Jordan and the Arab Uprisings - Regime Survival and Politics Beyond the State

Curtis R. Ryan explains how Jordan weathered the turmoil of the Arab uprisings. Crossing divides between state and society, government and opposition, and struggles over elections, reform, and identity. Jordan and the Arab Uprisings is a definitive analysis of Jordanian politics before, during, and beyond the Arab Spring.

List of contents

Preface and Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
1. Continuity and Change Amid the Arab Uprisings
2. The Arab Spring Protests in Jordan
3. Political Parties and the “Traditional” Opposition
4. The Hirak and Changes in Political Activism
5. Identity Politics, Real and Imagined
6. Struggles Over Elections and Electoral Systems
7. Rebooting Reform
8. War, Refugees, and Regional Insecurity
9. Jordanian Politics Beyond the Arab Uprisings
Notes
Bibliography
Index

About the author

Curtis R. Ryan is professor of political science at Appalachian State University in North Carolina. He is the author of Jordan in Transition: From Hussein to Abdullah (2002) and Inter-Arab Alliances: Regime Security and Jordanian Foreign Policy (2009).

Summary

Curtis R. Ryan explains how Jordan weathered the turmoil of the Arab uprisings. Crossing divides between state and society, government and opposition, and struggles over elections, reform, and identity. Jordan and the Arab Uprisings is a definitive analysis of Jordanian politics before, during, and beyond the Arab Spring.

Additional text

Ryan’s analysis is a must-read for those interested in contentious politics, public policy, international relations of the region, and — of course — Jordanian politics.

Product details

• Authors: Curtis R. Ryan, Ryan Curtis R.
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2018
• EAN: 9780231186261
• ISBN: 978-0-231-18626-1
• No. of pages: 296
• Series: Columbia Studies in Middle East Politics; Columbia Studies in Middle Eas; Columbia Studies in Middle East Politics
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Middle Eastern, Middle East, Politics & government, Political science & theory, Political structure & processes, Politics and government, Political science and theory, Central / national / federal government policies, Political structure and processes, Central government policies