Civil Society in the Yemen

In: Middle East Studies v.9

Abstract

Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of tables -- Preface and acknowledgments -- Note on transliteration and terminology -- List of abbreviations -- Map -- 1 Civil society in comparative perspective -- Western civil society -- Civil society in the Arab world -- African civil society -- Activism and civil society in Yemen -- 2 Twentieth-century states and economies -- Colonialism, tradition, and revolution -- State institutions and state sectors in two Yemeni republics -- The oil industry and the fall of the iron curtain -- Unity and discord in the Republic of Yemen -- 3 Islam, tribes, and social services -- Institutions of community and tribute -- Capital, philanthropy, and endowment -- Cooperation and mutual aid -- Latter-day community betterment projects -- 4 Colonialism, activism, and resistance -- Elections and formal political participation -- Urban clubs and associations -- Unions and the Aden Trades Union Congress -- Rural activism -- Nationalist and pan-Arab parties -- The press -- Episodic meetings and appeals -- Revolution and consolidation -- 5 Self-help, social capital, and state power -- Yemeni LDAs from a comparative development perspective -- Self-help and local traditions -- Legislative basis of the LDAs -- Civic initiative and central response -- Social services and societal transformation -- The centralization of cooperation -- 6 Unity, pluralism, and political participation -- Liberalizing legislation -- Party pluralism and electoral competition -- Mass media and the press -- Quasi-governmental and private voluntary associations -- The conference mode of participation -- 7 Civic responses to political crisis -- Governmental power struggles -- The national dialogue of political forces -- The expression of public opinion -- The civil war and its aftermath -- The 1997 elections -- Contending forces