Political Liberalization and Democratization in the Arab World : : Theoretical Perspectives / / ed. by Rex Brynen, Paul Noble, Bahgat Korany.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete Archive eBook-Package Pre-2000
• MitwirkendeR: Anderson, Lisa,; Ben-Dor, Gabriel,; Brumberg, Daniel,; Brynen, Rex,; Clark, Janine Astrid,; Farsoun, Samih K.,; Garon, Lise,; Gause, F. Gregory,; Hatem, Mervat F.,; Hudson, Michael C.,; Ibrahim, Saad Eddin,; Ismail, Salwa,; Kamel al-Sayyid, Mustapha,; Korany, Bahgat,; Krämer, Gudrun,; Luciani, Giacomo,; Noble, Paul,; Zacharia, Christina,
• HerausgeberIn: Brynen, Rex,; Korany, Bahgat,; Noble, Paul ,
• Place / Publishing House: Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022]; ©1996
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (350 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Tables and Figures --; Preface --; Introduction --; 1. Introduction: Theoretical Perspectives on Arab Liberalization and Democratization --; 2. Liberalization and Democratization in the Arab World: An Overview --; Part 1. The Domestic Setting: Culture, Discourse, and Politics --; 3. The Political Culture Approach to Arab Democratization: The Case for Bringing It Back In, Carefully --; 4. Democracy in the Arab World: A Critique of the Political Culture Approach --; 5. Democracy in Contemporary Arab Intellectual Discourse --; 6. Islam and Pluralism --; Part 2. Civil Society: Actors and Activism, Empowerment and Peripheralization --; 7. The Concept of Civil Society and the Arab World --; 8. The Press and Democratic Transition in Arab Societies: The Algerian Case --; 9. Democratization and Social Islam: A Case Study of the Islamic Health Clinics in Cairo --; 10. Political Liberalization, Gender, and the State --; Part 3. Political Economy --; 11. Resources, Revenues, and Authoritarianism in the Arab World: Beyond the Rentier State? --; 12. Authoritarian Legacies and Reform Strategies in the Arab World --; 13. Class, Economic Change, and Political Liberalization in the Arab World --; Part 4. The Regional and International Context --; 14. Regional Influences on Experiments in Political Liberalization in the Arab World --; 15. Prospects of Democratization in the Arab World: Global Diffusion, Regional Demonstration, and Domestic Imperatives --; Conclusion --; 16. Trends, Trajectories, or Interesting Possibilities? Some Conclusions on Arab Democratization and Its Study --; The Contributors --; Index --; About the Book
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781685853891; 9783110784268
• DOI: 10.1515/9781685853891
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: ed. by Rex Brynen, Paul Noble, Bahgat Korany.

Focuses on the major factors shaping liberalization/democratization in the Arab world, as well as the role played by particular social groups.