The Arab World and Iran (eBook)
XV, 220 Seiten
Palgrave Macmillan US (Verlag)
978-1-137-55966-1 (ISBN)
Amin Saikal is Distinguished Professor of Political Science, Public Policy Fellow, and Director of the Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies (Middle East and Central Asia) at the Australian National University. He has published numerous books as author and editor; his work has also appeared in major journals and dailies, including The New York Times, International Herald Tribune, The Wall Street Journal, and The Guardian. He is a frequent commentator on TV and radio networks on issues pertinent to his field of specialty.
This volume focuses on interpreting the changing domestic and regional dynamics in the Arab world and Iran. Its chapters discuss an array of countries, events, actors, and issues - from an examination of the Arab Spring and the Tunisian democratic transition, to an exploration of the role of Saudi-Iranian geostrategic rivalry, to the impact of ethnic and sectarian politics in Syria, Iraq, and across the region. Chapters from expert contributors are organized into three parts. The first section of the volume covers the aspects and dynamics of change in the Arab world. The second examines the role of Islam, Islamism, Islamic governance, and sectarian and ethnic politics in the region. The third section focuses on Iranian domestic and regional politics. Yet the theme of transition is constant throughout as this multidisciplinary book draws connections across countries and events to not only inform about the prevailing regional situation, but also to invite readers to draw their own conclusions as to the future of the Middle East. Collectively the volume provides a fresh interpretation of the changing dynamics of the Arab world and Iran, unpacking the complexities of the disputes, conflicts, rivalries, failed goals, and processes of change and development that have made the Muslim Middle East so turbulent, directionless, and perpetually contested by both regional and international actors.
Amin Saikal is Distinguished Professor of Political Science, Public Policy Fellow, and Director of the Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies (Middle East and Central Asia) at the Australian National University. He has published numerous books as author and editor; his work has also appeared in major journals and dailies, including The New York Times, International Herald Tribune, The Wall Street Journal, and The Guardian. He is a frequent commentator on TV and radio networks on issues pertinent to his field of specialty.
Chapter 1 The Middle East and North Africa: An Arena of Change and Transition?; Amin SaikalPart I The Arab World: Prospects and Challenges in TransitionChapter 2 Prospects for Democratization in the Middle East Post-Arab Spring; Fethi MansouriChapter 3 The Post-Uprising Arab World and the West: Mythology and Cultural Challenges; Robert BowkerChapter 4 Political Economy Dynamics in the Arab Gulf States: Implications for Political Transition; Matthew GrayPart II Islamism and Sectarian PoliticsChapter 5 Islam, Islamism, Muslims, and Governance: Beyond “Islam and Democracy”; Hisham HellyerChapter 6 The Saudi ‘Ulama and the Syrian Civil War; Raihan IsmailChapter 7 Sectarian and Ethnic Politics: The Syrian Conflict; Minerva Nasser-EddinePart III Iranian Domestic Politics and Regional InfluenceChapter 8 Iran’s Syrian Foreign Policy Objectives; Shahram AkbarzadehChapter 9 Iran’s Relations with Afghanistan’s National Unity Government; Bruce KoepkeChapter 10 Iranian-Saudi Relations in a Changing Regional Environment; Amin SaikalChapter 11 Conclusion; Amin Saikal
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 20.6.2016 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Middle East Today | Middle East Today |
| Zusatzinfo | XV, 220 p. |
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Islam |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Europäische / Internationale Politik | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Vergleichende Politikwissenschaften | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Wirtschaftspolitik | |
| Schlagworte | Afghanistan • Arab-Iranian relations • arab spring • Arab Uprising • Democratization • Egypt • Ethnic politics • Gulf States • Islam • Islamism • MENA region • Middle East • Middle East and North Africa • National Unity Government • Political transition • Saudi Arabia • Sectarian politics • Syria • Syrian Civil War • Tunisia |
| ISBN-10 | 1-137-55966-7 / 1137559667 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-137-55966-1 / 9781137559661 |
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