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États-Unis --- Pays de l'Union européenne --- Afrique du Nord --- Relations extérieures --- Africa, North --- European Union countries --- United States --- Foreign relations --- Afrique du Nord. --- Relations extérieures

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This textbook offers a systematic and up-to-date introduction to politics and society in the Middle East. Taking a thematic approach that engages with core theory as well as a wide range of research, it examines postcolonial political, social and economic developments in the region, while also scrutinising the domestic and international factors that have played a central role in these developments. Topics covered include the role of religion in political life; gender and politics; the Israel-Palestine conflict; civil war in Syria; the ongoing threat posed by Islamist groups such as Islamic State as well as the effects of increasing globalisation across the MENA. Following the ongoing legacy of the Arab Spring, it pays particular attention to the tension between processes of democratization and the persistence of authoritarian rule in the region. New to this edition: - Fully updated to cover the latest developments and now offers expanded coverage of the military and security apparatus, regional conflict and the Arab uprisings. - Wider use of textboxes linking themes to specific historical events, figures and concepts. - Spotlight features in each chapter focusing on the politics and governance of individual countries. This is an ideal textbook for undergraduate and postgraduate students approaching Middle Eastern politics for the first time.

DEMOCRACY--MIDDLE EAST --- DEMOCRATIZATION--MIDDLE EAST --- AUTHORITARIANISM--MIDDLE EAST --- ARAB SPRING, 2010 --- -MIDDLE EAST--POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT --- Since 2000

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Based on personal accounts of their experiences conducting qualitative and quantitative research in the countries of the Middle East and North Africa, the contributors to this volume share the real-life obstacles they have encountered in applying research methods in practice and the possible solutions to overcome them.

Political science --- Research --- Fieldwork --- Moral and ethical aspects --- Middle East --- Africa, North --- Islamic countries --- Politics and government --- Research. --- Science --- Science research --- Scientific research --- Information services --- Learning and scholarship --- Methodology --- Research teams --- Administration --- Civil government --- Commonwealth, The --- Government --- Political theory --- Political thought --- Politics --- Science, Political --- Social sciences --- State, The --- Muslim countries --- Barbary States --- Maghreb --- Maghrib --- North Africa --- Asia, South West --- Asia, Southwest --- Asia, West --- Asia, Western --- East (Middle East) --- Eastern Mediterranean --- Fertile Crescent --- Levant --- Mediterranean Region, Eastern --- Mideast --- Near East --- Northern Tier (Middle East) --- South West Asia --- Southwest Asia --- West Asia --- Western Asia --- Orient

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The aim of this volume is to adopt an original analytical approach in explaining various dynamics at work behind the Arab Spring, through giving voice to local dynamics and legacies rather than concentrating on debates about paradigms. It highlights micro-perspectives of change and resistance--as well of contentious politics--that are often marginalized and left unexplored in favor of macro-analyses. First, the story of the uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt, Syria, Morocco and Algeria is told through diverse and novel perspectives, looking at factors that have not yet been sufficiently underlined, but carry explanatory power for what has occurred. Second, rather than focusing on macro-comparative regional trends, the contributors to this book focus on the particularities of each country, highlighting distinctive micro-dynamics of change and continuity. The essays collected here are contributions from renowned writers and researchers from the Middle East and North Africa, along with Western experts, brought together to form a sophisticated dialogic exchange.

Arab Spring, 2010 --- -Arab countries --- Politics and government.