RT Book
T1 The Arab world and Iran: a turbulent region in transition
T2 Middle East Today
A1 Saikal, Amin 1950-
A1 Gray, Matthew
A1 Akbarzadeh, Shahram 1964-
A1 Hellyer, H. A.
A1 Koepke, Bruce
A1 Saikal, Amin 1950-
A1 Bowker, Robert 1949-
A1 Mansouri, Fethi
A1 Ismail, Raihan
A1 Nasser-Eddine, Minerva
A2 Saikal, Amin 1950-
LA English
PP Basingstoke u.a.
PB Palgrave Macmillan
YR 2016
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1629871451
AB 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
AB Chapter 1. The Middle East and North Africa: An Arena of Change and Transition?; Amin Saikal -- Part I. The Arab World: Prospects and Challenges in Transition -- Chapter 2. Prospects for Democratization in the Middle East Post-Arab Spring; Fethi Mansouri -- Chapter 3. The Post-Uprising Arab World and the West: Mythology and Cultural Challenges; Robert Bowker -- Chapter 4. Political Economy Dynamics in the Arab Gulf States: Implications for Political Transition; Matthew Gray -- Part II. Islamism and Sectarian Politics -- Chapter 5. Islam, Islamism, Muslims, and Governance: Beyond "Islam and Democracy"; Hisham Hellyer -- Chapter 6. The Saudi 'Ulama and the Syrian Civil War; Raihan Ismail -- Chapter 7. Sectarian and Ethnic Politics: The Syrian Conflict; Minerva Nasser-Eddine -- Part III. Iranian Domestic Politics and Regional Influence -- Chapter 8. Iran's Syrian Foreign Policy Objectives; Shahram Akbarzadeh -- Chapter 9. Iran's Relations with Afghanistan's National Unity Government; Bruce Koepke -- Chapter 10. Iranian-Saudi Relations in a Changing Regional Environment; Amin Saikal -- Chapter 11. Conclusion; Amin Saikal
NO Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 187-208
CN DS63.123
SN 9781137561244
K1 Politischer Prozess
K1 Regionalentwicklung
K1 Wirkung
K1 Auswirkung
K1 Politische Ökonomie
K1 Islam
K1 Politischer Islam
K1 Religionsgemeinschaft
K1 Staat
K1 Politik
K1 Religion
K1 Mittelstaat
K1 Politische Führung
K1 Rivalität
K1 Internationale Politik
K1 Internationales politisches System
K1 Position
K1 Entwicklung
K1 Tendenz
K1 Middle East : Politics and government : 21st century
K1 Naher Osten
K1 Mittlerer Osten
K1 Nordafrika
K1 Arabische Staaten
K1 Iran
K1 Saudi-Arabien