The Middle East in flux
In: Current history: a journal of contemporary world affairs, Volume 110, Issue 740, p. 364-369
ISSN: 0011-3530
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In: Current history: a journal of contemporary world affairs, Volume 110, Issue 740, p. 364-369
ISSN: 0011-3530
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In: The Middle East journal, Volume 55, Issue 3, p. 519
ISSN: 0026-3141
In: Anthropology of the Middle East, Volume 4, Issue 2
ISSN: 1746-0727
In: Political research quarterly: PRQ ; official journal of the Western Political Science Association and other associations, Volume 68, Issue 2, p. 280-292
ISSN: 1938-274X
Under what conditions do minorities in the Middle East participate in authoritarian coalitions? Research on authoritarian resilience in the Middle East has been largely silent on linguistic and religious minorities' preferences over regime types. Here, we examine whether minorities differ in their support for authoritarianism from the majority groups in four Middle Eastern states. We argue that minorities whose status is threatened by a transition to majoritarian decision-making institutions are less likely to be supportive of democratization. We examine how different cleavages affect the preferences of minorities over regime type and identify three historical legacies in the Middle East that have shaped these cleavages: the Ottoman-Islamic legacy of minority accommodation, the ethnic class structure that emerged as a result of the region's integration to world markets in the nineteenth century, and a post-independence pattern of authoritarian secularism. Based on survey research and a comparison of minorities in Turkey, Egypt, Morocco, and Jordan, we find that linguistic minorities tend to be less supportive of authoritarianism while religious minorities tend to be more supportive of authoritarianism.
In: Routledge studies in religion and politics
"Christians and the Middle East Conflict deals with the relationship of Christians and Christian theology to the various conflicts in the Middle East, a topic that is often sensationalized but still insufficiently understood. Political developments over the last two decades, however, have prompted observers to rediscover and examine the central role religious motivations play in shaping public discourses. This book proceeds on the assumption that neither a focus on the eschatological nor a narrow understanding of the plight of Christians in the Middle East is sufficient. Instead, it is necessary to understand Christians in context and to explore the ways that Christian theology applies through the actions of Christians who have lived and continue to live through conflict in the region either as native inhabitants or interested foreign observers. This volume addresses issues of concern to Christians from a theological perspective, from the perspective of Christian responses to conflict throughout history, and in reflection on the contemporary realities of Christians in the Middle East. The essays in this volume combine contextual political and theological reflections written by both scholars and Christian activists and will be of interest to students and scholars of Politics, Religion and Middle East Studies."--
In: Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Politics
Contrary to the expectations of the secularization theorists, religious political movements rose to prominence in numerous countries across the globe in the past three decades. By examining the conditions that underlie the electoral fortunes of religious actors in democratic regimes, this book contributes to our understanding of this worldwide religious resurgence. Employing a social movement theory framework, Mobilizing Religion in Middle East Politics explores the macro and micro dynamics of successful political mobilization by Sephardic Torah Guardians (Shas) in Israel and the National Outl.
In: Global environmental politics
ISSN: 1536-0091
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In: Routledge studies in religion and politics
"Christians and the Middle East Conflict deals with the relationship of Christians and Christian theology to the various conflicts in the Middle East, a topic that is often sensationalized but still insufficiently understood. Political developments over the last two decades, however, have prompted observers to rediscover and examine the central role religious motivations play in shaping public discourses. This book proceeds on the assumption that neither a focus on the eschatological nor a narrow understanding of the plight of Christians in the Middle East is sufficient. Instead, it is necessary to understand Christians in context and to explore the ways that Christian theology applies through the actions of Christians who have lived and continue to live through conflict in the region either as native inhabitants or interested foreign observers. This volume addresses issues of concern to Christians from a theological perspective, from the perspective of Christian responses to conflict throughout history, and in reflection on the contemporary realities of Christians in the Middle East. The essays in this volume combine contextual political and theological reflections written by both scholars and Christian activists and will be of interest to students and scholars of Politics, Religion and Middle East Studies. "--
In: International journal / Canadian Institute of International Affairs, Volume 45, Issue 3, p. 723
ISSN: 0020-7020
In: Global interdisciplinary studies series
CONTENT: List of Contributors -- Introduction / Sai Felicia Krishna-Hensel -- 1. Global Governance, Islamism, and Authority in the Middle East / Alise Coen -- 2. Modernity, Islam and Religious Activism / Deina Abdelkader -- 3. The Interrelated Dynamics of Culture, Religion and Nation in the United Arab Emirates / Vania Carvalho Pinto -- 4. Lebanon's Quest for Independence: Between Fragmentation, Political Instability and Foreign Intervention / Benedetta Berti -- 5. Challenging the Hashemites: Muslim Brotherhood and Islamic Action Front in Jordan / Kürsad Turan -- 6. The Micro-foundations of Religious Party Moderation: Religious Party Supporters and Ideological Changes / Sultan Tepe -- 7. Politics of Religious Education in Turkey / Yusuf Sarfati -- 8. Uncertainty in the Governance Processes: Political Economy of Biosafety Policies in Turkey / Ebru Tekin -- Epilogue.
In: The nonproliferation review: program for nonproliferation studies, Volume 29, Issue 4-6, p. 289-312
ISSN: 1746-1766