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Political participation in the Middle East edited by Ellen Lust-Okar and Saloua Zerhouni text

By: Lust-Okar, Ellen | Zerhouni, SalouaMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: Boulder, London Lynne Rienner Publishers 2008Description: 301p. PbkISBN: 9781588266026 Subject(s): Political participation - Middle East | Elections - Middle East | Elections - Africa, North | Political participation - Africa, NorthDDC classification: 323.042 LUS
Contents:
Taking political participation seriously / Ellen Lust-Okar -- Participation under authoritarian rule -- The nature of political participation / Holger Albrecht -- Formal and informal venues of engagement / Laila al-Hamad -- Negotiating the electoral arena -- Intra-elite struggles in Iranian elections / Günes Murat Tezcür -- Competing for resources in Jordinian elections / Ellen Lust-Okar -- Inside Egyptian parliamentary campaigns / Samer Shehata -- Local elections in Gaza / Dag Tuastad -- Beyond electoral politics -- Opposition groups in Bahrain / Katja Niethammer -- Mapping participation in Egypt / Nihad Gohar -- The dynamics of civil society in Morocco / Driss Maghraoui -- The Moroccan parliament / Saloua Zerhouni -- Trade unions in Tunisia / Delphine Cavallo -- Conclusion -- Looking forward / Saloua Zerhouni.

<p>Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-283) and index.</p>

Taking political participation seriously / Ellen Lust-Okar -- Participation under authoritarian rule -- The nature of political participation / Holger Albrecht -- Formal and informal venues of engagement / Laila al-Hamad -- Negotiating the electoral arena -- Intra-elite struggles in Iranian elections / Günes Murat Tezcür -- Competing for resources in Jordinian elections / Ellen Lust-Okar -- Inside Egyptian parliamentary campaigns / Samer Shehata -- Local elections in Gaza / Dag Tuastad -- Beyond electoral politics -- Opposition groups in Bahrain / Katja Niethammer -- Mapping participation in Egypt / Nihad Gohar -- The dynamics of civil society in Morocco / Driss Maghraoui -- The Moroccan parliament / Saloua Zerhouni -- Trade unions in Tunisia / Delphine Cavallo -- Conclusion -- Looking forward / Saloua Zerhouni.

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