TY - BOOK AU - Durac,Vincent AU - Cavatorta,Francesco TI - Politics and governance in the Middle East T2 - Macmillan education SN - 9780230361324 U1 - 320.956 22 PY - 2015/// CY - London, New York PB - Palgrave KW - Democracy KW - Middle East KW - BUEsh KW - Democratization KW - Authoritarianism KW - Arab Spring, 2010- KW - Influence KW - Politics and government KW - 21st century KW - BUSBOL KW - May2016 N1 - Index : p. 313-317; Bibliography : p. 290-312; Machine generated contents note: -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Arab Awakening -- 3. The Historical and Political Context -- 4. Social Structures and Social Development -- 5. Political Economy -- 6. Institutions, Parties and Elections -- 7. Religion and Politics -- 8. Civil Society and Political Change -- 9. Gender and Politics -- 10. The Military, Security and Conflict -- 11. The Middle East and the Wider World -- 12. After the Awakening N2 - "A systematic and up-to-date introduction to politics and society in the Middle East. It examines domestic, regional and global actors and in light of the so-called 'Arab Spring', pays particular attention to the tension between processes of democratization and ongoing authoritarianism. "-- ER -