Democratization and Authoritarianism in the Arab World

Name: Democratization and Authoritarianism in the Arab World
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ISBN: 9781421414164

ISBN-10: 1421414163

ISBN-13: 9781421414164

Edition: 2014

Authors: Larry Diamond, Marc F. Plattner

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Beginning in December 2010, a series of uprisings swept the Arab world, toppling four longtime leaders and creating an apparent political opening in a region long impervious to the "third wave" of democratization. Despite the initial euphoria, the legacies of authoritarianism—polarized societies, politicized militaries, state-centric economies, and pervasive clientelism—have proven stubborn obstacles to the fashioning of new political and social contracts. Meanwhile, the strong electoral performance of political Islamists and the ensuing backlash in Egypt have rekindled arguments about the compatibility of democracy and political Islam. Yet even though progress toward democracy has been…

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List price: $30.50
Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication date: 4/1/2014
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 424
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.98" tall
Weight: 1.496
Language: English