Local politics and contemporary transformations in the Arab world : governance beyond the centre

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Label

Local politics and contemporary transformations in the Arab world : governance beyond the centre

Title remainder

governance beyond the centre

Statement of responsibility

Edited by Malika Bouziane, Cilja Harders, Anja Hoffmann

Contributor

• Bouziane, Malika
• Harders, Cilja
• Hoffmann, Anja

Subject

• Arab countries -- Politics and government -- 1945

Language

eng

Summary

The contributors link innovative analytical concepts and ethnographic in-depth case studies from the Arab world. Based on the debates on politics from below and dynamic concepts of state, all the chapters focus on informal institutions, non-elite actors, and the dynamic and contradictory relationship between state and society.

Member of

• Governance and limited statehood
• Online access with purchase: Palgrave Connect (International Relations & Development Collection)

Cataloging source

UK-WkNB

Dewey number

320.9174927

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary form

non fiction

Summary expansion

After the fall of Mubarak, Ben Ali, and Qadafi, the Arab World faces multiple challenges especially with regard to political transformation and governance. The diverse experiences highlighted the vital role of the periphery and of seemingly marginal actors. Although the political landscape of the region changed within months, such developments were rooted in long-term transformations of governance structures. This volume examines the questions of how politics and the state in the MENA is shaped and challenged beyond the center. It develops a novel perspective in Middle Eastern studies center on micro-politics, assess its contribution to the understanding of authoritarian rule and its transformation. It closely links innovative (anthropologically inspired) analytical concepts and ethnographic in-depth case studies from the Arab world. Based on the debates on politics from below and dynamic concepts of state, all the chapters focus on informal institutions, non-elite actors, and the dynamic and contradictory relationship between state and society