The new authoritarianism in the Middle East and North Africa  -  Stephen J. King

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Stephen J. King considers the reasons that international and domestic efforts toward democratization have failed to take hold in the Arab world. Focusing on Egypt, Tunisia, Syria, and Algeria, he suggests that a complex set of variables characterizes authoritarian rule and helps to explain both its dynamism and its persistence. King addresses, but moves beyond, how religion and the strongly patriarchal culture influence state structure, policy configuration, ruling coalitions, and legitimization and privati...
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2009 Uitgever: Indiana University Press 288 paginas Taal: Engels ISBN-10: 0253221463 ISBN-13: 9780253221469