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Democratization and Development

New Political Strategies for the Middle East

Palgrave Macmillan

Part of the book series: Governance, Security and Development (GSD)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
  3. Transnational and International Contexts

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 31-31
    2. Democratization and the New Arab Media

      • Jakob Skovgaard-Petersen
      Pages 83-100
  4. Conclusions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 175-175
  5. Back Matter

    Pages 189-196

About this book

Exploring the political economy of development and democracy in the Middle East, this book provides new insight into the effects of external initiatives for the support of good governance in Arab states, the impact of transnational Islamist networks on democratization in the Middle East, and the role of new satellite broadcasting in the Arab world.

Reviews

'Avoiding the pitfalls of Arab exceptionalism on the one hand and democracy promotion as a mere technique of political engineering on the other this volume enables both specialist and non specialist readers to understand how particular constraints and opportunities condition the success of political reform. Drawing on comparative historical analysis the authors illustrate the importance of fitting such strategies to the institutional context which they are supposed to change. Put differently, political strategists act more effectively if they stop ignoring features that inevitably structure their action.'

- Eberhard Kienle, Directeur de recherche au CNRS and Director of IREMAM, Aix-en-Provence, France

Editors and Affiliations

  • Danish Institute for International Studies, Copenhagen, Denmark

    Dietrich Jung

About the editor

Dietrich Jung is Head of the Center for Contemporary Middle East Studies at University of Southern Denmark (SDU), Denmark.

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