Dynamics of Opposition Cooperation in the Arab World - Contentious Politics in Times of Change

Informationen zum Autor Dr. Hendrik Jan Kraetzschmar is Lecturer in Middle East politics at the University of Leeds. His current research focuses on the nature of electoral and party politics in the Middle East and North Africa. Zusammenfassung Drawing on original case studies from across the Arab world, this book examines the myriad ways opposition groups have coalesced into broad-based reform coalitions to confront authoritarian rulers and their policies. This book was originally published as a special issue of British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Mapping Opposition Cooperation in the Arab World: From Single-Issue Coalitions to Transnational Networks Hendrik Jan Kraetzschmar 2. Left - Islamist Opposition Cooperation in Morocco Eva Wegner and Miquel Pellicer 3. ‘Will the real Tunisian opposition please stand up? Opposition Coordination Failures under Authoritarianism’ Francesco Cavatorta and Rikke Hostrup Haugbolle 4. The Joint Meeting Parties and the Politics of Opposition in Yemen Vincent Durac 5. Islamist-Secular Cooperation: Accounting for the Syrian Exception Thomas Pierret 6. Political Opposition and Reform Coalitions in Jordan Curtis R. Ryan 7. Contentious Politics in Bahrain: Opposition Cooperation between Regime Manipulation and Youth Radicalisation Marc Valeri 8. Coalitions for Dispossession and Networks of Resistance? Land, Politics and Agrarian Reform in Egypt Ray Bush 9. The Transnational and the Local: Egyptian Activists and Transnational Protest Networks Maha Abdel-Rahman 10. Opposition Cooperation and Uprisings in the Arab World Ellen Lust

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• Authors: Hendrik Kraetzschmar, Hendrik Jan Kraetzschmar
• Assisted by: Hendrik Kraetzschmar (Editor), Hendrik Jan Kraetzschmar (Editor), Kraetzschmar Hendrik Jan (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.08.2015
• EAN: 9781138945630
• ISBN: 978-1-138-94563-0
• No. of pages: 224
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system; Political Parties, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Middle East, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Political structures: democracy, Regional Studies, Pressure groups, protest movements and non-violent action, Regional / International studies, Demonstrations & protest movements, Political parties and party platforms