Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

While the Arab uprisings have overturned the idea of Arab 'exceptionalism', or the acceptance of authoritarianism, better analysis of authoritarianism's resilience in pre- and post-uprising scenarios is still needed. This book undertakes this task by addressing not only the mechanisms that allowed Middle Eastern regimes to survive and adapt for decades, but also the obstacles that certain countries face in their current transition to democracy. This volumes analyzes the role of ruling elites, Islamists, and others, as well as variables such as bureaucracy, patronage, the strength of security apparatuses, and ideological legitimacy to ascertain regimes' life expectancies and these factors' post-uprisings repercussions. Discussing not only the paradigms through which the region has been analyzed, but also providing in-depth case studies of Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Iran, the authors arrive at critical conclusions about dictatorship and possibilities for its transformation.

AUTHORITARIANISM--MIDDLE EAST

Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

Fuelled by the suspicion that the European Union's democracy promotion efforts in the Middle East and North Africa over the past 20 years were not only ineffective but even counterproductive, this book critically reviews the practice and effects of international democracy promotion efforts vis-a-vis authoritarian regimes. How and under which conditions do authoritarian regimes cooperate on democracy promotion efforts by international actors ? And what does the Arab Spring tell us about the nature and prospects of these efforts ? Following a comprehensive analysis of cooperation on democracy and human rights in Euro-Mediterranean relations since the early 1990s, the author argues that the same set of factors facilitated both the cooperation of authoritarian regimes and their persistence during the Arab Spring. For authoritarian regimes with moderate levels of political liberalization and statehood, cooperation on democracy and human rights became part of their more 'successful' survival strategies.

DEMOCRATIZATION--EU --- DEMOCRATIZATION--ARAB COUNTRIES --- DEMOCRATIZATION--MIDDLE EAST --- ARAB SPRING, 2010 --- -AUTHORITARIANISM--ARAB COUNTRIES --- AUTHORITARIANISM--MIDDLE EAST

Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

Authoritarianism --- Autoritarisme --- Arab countries --- Middle East --- Etats arabes --- Moyen-Orient --- Politics and government --- Politique et gouvernement --- Authoritarianism - Arab countries --- Authoritarianism - Middle East --- Arab countries - Politics and government - 21st century --- Middle East - Politics and government - 21st century

Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

Presidents --- Monarchy --- Authoritarianism --- History --- Arab countries --- Middle East --- Politics and government --- Kings and rulers --- History. --- Kings and rulers. --- Presidency --- Heads of state --- Executive power --- Kingdom (Monarchy) --- Political science --- Royalists --- Authority --- 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 --- Arab world --- Arabic countries --- Arabic-speaking states --- Islamic countries --- Presidents - Arab countries - History --- Presidents - Middle East - History --- Monarchy - Arab countries --- Monarchy - Middle East --- Authoritarianism - Arab countries --- Authoritarianism - Middle East --- Arab countries - Politics and government - 1945 --- -Middle East - Politics and government - 1945 --- -Arab countries - Kings and rulers --- Middle East - Kings and rulers