| Description |
1 online resource (vi, 241 pages) |
| Contents |
Introduction : Yemen's experiment with democracy -- Resilience and reform in the Arab Middle East -- A brief history of the Republic of Yemen : electoral politics, war, and political retraction -- Government institutions -- Tribalism in a weak state -- Nonstate actors and political reform : civil society, activists, and political parties -- Political Islamists and the Islah Party -- Conclusion : coercion, managed pluralism, and legitimacy |
| Summary |
Shortly after the Gulf War of 1990-91, Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh met with the Iraqi Vice President and his envoy. President Saleh recommended that the smartest thing for President Saddam Hussein to do to recover from the damage to himself caused by the war was to democratise Iraq. President Saleh came to power thirteen years before offering this advice, presided over the creation of a new constitution that declared Yemen a democracy that same year, and fifteen years later was elected to rule for a further seven years. This study examines the nature of changes to Yemen's power structures, political dynamics and institutions since the intention to democratise was announced in 1990 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-233) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Democracy -- Yemen (Republic)
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Islam and politics -- Yemen (Republic)
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Opposition (Political science) -- Yemen (Republic)
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Political control & freedoms.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- General.
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Politics and Government.
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Democracy
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Islam and politics
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Opposition (Political science)
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Politics and government
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| SUBJECT |
Yemen (Republic) -- Politics and government
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| Subject |
Yemen (Republic)
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| Genre/Form |
dissertations.
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Academic theses
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Academic theses.
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Thèses et écrits académiques.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780230616486 |
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0230616488 |
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9781349375783 |
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1349375780 |
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9781282260771 |
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1282260774 |
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