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Informationen zum Autor Kjetil Selvik is Assistant Professor at the University of Oslo and researcher at the Fafo Institute of Applied International Studies. He has broad teaching experience in Middle East-related topics and holds a PhD from L'Institut d'Etudes Politiques in Paris. Stig Stenslie specialises in Middle Eastern and Asian affairs at the Norwegian Defence Staff. He holds a doctoral degree in Political Science from the University of Oslo! where he is also a lecturer. Introduces the key theoretical concepts for understanding the region and the freshest thinking on debates surrounding them, and brings the empirical material in to sharp focus through its unique thematic approach. Zusammenfassung Introduces the key theoretical concepts for understanding the region and the freshest thinking on debates surrounding them, and brings the empirical material in to sharp focus through its unique thematic approach. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Troubled HeritagePART I: Society, Identity, State Chapter 3: ClassChapter 4: EthnicityPART II: Ideology and LegitimacyChapter 5: ReformismChapter 6: IslamismPART III: The Organisation of State PowerChapter 7: MonarchiesChapter 8: RepublicsPART IV: Scenarios of ChangeChapter 9: DemocratisationChapter 10: BreakdownChapter 11: Conclusion