Non-State Actors in the Middle East: Factors for Peace and Democracy

ISBN-13: 9780415517041 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 231 str.

Galia Golan; Walid Salem

Opis

As the recent revolutions in the Middle East have demonstrated, civil society in this part of the world is on the move. The increasingly important role of non-state actors - a phenomenon of globalization- has characterized developments throughout the region, affecting the struggle for democracy and for peace. This volume brings together scholars primarily form the region to analyse the varied activities and contributions of NGOs, the private sector and the new media, from Morocco to Iran, along with the involvement of diaspora groups. The chapter on facebook in the recent Egyptian revolution captures the role of this new media while the study on similar technology in Iran outlines the barriers raised by the authorities in the current struggles there. Even the fledgling process of democratization in Saudi Arabia is driven by non-state actors while the veteran women's movements in the Maghreb serve as an example for the post-Arab spring era in those countries. Providing one of the first assessments of the role of non-state actors in the Middle East, this book will be essential reading for students of Political Science, Sociology and Civil Society, amongst others.

Spis treści

Introduction Part I: Civil Society – NGOs 1 Civil Society in Transition: The Case of Palestine – Walid Salem 2 The Impact of Peace and Human Rights: NGOs on Israel Policy – Galia Golan 3 Women NGOs and the Struggle for Democracy in Morocco – Fatima Sadiqi 4 NGOs and Women’s Rights in Tunisia – Raoudha Kammoun Part II: New Media 5 Bitterlemons.com: Internet Dialogue in the Middle East – Yossi Alpher 6 Egypt’s Facebook Revolution: the Role of New Media in the Egyptian Uprising and Beyond – Sherif Mansour 7 The Democratic Movement in Iran: The Role of On-line Technology – Sara Bazoobandi Part III: Diaspora 8 Contemporary Kurdish Diaspora in Europe: A Driving Force Toward Peace and Democracy in the Middle East – Mukhtar Hashemi 9 The Jewish American Peace Camp: New Expression of the Jewish Diaspora – Yehuda Magid 10 the role of the maronite Diaspora and the Civil War in Lebanon – Charlotte Karouby Part IV: Private Companies 11 Role of the Private Sector in the Arab Democratization – Abduwahab Al Kabesi 12 The Role of Private Business in the Democratization Process in Saudi Arabia – Safi Kaskas 13 Post-Conflict reconstruction and the Private Sector in Iraq – Ben MacQueen