Description
Book SynopsisPresents an overview of politics and international relations in the Middle East. This book offers strategies for students and specialists undertaking research on the Middle East and other world regions.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Introduction: The Area Studies Controversy, Mark Tessler, Jodi Nachtwey, Anne Banda
1. Politics in the Middle East: Opportunities and Limits in the Quest for Theory, Lisa Anderson
2. State-Society Relations: Algeria as a Case Study, John P. Entelis
3. Associational Life: Civil Society in Authoritarian Political Systems, Augustus Richard Norton
4. Explaining Women's Support for Political Islam: Contributions from Feminist Theory, Jodi Nachtwey and Mark Tessler
5. Influencing Public Policy: Banking and the Political Economy of Collective Action, Clement Henry
6. Toward a Theory of International Labor Migration: Evidence from Egypt, Magda Kandil
7. Religion and International Conflict: An Individual-Level Analysis, Mark Tessler and Jodi Nachtwey
8. The Arab-Israeli Conflict: Lessons about Diplomatic Initiatives and Negotiations, Laura Zittrain Eisenberg
9. Middle Eastern Alliances: From Neorealism to Political Economy, Laurie Brand
10. International Relations Theory: Contributions from Research in the Middle East, Baghat Korany
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