regimes and resistance Posusney, Marsha Pripstein. Angrist, Michele Penner 1970- text cou Boulder, Colo Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc. 2005 monographic eng

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x, 276 p. ; 23 cm. Contents: Introduction: the Middle East's democracy gap in comparative perspective / Marsha Pripstein Posusney -- The reins of power -- Authoritarianism in the Middle East: coercive institutions and coercive leaders / Eva Bellin -- Political crisis and restabilization: Iraq, Libya, Syria and Tunisia / Jason Brownlee -- Elite fragmentation in Iran: contestation without democracy / Arang Keshavarzian -- Challenges to authoritarian rule -- Multiparty elections in six Arab nations: election rules and opposition responses / Marsha Pripstein Posusney -- Party systems and regime formation: Turkish exceptionalism in comparative perspective / Michele Penner Angrist -- Opposition and economic crises in Jordan and Morocco / Ellen Lust-Okar -- Princes, parliaments, and the prospects for democracy in the Gulf / Michael Herb -- Too much civil society, too little politics? Egypt and other liberalizing Arab regimes / Vickie Langohr -- Conclusion: the outlook for authoritarians / Michele Penner Angrist edited by Marsha Pripstein Posusney and Michele Penner Angrist. Includes bibliographical references and index. aw----- Authoritarianism Arab countries Authoritarianism Middle East Arab countries Politics and government 21st century Middle East Politics and government 21st century JQ1850.A58 A94 2005 439 DS 63.18 A939 2005 1588263428 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9781588263421 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1588263177 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9781588263179 (hardcover : alk. paper) 2005011302 DLC 050425 20230410103925.0 28913