State Formation and Identity in the Middle East and North Africa

2013. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-137-36959-8
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan Us

Buch, Englisch, 212 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 218 mm, Gewicht: 3845 g

For states in the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia, the "Arab Spring" has had different implications and consequences, stemming from the politics of identity and the historical and political processes that have shaped development. This book focuses on how these factors interact with globalization and affect state formation.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Christie, K.

Masad, M.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Globalisierung, Transformationsprozesse
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: The state and Identity in MENA; Kenneth Christie and Mohammad Masad 1. State Formation, Religion and Ethnicity in the Middle East and North Africa: An Overview; Mohammad Masad and Kenneth Christie 2. Extra-Regional Interests, Authoritarian Elites and Dependent State Formation in the Arab World; Marion Boulby 3. The Interplay of Palestinian and Jordanian Identities in Re/making the State and Nation Formation in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan; Nur Köprülü 4. The Ikhwan Movement and its Role in Saudi Arabia's State Building; Sebastiano Andreotti 5. The Post-14/02/11 Bahrain: A State in the Remaking; Magdalena Karolak 6. Muslims and Christians in Egyptian State Formation: A New Beginning in 2011?; Sebastian Elsässer 7. Religion, Ethnicity, and State Formation in Algeria: 'The Berber' As a Category of Contestation; Lisa Watanabe 8. The Free Patriotic Movement and Hezbollah Political Entente: A Paradigm Shift in Lebanese Identity and State Formation?; Bouchra Bouyoub

Über Autor(innen)

Kenneth Christie, Royal Roads University, Canada
Mohammad Masad, Zayed University, United Arab Emirates
Marion Boulby, Trent University, Canada
Nur Köprülü, Near East University, North Cyprus
Sebastiano Andreotti, independent historian and geopolitical analyst
Magdalena Karolak, Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Sebastian Elsässer, Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel, Germany
Lisa Watanabe, Geneva Centre for Security Policy, Switzerland
Bouchra Bouyoub, City University London, UK