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Al Jazeera and Democratization: The Rise of the Arab Public Sphere (Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Democratization and Government) - Hardcover

Book 8 of 32: Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Democratization and Government

Abdelmoula, Ezzeddine

 
9781138855472: Al Jazeera and Democratization: The Rise of the Arab Public Sphere (Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Democratization and Government)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1138855472 ISBN 13: 9781138855472
Publisher: Routledge, 2015

Synopsis

Al Jazeera and Democratization analyses the increasing role of the media in political transformations with a special emphasis on the Arab world. Taking the Al Jazeera media network as a case study, the author explains how engaging the public and providing platforms for open debate and free expression contributed to the emergence of a new vibrant Arab public sphere.

The launch of Al Jazeera in 1996 was a significant event that led to subsequent changes both in Arab media and politics. Among these changes, the Arab spring is certainly the most remarkable. This unprecedented phenomenon has already resulted in political change in a number of countries and is expected to generate a democratizing wave and reshape the face of the region. The Arab spring provides us with a telling empirical example where the interplay between media and politics is manifest. The public sphere that has emerged out of this newly communicative environment has undoubtedly played its role in the current political transformations. In this context, Arab democratization is no longer an abstract, it is rather a developing process that needs our attention and requires concerted scholarly efforts.

Highly topical, this book provides a fresh theoretical perspective on Arab democratization in light of the Arab Spring, and is essential reading for researchers and students of Middle East Politics, Media Studies and Democratization.

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About the Author

Ezzeddine Abdelmoula is Manager of Research at Al Jazeera Centre for Studies. He has edited books and contributed chapters and research papers including: "A Non-systemic Approach to the Media-politics Relationship" in Journal of US-China Public Administration and "Al-Jazeera & Televised Revolution: The Case of Tunisia", Routledge Handbook of the Arab Spring. His research interests cover international politics, democratization, media, and Middle East politics.

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2015
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1138855472
ISBN 13 
9781138855472
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
170