Indeed, it might well be stronger, more flexible, and more resilient than ever, despite the. However, over the past two decades arab states have leveraged a cyclical strategy of liberalizationrepression to control swells of civic activism. Identity, culture and politics culture as an explanation for the nature of politics in the arab worldin particular the failure of democratizationhas obtained a bad name. Pdf women political representation and authoritarianism. For much of the past twenty years, analysts of middle eastern politics had been preoccupied with explaining the unique persistence of authoritarianism in the region in contrast with widespread democratization throughout africa, latin america, and other portions of asia. Democratization in the arab world rand corporation. What explains the enduring rule of authoritarian regimes in the arab world. An overview and critique article pdf available in democratization 3. Authoritarian power and state formation in ba thist syria. Authoritarianism and democratization in the arab worldrex brynen, pete w.
Authoritarianism and democratization in the arab world. Nicola pratt offers an innovative approach to this recurring question, shedding light on the failure of democratization by examining both the broad dynamics of authoritarianism in the region and. Learn about the forums research project exploring reconsidering democratic transitions. Democratization, process through which a political regime becomes democratic. Some observers, noting what appears to be an especially high incidence of authoritarianism in the islamic world, have held that islam may be incompatible with open government. The events of the arab spring of 2011 generally came as a surprise to scholars. Does oil sustain authoritarianism in the middle east. Democracy in the middle east and north africa wikipedia. The arab world is the one region that has been left out of the global trend toward greater embrace of democracy, but a successful shift from authoritarian regimes to democratic governments is possible there. Hence the great dilemma in which substantive democratization and genuine pluralism become at once more urgently needed and more gravely risky. This paper aims at examining how democratization in postuprising egypt remains flawed and the reasons for this failure.
Democratization and authoritarianism in the arab world a. Saudi arabia has since the beginning of the 1990s, despite the autocratic character of the regime, witnessed political activities that, while not directly questioning the islamic base of the countrys identity, have called for changes in the manner in which the state is governed. Authoritarianism in an age of democratization by jason. Building democracy on the ashes of authoritarianism in the arab world. Authoritarian persistence, democratization theory and the middle east. Four waves of democratization have swept the world during the last 200 years. Revisiting the first era of postdemocratization, pp. Rand corporation, after popular uprisings toppled authoritarian leaders in tunisia, egypt, and libya in 2011 and precipitated a negotiated power transfer in yemen in 2012, it quickly became commonplace to observe that. Authoritarianism and its adversaries in the arab world. I will first examine the methods used to analyze arab authoritarianism in comparative politics, followed by a discussion of views concerning the nature of democracy in an arab context and how society at large interprets its message. Democratization and authoritarianism in the arab world.
Democratization and authoritarianism in the arab world a journal of democracy book larry diamond, marc f. The quo vadis of democratization in postegypt arab spring. Pdf democracy and democratization in the arab world. The increased interest in democratization among academics, policy. Democratization and authoritarianism in the arab world by. Plattner, larry diamond, daniel brumberg, hillel fradkin, and tarek masoud participate in a panel discussion celebrating the publication of democratization and authoritarianism in the. Women political representation and authoritarianism in the arab world article pdf available september 2016 with 403 reads how we measure reads. Authoritarianism and its adversaries in the arab world by jill crystal kevin dwyer. This volume includes chapters examining several broad themes. Nicola pratt offers an innovative approach to this recurring question, shedding light on the failure of democratization by examining both the broad dynamics of authoritarianism in the region and the particular role of civil society. Press, 1999 and jillian schwedler, faith in moderation.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading democratization and authoritarianism in the arab world a journal of democracy book. Pratt appraises the part that civil society actors played in the normalization of. Authoritarianism in an age of democratization 1 1 the political origins of durable authoritarianism 16 2 the inception of ruling parties 44 3 institutional legacies and coalitional tensions 82 4 ruling parties and regime persistence. As we will see, arab regimes also use external powers desire to maintain the status quo in the region, a policy the united states unsuccessfully tried to change during the arab spring, as yet another tool for maintaining their regime stability. Democratization and authoritarianism in the arab world apr. Democracy and authoritarianism in the middle east 22 dec 2009 introduction over the past few decades and especially at the turn of the century, there has been a flurry of reforms proposed and passed by governments in the middle east, seeking to of modernization, as well as promising progress towards a more democratic, politicallyopen society. Even though the middle east exceptionalism theory has been highly criticized because of its orientalist perspective in recent years, it is. Larry diamond and marc plattner, the editors of democratization and authoritarianism in the arab world, along with four contributors, hillel fradkin, christopher walker, dan brumberg, tarek masoud talk about the promise of democratization in the middle east following the arab spring. In democratization and authoritarianism in the arab world, leading scholars address the questions posed by this period of historic change in the middle east and north africa. Hegemony and civil society, 9 democracy as counterhegemony, organization of the book, 19 2 the normalization of authoritarianism 25 the emergence of the state and civil society. World politics 55 october 2002, 437 islam and authoritarianism by m.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Applying more than a year of original fieldwork in egypt, iran, malaysia, and the philippines, in this book jason brownlee shows that the mixed record of recent democratization is best deciphered through a historical and institutional. Democracy and authoritarianism in the arab world nicola. The researchers regarded the region as exceptionally culturally resistant to democratization. Three years after the first mass protests of the arab spring, senior scholars weigh in on how democracy is faring. Democracy, authoritarianism and regime change in the arab world. Authoritarianism in the arab world is not what it used to be. Up g r a d i n g au thoritarianism in t h e ar a b wo r l d.
