Allying Beyond Social Divides - Coalitions and Contentious Politics

This book offers a fresh look at the role of coalitions in contentious politics in North Africa and the Middle East, based on conceptual reflexions, and empirical case studies by researchers who have conducted extensive fieldwork in the region.

List of contents

Allying beyond social divides: An introduction to contentious politics and coalition in the Middle East and North Africa.
1. When unemployment meets environment. The case of the anti-fracking coalition in Ouargla
2. Egypt is not for sale! Harnessing nationalism for alliance building in Egypt’s Tiran and Sanafir island protests
3. Corporatist coalitions as agents of civil society: The politics of student and labour unions in Iran
4. Coalitions for change in Egypt: Bridging ideological and generational divides in the revolution
5. Bridging the gap: Social divides and coalition building in the phosphate-mining industry in Jordan
6. Opposition coalitions in the Middle East: Origins, demise, and afterlife?

About the author

Yasmine Berriane is tenured researcher at the French National Centre for Research in Paris, France. Her research focuses on social movements, gender and land rights politics in North Africa.
Marie Duboc is postdoctoral researcher at Sorbonne University, Paris, France. Her research focuses on social movements and labour relations in the Middle East.

Summary

This book offers a fresh look at the role of coalitions in contentious politics in North Africa and the Middle East, based on conceptual reflexions, and empirical case studies by researchers who have conducted extensive fieldwork in the region.

Product details

• Authors: Yasmine Duboc Berriane
• Assisted by: Yasmine Berriane (Editor), Marie Duboc (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.01.2024
• EAN: 9780367509002
• ISBN: 978-0-367-50900-2
• No. of pages: 152
• Series: Routledge Studies in Mediterranean Politics
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Middle Eastern, Middle East, Religion: general, Regional Studies, Comparative Politics, Revolutionary groups & movements, Regional / International studies, Revolutionary groups and movements