Political change in the Middle East and North Africa : after the Arab Spring /

Political change in the Middle East and North Africa : after the Arab Spring /

Taking a comparative approach, this book considers the ways in which political regimes have changed since the Arab Spring. It addresses a series of questions about political change in the context of the revolutions, upheavals and protests that have taken place in North Africa and the Arab Middle Eas...

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Other Authors: Szmolka, Inmaculada (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh [Scotland] : Edinburgh University Press, [2017]
Boston, Massachusetts : Credo Reference, 2017.
Edition:[Enhanced Credo edition].
Subjects:
2000-2099
Arab Spring, 2010- > Influence.
Middle East > Politics and government > 21st century.
Africa, North > Politics and government > 21st century.
Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • Figures and tables
  • The contributors
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction / Inmaculada Szmolka
  • 1. Analytical framework for a comparative study of change in political regimes / Inmaculada Szmolka
  • 2. The Arab Spring changes under the prism of international relations theory / Rafael Bustos
  • 3. Parties and party systems change / Lise Storm
  • 4. Elections and electoral integrity / Guadalupe Martínez-Fuentes
  • 5. Constitutional reform processes / Ewa K. Strzelecka and María Angustias Parejo
  • 6. Government and power relations / Victoria Veguilla
  • 7. Good governance in MENA countries / Raquel Ojeda and Francesco Cavatorta / Civil society and social movements / Carmelo Pérez-Beltrán and Ignacio Álvarez-Ossorio
  • 8. Civil society and social movements / Carmelo Pérez-Beltrán and Ignacio Álvarez-Ossorio
  • 9. Public rights and liberties / Luis Melián
  • 10. Media and media freedom / Javier García-Marín
  • 11. Regional order and regional powers in the Middle East and North Africa / Jordi Quero and Eduard Soler
  • 12. The political and security repercussions of the Islamic State in the MENA region / Marién Durán and Víctor Bados.
  • 13. EU and EU member states' responses to the Arab Spring / Irene Fernández-Molina
  • 14. The foreign policy of the United States following the Arab Spring / Juan Tovar
  • 15. Successful and failed transitions to democracy / Inmaculada Szmolka
  • 16. Political liberalisation processes / Inmaculada Szmolka and Irene Fernández-Molina
  • 17. Autocratisation, authoritarian progressions and fragmented states / Inmaculada Szmolka and Marién Durán
  • Appendix.

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