Title Political change in the Arab Gulf States : stuck in transition / edited by Mary Ann Tétreault, Gwenn Okruhlik, Andrzej Kapiszewski

Published Boulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2011

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Description 1 online resource (x, 369 pages) Contents Twenty-first-century politics in the Arab Gulf states -- Part I. Country cases. Reweaving the myth of Bahrainʹs parliamentary experience / Gianluca P. Parolin --- Shi'ite parties and the democratic process in Iraq / Juan R.I. Cole -- Bottom-up democratization in Kuwait / Mary Ann Tétreault -- Oman faces the twenty-first century / J.E. Peterson -- Political reform in Qatar / Jill Crystal -- The Saudi Shi'a and political reform in Saudi Arabia / Jerzy Zdanowski -- Economics trumps politics in the United Arab Emirates / Christian Koch -- Part II. The regional context. Women in civic and political life : reform under authoritarian regimes / Eleanor Abdella Doumato -- New media : in search of equilibrium / N. Janardhan -- Permanent interests, variable policies : the United States in the Gulf / Mary Ann Tétreault -- Defense cooperation : beyond symbolism? / Matteo Legrenzi -- Part III. Conclusion. Juxtapositions and sticking points / Gwenn Okruhlik and Mary Ann Tétreault Summary Although reform movements have been prominent in varying degrees in most Middle Eastern countries for some time, the cascade of events following the overthrow of Saddam Hussein has generated new pressures for democratization throughout the Arab World. Political Change in the Arab Gulf States explores the politics influencing the volatile situation in the region, as well as specific measures devised by regimes in power to adjust to the challenges of the current environment. The authors first focus on the politics of seven Gulf states: Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. They then consider four forces that are shaping current political attitudes and behavior across the region: movements to broaden womenʹs political participation, the media, current US national security policy, and regional defense cooperation. The result is an up-to-date assessment of the prospects for political reform in the Gulf and an important corrective to a simplistic domino theory of democratization. -- Publisher description Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Democratization -- Persian Gulf States Democratization -- Persian Gulf States -- Case studies Social change -- Political aspects -- Persian Gulf States Social change -- Political aspects -- Persian Gulf States -- Case studies Democratization -- Saudi Arabia Social change -- Political aspects -- Saudi Arabia POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- General. Democratization Politics and government Social change -- Political aspects Demokratisering -- Arabländerna. Social förändring -- Arabländerna. SUBJECT Persian Gulf States -- Politics and government Persian Gulf States -- Politics and government -- Case studies Saudi Arabia -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2004003457 Subject Persian Gulf States Saudi Arabia Genre/Form Case studies Form Electronic book Author Tétreault, Mary Ann, 1942- Okruhlik, Gwenn Kapiszewski, Andrzej, 1948-2007 ISBN 9781588269942 1588269949

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