UID:
almafu_9959238022702883
Format:
1 online resource (xvi, 279 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
1-107-13992-9
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0-521-03286-5
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0-511-17142-0
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0-511-32671-8
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1-280-42201-7
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0-511-19714-4
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0-511-08180-4
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0-511-49100-X
Content:
This book examines how ruling elites manage and manipulate their political opposition in the Middle East. In contrast to discussions of government-opposition relations that focus on how rulers either punish or co-opt opponents, this book focuses on the effect of institutional rules governing the opposition. It argues rules determining who is and is not allowed to participate in the formal political arena affect not only the relationships between opponents and the state, but also between various opposition groups. This affects the dynamics of opposition during prolonged economic crises. It also shapes the informal strategies that ruling elites use toward opponents. The argument is presented using a formal model of government-opposition relations. It is demonstrated in the cases of Egypt under Presidents Nasir, Sadat and Mubarek; Jordan under King Husayn; and Morocco under King Hasan II.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
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The manipulation of political opposition -- Structures of contestation -- Dynamics of opposition in unified SoCs -- Opposition dynamics in divided SoCs -- Formal SoCs and informal political manipulation.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-521-83818-5
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-511-08225-8
Language:
English
URL:
Volltext
(lizenzpflichtig)
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511491009
