Political Regimes in the Arab World: Society and the Exercise of Power (Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Politics) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1138109193 ISBN 13: 9781138109193

Publisher: Routledge, 2017

Synopsis

One of the implications of Orientalism is that the Arab world, as a homogenous entity, is often analysed as an anomaly within the international system. This book argues that, despite their differences, societies across the globe ultimately construct their own history according to very similar dynamics and tensions.

The methodological approach of this book, using different countries within the Arab world as models, offers the reader an analysis of relations between the elites and their opposition in a variety of settings. A definition of the political structure of each country is drawn from this analysis before potential future scenarios, as according to country specific experts, are proposed. This model provides a useful contribution to students and scholars of political science and international relations.

Through providing a comparative study of the political regimes currently operating in the Arab world; their elites, civil society, power resources and political resistance, this book illustrates that despite the image of homogeneity sometimes portrayed by the Arab world, it is the multiplicity of models and heterogeneity of regimes that constitute reality.

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About the Author

Ferran Izquierdo Brichs is Lecturer in International Relations, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1138109193
• ISBN 13: 9781138109193
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 336
• Editor: Izquierdo Brichs Ferran