{"product_id":"debating-arab-authoritarianism-9780804763332","title":"Debating Arab Authoritarianism","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExamines how political rule in Arab countries is effectuated, organized, and executed, and how authoritarianism works in practice and how it can be grasped conceptually.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This book provides revealing insights into despotic governance in the Arab countries.\" -- Nader Fergany\u003cbr\u003e\"In contrast to the democratic deficit literature that purports to explain the absence of democracy in the Middle East, this superb collection of essays provides a theoretically sophisticated account of the origins andnature of authoritarian persistence and durability. The contributors bring a variety of theoretical and empirical perspectives, and their endeavors are animated by a common research agenda that gives analytical coherence to this illuminating volume.\" -- Daniel Brumberg * Georgetown University *\u003cbr\u003e\"...\u003ci\u003eDebating Arab Authoritarianism\u003c\/i\u003e is a worthy collection that elucidates the logic of authoritarian resilience. It is an important contribution that makes clear what trips up democratization in the Arab world and beyond.\" -- Eva Bellin * Hunter College and the Graduate Center, City University of New York, \u003ci\u003eContemporary Islam\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"By speaking from various disciplines, the contributors offer intriguing and complementary analyses that range from the management of opposition using the formal and informal rules of competition, to the contradictory roles of the reforms that often reconfigure authoritarianism rather than promote democracy. The book strikes a nice balance between empirical data analysis and conceptual discussion and makes a substantial contribution to the debates not only on Arab authoritarianism but authoritarianism in general.\" -- \u003ci\u003eCHOICE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An outstanding collection of essays concerning one of the most important questions facing present-day political analysis of the Middle East.This book sheds fresh light on the history of the region's authoritarian regimes, their persistence, and their possible futures.\" -- Roger Owen\u003cbr\u003e\"The analysis of Arab authoritarianism offered in this volume is truly excellent, with all contributors shedding light on the workings of Arab regimes and treating them as \"stable\" political systems rather than transitional ones. The book is a must-read for all those interested in political authoritarianism, the Middle East, and international relations.\" -- \u003ci\u003ePolitics \u0026amp; Religion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents  Acknowledgements  Contributors  1\tArab Authoritarianism: Debating the Dynamics and Durability of Nondemocratic Regimes  Oliver Schlumberger  Part I: State-Society Relations and Opposition  2\tSocial Pacts and the Persistence of Authoritarianism in the Middle East  Steven Heydemann  3\tThe Management of Opposition: Comparing Formal Contestation and Informal Manipulation in Egypt, Jordan, and Morocco  Ellen Lust-Okar  4\tAuthoritarian Opposition and the Politics of Challenge in Egypt  Holger Albrecht  5\tIslamist Inclusion and Regime Persistence: The Moroccan Win-Win Situation  Eva Wegner  Part 2\tThe Regimes  6\tThe Ozymandias Syndrome: Questioning the Stability of Middle Eastern Regimes  Peter Sluglett  7\tIntra-Regime Dynamics, Uncertainty, and the Persistence of Authoritarianism in the Contemporary Arab World  Fred H. Lawson  8\tThe Privatization of Social Services as a Regime Strategy: Islamic Endowments (Awqaf) in Egypt  Daniela Pioppi  9\tState-Building, Liberalization From Above, and Political Legitimacy in the Sultanate of Oman  Marc Valeri  Part 3\tThe Economy and the Polity  10\tLinking Economic and Political Reform in the Middle East: The Role of the Bourgeoisie  Giacomo Luciani  11\tThe Political Economy of Regime Maintenance in Egypt: Linking External Resources and Domestic Legitimation  Thomas Richter  12\tFrom Political to Economic Actors: The Changing Role of Middle Eastern Armies  Philippe Droz-Vincent  Part 4\tThe International Arena  13\tInternational Dimensions of Middle Eastern Authoritarianism: The G8 and External Efforts at Political Reform  Mustapha K. Sayyid  14\tDemocracy Promotion and the Renewal of Authoritarian Rule  Eberhard Kienle  15\tThe Longevity of the House of Saud: Looking Outside the Box  Paul Aarts  Notes  Biblography  Index","brand":"Stanford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405583655255,"sku":"9780804763332","price":22.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780804763332.jpg?v=1730492912","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/debating-arab-authoritarianism-9780804763332","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}