Political Parties and Democracy: The Arab World

by Ibrahim, Saad E.

• ISBN13: 9780275970826
• ISBN10: 0275970825
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-07-20
• Publisher: Greenwood Pub Group

Summary

The fifth volume in this five-volume set. It offers clearly written, up-to-date coverage of the political parties of this diverse region from the unique perspective of distinguished indigenous scholars who have lived the truths they tell and, thus, write with unique breadth, depth, and scope.

Author Biography

Kay Lawson is professor emerita of political science at San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA. She was visiting professor at the University of Paris, Sorbonne, 1992-2000, and coeditor of the International Political Science Review 2000-2009. She is general editor of two series, Political Parties in Context and Perspectives in Comparative Politics, and the author of numerous books and articles on political parties. Saad Eddin Ibrahim is professor of sociology at the American University in Cairo, Egypt, founding chairman of the Ibn Khaldun Center for Development Studies, and founder of the Arab Organization for Human Rights. He is widely known for his work on electoral fraud in Egyptian elections, work that led to his arrest and conviction and a global outpouring of support from scholars, human rights organizations, and political leaders. Recently convicted a third time, he is now working in exile. During 2008-2009, he was professor of political sociology at Indiana University and the Shawwaf Chair Professor at the Center of Middle East Studies at Harvard University. His numerous awards and publications are listed at http://www.eicds org.

Table of Contents

Political Parties and Democracy: Three Stages of Power	p. xi
Introduction to Political Parties and Democracy: Part I: The Arab World	p. xv
The Arab World	p. 1
Political Parties in Egypt: Alive, but Not Kicking	p. 3
The Lebanese Partisan Experience and Its Impact on Democracy	p. 27
Political Parties in Mauritania: Challenges and Horizons	p. 47
The Role of Political Parties in Establishing Moroccan Democracy	p. 71
Tunisian Political Parties, Democratization, and the Dilemma of the Political Regime	p. 93
Democratic Transformation in Algeria: The Role of the Parties	p. 119
Neighboring States	p. 145
Institutional Incentive and Attitudinal Deterrents: Parties and Democracy in Israel	p. 147
The Quest for Party Democracy in Turkey: Unequal to the Power of Historical Continuity?	p. 171
Conclusion to the Set: Origins of the Project, Summary by Region, Party Dedemocratization	p. 189
Notes	p. 207
Contributors	p. 227
Index	p. 239
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