As a background, democratization in postarab spring egypt has collapsed and it seems now merely an illusion. Democratization in the arab world is an excellent book that fills a need for concise profiles of democratic transitions and the lessons that can be drawn from them. Democratization and authoritarianism in the arab world diamond, larry, plattner, marc f. The explosive spread of democracy around the world beginning in the mid20th century radically transformed the international political landscape from one in which democracies were the exception to one in which they were the rule. Economic foundations of democracy and authoritarianism. Steven fish are predominantly muslim societies distinctly disadvantaged in democratization. Toward a new wave of democratization, or an ebbing wave toward authoritarianism.
Democratization and authoritarianism in the arab world a journal of democracy book kindle edition by larry diamond, marc f. The purpose of this article is to examine the causes, features, and transition processes of. The ebbs and flows of the discourse on political reform in the arab world were paralleled by similar shifts in. Published by johns hopkins university press diamond, larry and marc f. Far from sweeping the globe uniformly, the third wave of democratization left burgeoning republics and resilient dictatorships in its wake. The delay in this prophecy for two decades motivates us to question whether the arab spring is part of huntingtons third wave of democratization or a new fourth wave of democratization, or even a false start to democracy, as described by larry diamond. Upgrading authoritarianism in the arab world and downgrading democracy elsewhere. The study of democratization and the arab spring general guide. Usually ships 23 business days after receipt of order.
The robustness of authoritarianism in the middle east. Pdf authoritarian persistence, democratization theory. Democratization and authoritarianism in the arab world a journal. Egypt and malaysia during the third wave 122 5 elite defections and electoral defeat. The game appears to be wide open, as regimes in place resist change. The costs of the remarkable resistance to the global movement to freer, more transparent and more. Obstacles to democracy and the resilience of authoritarianism. It breaks new ground in very deliberately, thoughtfully, and parsimoniously applying the lessons of theory and experience to the transition processes underway in the arab world. Building democracy on the ashes of authoritarianism in the. While the solution to this dilemma may lie in gradualism, any reforms worthy of the name must address the weakness or even absence of political society in the arab world.
Democracy, authoritarianism and regime change in the arab. Issue 5arab women arab spring article 1 oct2012 the role of women in the arab world. Bringing the state back in, 5 the culture of authoritarianism. The authors also comment on what they call the pandoras box of elections. Plattner discuss democratization and authoritarianism in the arab world with the johns hopkins university press. Nadine sika this item is available as part of virtual commons, the openaccess institutional repository of bridgewater state university, bridgewater, massachusetts.
Democratization and authoritarianism in the arab world by larry diamond, 9781421414164, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. While there has been a surge in publications considering the implications of the arab spring on the region, this collection invites a more problematic and troubling consideration of the lure of authoritarianism which is sure to provoke vigorous and useful conversation in the field. The popular uprisings that shocked the arab world from december 2010 onward proved that using elections to reproduce political power, depoliticize societies, and maintain authoritarianism was a failed regime strategy p. In analyzing the structures and conjuncture of countries in the arab world during the past decades, scholars looked at them from the perspective of persistent authoritarianism.
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