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Title New actors and issues in the post-Arab uprisings period / edited by Jülide Karakoç and Duygu Ersoy
Published Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2016
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Contents Challenges to US Middle East policy in the post-Arab uprisings period -- Migration categories and the nation-state: Turkey's Syrians -- Kurdish politics vis-a-vis national borders in the Middle East -- Jihadi cool: how pop-culture is used by radical Islamists -- Factors driving the growth of the Syrian opposition -- Politics in limbo: the case of Syrian refugees -- The impact of the Arab Spring on NATO's policy towards the Middle East
Summary The Arab uprisings that emerged in reaction to unemployment, high inflation, corruption, and the lack of liberty under authoritarian rule in the Middle East and North Africa paved the way for social and political transformations in the region. As a consequence of these uprisings, new actors have gained prominence, while regional issues have become more aggravated and complicated, challenging existing national borders. The involvement of a broad range of regional and external actors in various parts of the region has created new conflicts and alliances. New Actors and Issues in the Post-Arab Up
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Subject POLITICAL SCIENCE / Essays
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / General
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / National
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Reference
Politics and government
SUBJECT Arab countries -- Politics and government -- 21st century
Subject Arab countries
Form Electronic book
Author Karakoç, Jülide, editor.
Ersoy, Duygu, editor
ISBN 9781443894098
1443894095