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Handbook of Middle East Politics
This Handbook uses a comprehensive study of political institutions, social movements and external pressures to offer nuanced study of politics in the Middle East. Foremost scholars on the Middle East examine key themes such as political change, regional rivalry and authoritarianism, making this collection very timely and relevant as an authoritative source.
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This Handbook uses a comprehensive study of political institutions, social movements and external pressures to offer nuanced study of politics in the Middle East. Foremost scholars on the Middle East examine key themes such as political change, regional rivalry and authoritarianism, making this collection very timely and relevant as an authoritative source.
Throughout history, the Middle East has been subject to high levels of political upheaval, revolutions, interstate and intrastate conflict and population dislocation. Charting the ongoing disruptions to authoritarianism in the Middle East, chapters consider the internal logic of the divide between state and society, the continued disregard for societal needs, and the suppression of legitimate grievances, all of which would indicate further and future upheavals. The Handbook engages with questions of political legitimacy and popular aspirations, energy and environmental security, foreign power interests and political ideologies to present a well-rounded picture of a dynamic region.
Readers will find this book rich in original and measured insights. Incorporating development studies, politics and public policy and political geography, this Handbook provides scholars and students with compelling insights into Middle Eastern politics.
Throughout history, the Middle East has been subject to high levels of political upheaval, revolutions, interstate and intrastate conflict and population dislocation. Charting the ongoing disruptions to authoritarianism in the Middle East, chapters consider the internal logic of the divide between state and society, the continued disregard for societal needs, and the suppression of legitimate grievances, all of which would indicate further and future upheavals. The Handbook engages with questions of political legitimacy and popular aspirations, energy and environmental security, foreign power interests and political ideologies to present a well-rounded picture of a dynamic region.
Readers will find this book rich in original and measured insights. Incorporating development studies, politics and public policy and political geography, this Handbook provides scholars and students with compelling insights into Middle Eastern politics.
Critical Acclaim
‘Leading specialists and young scholars address in this useful Handbook key aspects of Middle East politics as they play out in Arab countries, Iran and Turkey. The authors engage with both conceptual and topical issues, ranging from the region’s restrictive practice of citizenship, to its ideological engagements, to contemporary contests for power involving regional as well as external actors. The volume is suitable for specialists and for those seeking a sophisticated introduction to the politics of the region.’
– Robert Springborg, Naval Postgraduate School, US
‘This Handbook of Middle East Politics examines urgent challenges facing the region, such as political legitimacy and popular aspirations, political ideologies, energy and environmental security, and the role of foreign powers. Leading scholars offer a comprehensive roadmap of where the region is and where it is heading. Indispensable resource.’
– Fawaz A. Gerges, London School of Economics, UK
– Robert Springborg, Naval Postgraduate School, US
‘This Handbook of Middle East Politics examines urgent challenges facing the region, such as political legitimacy and popular aspirations, political ideologies, energy and environmental security, and the role of foreign powers. Leading scholars offer a comprehensive roadmap of where the region is and where it is heading. Indispensable resource.’
