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Title The power of civil society in the Middle East and North Africa : peace-building, change, and development / edited by Ibrahim Natil, Chiara Pierobon and Lilian Tauber
Published Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019
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Series Routledge explorations in development studies
Routledge explorations in development studies.
Contents Introduction / Lilian Tauber, Ibrahim Natil, Chiara Pierobon -- Introducing civil society / Chiara Pierobon -- The power of civil society : young leaders' engagement in non-violent actions in Palestine / Ibrahim Natil -- Challenges confronting religious civil society in peace-building : what lessons can Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries learn from Nigeria? / Eyene Okpanachi -- Social entrepreneurship, civil society, and foreign aid in Jordan : addressing issues of self-sustainability and continuity / Lilian Tauber -- Moroccan civil society after the 2011 constitutional reforms : the case of the women's movement / Mohammed Yachoulti -- Unions and the struggle for political emancipation in Niger / Gado Alzouma -- Human rights organisations and navigating the political configuration of power in post-2011 Egypt / Ahmed El Assal -- Framing the green movement and the 2017-2018 Iranian protests by Kayhan newspaper / Meysam Tayebipour -- Participation modes and influence strategies of large environmental NGOs / Mohammad Al-Saidi -- Conclusion / Ibrahim Natil, Lilian Tauber, Chiara Pierobon
Summary This book investigates the power of civil society in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), in the context of the post-Arab Spring era, as well as more long-standing challenges and constraints in the region. In recent years, local civil society actors have faced significant challenges from social conservatism, conflict, violence, and the absence of democracy and exclusive political systems. Over the course of the book, the authors investigate how the sector has succeeded in achieving its own objectives despite these shifting conditions, the restrictive political environment and the complexity of the socio-cultural and economic context. Structured around the three themes of peace-building, development, and change, the book also addresses challenges faced by civil society organizations linked to ethnic, linguistic, and cultural diversities as well as religious salient differences that are crucial markers of social and political identity. Case studies are drawn from the Palestinian Occupied Territories, Jordan, Iran, Nigeria, Niger, Egypt, and Morocco, and particular effort has been made to showcase original research from contributors who are from the region . This book will be of particular interest to researchers working on development, peace-building, conflict resolution, civil society, and politics within the MENA region
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Ibrahim Natil is a Lecturer in Politics and Business at the Centre for Talented Youth Ireland (CTYI) and a Research Fellow at the Institute of International Conflict Resolution and Reconstruction (IICRR), Dublin City University, Ireland. Chiara Pierobon is a Postdoctoral Fellow and Lecturer at Bielefeld University, Germany and Associate Researcher at the St. Petersburg/Bielefeld Center for German and European Studies (CGES/ZDES). Lilian Tauber is a PhD candidate and Teaching Assistant at Durham University, UK
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Subject Civil society -- Middle East
Civil society -- Africa, North
Islam and civil society -- Middle East
Islam and civil society -- Africa, North
Peace-building -- Middle East
Peace-building -- Africa, North
Arab Spring, 2010- -- Influence
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Essays.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Reference.
Civil society
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Islam and civil society
Peace-building
North Africa
Middle East
Form Electronic book
Author Natil, Ibrahim, editor.
Pierobon, Chiara, editor.
Tauber, Lilian, editor.
LC no. 2019011750
ISBN 042926500X
9780429265006
9780429555558
0429555555
9780429560026
0429560028
9780429564499
042956449X