Civil Society and Activism in the Middle East
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-888241-1 (ISBN)
Sika argues that authoritarian regimes' repressive strategies toward civil society actors vary depending on recent historical experience with regime breakdown and/or continuity. Authoritarian regimes that go through breakdown and that transition from one autocratic rule to another increase repression against all civil society actors in an effort to pre-empt large-scale mobilization. This instils fear into civil society actors, who as a result either disengage from civic and political activism or turn to different forms of participation, such as social entrepreneurship. On the other hand, long-standing authoritarian regimes that have not faced breakdown utilize targeted repression and co-optation strategies while tolerating civic and political activism, as well as some forms of contentious activities. Civil society actors in these regimes are able to grasp political opportunities to mobilize for demonstrations at certain times and in certain spaces, and to develop coalition partnerships to push the regime to advance some reforms and change.
Nadine Sika is Associate Professor of Comparative Politics at the American University in Cairo. She is the Associate Editor of Democratization and the book reviews editor of Mediterranean Politics. She is author of Youth Activism and Contentious Politics in Egypt: Dynamics of Continuity and Change (Cambridge UP, 2017), Youth in Egypt: Identity, Participation and Opportunity (NYU Press, 2023).
Introduction
Chapter 1: Civil Society, Activism and Repression in Authoritarian Regimes
Chapter 2: Widespread Repression and Political Threats Against Civil Society in Egypt
Chapter 3: Activism and Demobilization in Egypt
Chapter 4: Political Context, Co-optation and Targeted Repression in Jordan
Chapter 5: Coalition Partnerships in Light of Concessions and Targeted Repression in Jordan
Conclusion
| Erscheinungsdatum | 02.05.2024 |
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| Verlagsort | Oxford |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 162 x 240 mm |
| Gewicht | 428 g |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Europäische / Internationale Politik |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Vergleichende Politikwissenschaften | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-19-888241-6 / 0198882416 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-888241-1 / 9780198882411 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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