marie Duboc

Opis

This book offers a fresh look at the role of coalitions in contentious politics in North Africa and the Middle East, based on conceptual reflexions, and empirical case studies by researchers who have conducted extensive fieldwork in the region.

Spis treści

Allying beyond social divides: An introduction to contentious politics and coalition in the Middle East and North Africa.
1. When unemployment meets environment. The case of the anti-fracking coalition in Ouargla
2. Egypt is not for sale! Harnessing nationalism for alliance building in Egypt’s Tiran and Sanafir island protests
3. Corporatist coalitions as agents of civil society: The politics of student and labour unions in Iran
4. Coalitions for change in Egypt: Bridging ideological and generational divides in the revolution
5. Bridging the gap: Social divides and coalition building in the phosphate-mining industry in Jordan
6. Opposition coalitions in the Middle East: Origins, demise, and afterlife?