The Struggle over Democracy in the Middle East : Regional Politics and External Policies

ISBN-13: 9780415773799 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 201 str.

J. Brown Nathan

Opis

Bringing together a number of experts on the region to provide a broad ranging survey of individual countries, this text examines the experiences of activists, parties, religious groups and governments, the influences exerted on them and the difficulties involved in bringing democracy to the Middle East.

Spis treści

1. Introduction Nathan J. Brown and Emad El-Din Shahin  Part 1: The View From Outside: External Efforts at Democracy Promotion   2. New Wine in Old Bottles? American Efforts to Promote Democracy in the Arab World Nathan J. Brown and Amy Hawthorne  3. Democracy and Security in the Middle East Richard Youngs  4. The Fantasy of Arab Democracy without a Constituency Walid Kazziha  5. Democracy and Faith: The Continuum of Political Islam Azza Karam   Part 2: Country Studies  6. Transformations in Eastern Europe and Lessons for the Middle East Shlomo Avineri  7. Democratic Transformation in Egypt: Controlled Reforms … Frustrated Hopes Emad El-Din Shahin  8. The Myth of the Democratizing Monarchy Shadi Hamid  9. Democracy in Lebanon: The Primacy of the Sectarian System Bassel Salloukh  10. Democracy, Islam and Secularism in Turkey Ersin Kalaycioglu  11. Conclusion Nathan J. Brown and Emad El-Din Shahin