– Fawaz A. Gerges, London School of Economics, UK
Contributors
Contributors: Shahram Akbarzadeh, Eman Alhussein, Guy Burton, Giulia Cimini, Filippo Dionigi, Manochehr Dorraj, Dana El Kurd, Basem Ezbidi, Mariam Farida, Jonathan Fulton, Matthew Gray, Mohammed M Hafez, Nader Hashemi, Raymond Hinnebusch, Gholam Khiabany, Andreas Krieg, Simon Mabon, Roel Meijer, Valentine M. Moghadam, Mahmood Monshipouri, Marina Ottaway, Arif Saba, Bente Scheller, Annabelle Sreberny, Ihsan Yilmaz
Contents
Contents:
1 Fault lines in Middle East politics 1
Shahram Akbarzadeh
2 Citizenship in the Middle East and North Africa 6
Roel Meijer
3 Political Islam: a 40-year retrospective 25
Nader Hashemi
4 The power and limits of ideology in the Middle East 43
Mohammed M. Hafez
5 Political parties in the Middle East: the unsolved problem of collective action 59
Marina Ottaway
6 Far-right populists in power and transnational repression of dissidents 73
Ihsan Yilmaz
7 Varieties of feminisms in the Middle East and North Africa 89
Valentine M. Moghadam
8 The political system in Iran: theocratic electoral authoritarianism 110
Shahram Akbarzadeh and Arif Saba
9 Where is Iranian politics? Between state and nation, inside and outside
the polity 126
Annabelle Sreberny and Gholam Khiabany
10 Saudi Arabia’s centralized political structure: prospects and challenges 144
Eman Alhussein
11 Bourdieu’s social theory and the rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran 158
Simon Mabon
12 External powers in the Middle East: views from within the region 174
Guy Burton
13 US foreign policy toward the Middle East 190
Mahmood Monshipouri and Manochehr Dorraj
14 China’s uneasy balancing in the Persian Gulf 209
Jonathan Fulton
15 A new regional fault line: the Middle East divided in search of
a post-revolutionary order 225
Andreas Krieg
16 The political economies of the Arab Gulf states: policies for change,
frameworks for stasis 239
Matthew Gray
17 Lebanon as the politics of permanent crisis 254
Filippo Dionigi
18 “People, army, resistance”: the end of Hizbullah’s Legacy 272
Mariam Farida
19 Palestine and international intervention 293
Dana El Kurd
20 Captured Politics under Colonial Dominance: The case of Palestine 308
Basem Ezbidi
21 International talks in the Syrian conflict: a continuation of war by other means? 333
Bente Scheller
22 Globalized finance capital, hegemony and the Middle East: through the
lens of radical political economy 350
Raymond Hinnebusch
23 Environmental security in the Middle East and North Africa:
interpretations and patterns of policy and activism 367
Giulia Cimini
Index
1 Fault lines in Middle East politics 1
Shahram Akbarzadeh
2 Citizenship in the Middle East and North Africa 6
Roel Meijer
3 Political Islam: a 40-year retrospective 25
Nader Hashemi
4 The power and limits of ideology in the Middle East 43
Mohammed M. Hafez
5 Political parties in the Middle East: the unsolved problem of collective action 59
Marina Ottaway
6 Far-right populists in power and transnational repression of dissidents 73
Ihsan Yilmaz
7 Varieties of feminisms in the Middle East and North Africa 89
Valentine M. Moghadam
8 The political system in Iran: theocratic electoral authoritarianism 110
Shahram Akbarzadeh and Arif Saba
9 Where is Iranian politics? Between state and nation, inside and outside
the polity 126
Annabelle Sreberny and Gholam Khiabany
10 Saudi Arabia’s centralized political structure: prospects and challenges 144
Eman Alhussein
11 Bourdieu’s social theory and the rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran 158
Simon Mabon
12 External powers in the Middle East: views from within the region 174
Guy Burton
13 US foreign policy toward the Middle East 190
Mahmood Monshipouri and Manochehr Dorraj
14 China’s uneasy balancing in the Persian Gulf 209
Jonathan Fulton
15 A new regional fault line: the Middle East divided in search of
a post-revolutionary order 225
Andreas Krieg
16 The political economies of the Arab Gulf states: policies for change,
frameworks for stasis 239
Matthew Gray
17 Lebanon as the politics of permanent crisis 254
Filippo Dionigi
18 “People, army, resistance”: the end of Hizbullah’s Legacy 272
Mariam Farida
19 Palestine and international intervention 293
Dana El Kurd
20 Captured Politics under Colonial Dominance: The case of Palestine 308
Basem Ezbidi
21 International talks in the Syrian conflict: a continuation of war by other means? 333
Bente Scheller
22 Globalized finance capital, hegemony and the Middle East: through the
lens of radical political economy 350
Raymond Hinnebusch
23 Environmental security in the Middle East and North Africa:
interpretations and patterns of policy and activism 367
Giulia Cimini
Index
