书目名称 | New Opposition in the Middle East |
编辑 | Dara Conduit,Shahram Akbarzadeh |
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概述 | Presents the first detailed account of the health of the region‘s formal opposition movements post-Arab uprisings.Examines actors through the Contentious Politics framework.Identifies many similaritie |
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描述 | This book uses a Contentious Politics lens to examine patterns of contestation since 2009 and 2011 among the Middle East‘s most important opposition actors. The volume is comprised of seven chapters that ask questions in relation to the responsiveness of opposition groups to their political environments, the long-term legacies of authoritarianism, and whether the post-2009/2011 political environment is better or worse for Middle Eastern oppositions. It interrogates the ways in which oppositions have morphed in relation to this changed operating environment, subjectively interpreting the costs and benefits of contestation in order to maximise political opportunities. To some oppositions, changes in the power balance between regime structures and opposition agents led to unprecedented opportunity for political action, while for others, structures were galvanised to restrict opposition activities. In total, the volume shows that even though the Arab Uprisings and Green Movement achieved few of their overt goals, the events unleashed smaller shifts across the region that have led to a fundamental change in the politics of contestation amongst the region’s oppositions. These patterns ec |
出版日期 | Book 2018 |
关键词 | Contentious Politics and Middle Eastern oppositions; Women’s movement in Iran; Responses to contentiou |
版次 | 1 |
doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-8821-6 |
isbn_softcover | 978-981-13-4249-3 |
isbn_ebook | 978-981-10-8821-6 |
copyright | The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018 |