Neoliberal Governmentality and the Future of the State in the Middle East and North Africa

ISBN-13: 9781137546920 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 231 str.

Emel Akcali

Opis

Through an analysis of diverse regional case studies, this edited volume aims to shed light on the ways in which neoliberal governmentalities have developed and functioned in various Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) countries. By scrutinizing whether or not resistance and a genuine revolutionary transformation in this important region have been futile, the authors seek to offer an outlook on the future of the state and society in the MENA. Furthermore, this volume aims to consider the ways in which global neoliberal discourses of democracy, modernity, emancipation, liberty, secularism, individual rights, and liberalism translate on the ground in the region.

Recenzje

"Emel Akçali's edited book bristles with intelligence and detail; it provides one of the best intellectual accounts of the Arab Spring's complex emergence and transformation." Vijay Prashad, LeftWord Books, India

"A fascinating book that makes a distinct and novel contribution to understanding the state and neoliberalism in the Middle East. The range of countries and themes discussed combined with its sophisticated treatment of neoliberal governmentality as a lens through which to interpret power and contestation mark this as an original and stimulating collection." - Adam Hanieh, SOAS, University of London, UK

"In an environment where 'neoliberal' has become a ubiquitous label, this volume provides a refreshing and rigorous critique of the interactions between class, violence, state-building, sectarianism, religiosity, subjectivity, and political economy that shape everyday life. With chapters that explore the power and the limits of governments and people in Yemen, Tunisia, Egypt, Syria, Libya, Iraq, Turkey, and Israel/Palestine, the authors provide a critical, theoretical, and materially grounded outlook on state and society in the Middle East." - Sherene Seikaly, Department of History, University of California, USA; editor of the Arab Studies Journal

O autorze

Benoit Challand, New School for Social Research, USA Rahman Da?, Centre for Strategic and Research Analysis, Tukey, and Ad?yaman University, Turkey Rami Farouk Daher, German Jordanian University, Jordan Katerina Dalacoura, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK Farhad Khosrokhavar, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, France Ali Diskaya, Central European University, Hungary Nadine Abdalla, German Institute for International and Security Affairs Zafer Fehmi Yörük, Izmir University of Economics, Turkey Daniel Monterescu, Central European University, Hungary Yasmin Ali, Researcher, Lebanon Mark LeVine, Lund University, Sweden