Religion and Civil Society in the Arab World: In the Vortex of Globalization and Tradition

ISBN-13: 9780367734237 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 190 str.

Tania Haddad; Elie Al Hindy

Opis

This book examines the links between civil society, religion and politics in the Middle East and North Africa region. It will be of interest to scholars and researchers of politics, especially political Islam, international relations, Middle East Studies, African Studies, sociology and social anthropology.

Spis treści

Introduction: changing role of civil society in the Arab world Tania Haddad and Elie Al Hindy PART I Sacred/non-secular perspectives on civil society and politics in the Arab world 1 Disambiguating the idea of public sphere and secularism in the Middle East Dara Salam 2 Civil society and non-profit governance in the Arab world Tania Haddad and Yara Zalzal 3 Rethinking Arab civil society: Arab Revolutions and reconceptualization of civil society Zaid Eyadat 4 The changing role of Arab civil society: between fundamentalism and civic activism Elie Al Hindy PART II Significant case studies 5 Trapped in a vicious circle? Why Egyptian civil society failed to capitalize on the revolution Moustafa Khalil 6 Civil society and political transition: the cases of Tunisia and Libya Elie Abouaoun 7 Religion, relief and reform: the history of civil society in Lebanon Tania Haddad, Thomas W. Haase and Melissa Ajamian 8 Constraints on Lebanese nongovernmental organizations: a survey of the literature Melissa Ajamian and Thomas W. Haase Conclusion Tania Haddad and Elie Al Hindy

O autorze

Tania Haddad is Assistant Professor for Public Administration at the Department of Political Studies and Public Administration, American University of Beirut, Lebanon, since 2013. Her teaching expertise includes civil society, public and nonprofit management, program evaluation and research methods. Her research interests currently focus on issues related to civil society and nonprofit management in Lebanon and the Middle East.

Elie Al Hindy is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Law and Political Science at Notre Dame University, Louaize, Lebanon, since 2009. He has served previously as Chairperson of the department of Government and International Relations (2011–2015), President of the Board of ALEF – act for human rights (2012–2017) and as Director of the Middle East Institute for Research and Strategic Studies (since 2014).