Political Participation in the Middle East
Ellen Lust-Okar and Saloua Zerhouni, editors | | ISBN: 978-1-58826-626-2 $67.00 |
| ISBN: 978-1-58826-602-6 $25.00 |
| 2008/301 pages/LC: 2008006783 |
DESCRIPTION
Political Participation in the Middle East provides essential context for understanding current political activism across the MENA region.
Through an in-depth exploration of seven countries, the authors address how formal and informal political institutions create opportunities for participation in venues as varied as trade unions, civic associations, political parties, and elections. And, without losing sight of the fact that authoritarian regimes manipulate participation to reinforce their rule, they reveal ways in which citizens do benefit—by influencing decision-making, for example, or obtaining state resources. An engaging read for scholars and students, this work vividly illustrates how citizens matter in the politics of authoritarian regimes.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Ellen Lust is professor of political science at Yale University. She is author of Structuring Conflict in the Arab World. Saloua Zerhouni is professor of political science at Mohammed V University in Morocco.
CONTENTS
- Taking Political Participation Seriously—E. Lust-Okar.
- PARTICIPATION UNDER AUTHORITARIAN RULE.
- The Nature of Political Participation—H. Albrecht.
- Formal and Informal Venues of Engagement—L. alhamad.
- NEGOTIATING THE ELECTORAL ARENA.
- Intra-Elite Struggles in Iranian Elections—G.M. Tezcür.
- Competitive Clientelism in Jordanian Elections—E. Lust-Okar.
- Inside an Egyptian Parliamentary Campaign—S. Shehata.
- Local Elections in Gaza—D. Tuastad.
- BEYOND ELECTORAL POLITICS.
- Opposition Groups in Bahrain—K. Niethammer.
- Mapping Participation in Egypt—N. Gohar.
- The Dynamics of Civil Society in Morocco—D. Maghraoui.
- The Moroccan Parliament—S. Zerhouni.
- Trade Unions in Tunisia—D. Cavallo.
- CONCLUSION.
- Looking Forward—S. Zerhouni.
"This excellent book significantly advances our understanding of the endurance of authoritarianism in the Middle East."—Marsha Pripstein Posusney, Bryant College
"Extremely well researched.... A refreshing and necessary addition to the existing scholarship on political participation under authoritarian conditions; students will benefit tremendously from reading it."—Amaney Jamal, Princeton University