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Addressing systemic changes in the Middle East's security environment since the Iraq War, this book analyzes the challenges these changes pose to US strategy and policy. It examines the causes of economic, political and religious transitions and their implications for hopes of reform

THE SEPARATE AND JOINT STRUGGLES OF WOMEN IN ISRAEL AND PALESTINE CONFIRM THAT WOMEN IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE MIDDLE EAST ARE GRADUALLY BECOMING AWARE OF THE EXPLICIT AND IMPLICIT WAYS IN WHICH GENDER IS EMBEDDED IN THE POLITICS OF THE REGION AS IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS. THIS ARTICLE ATTEMPTS TO UNCOVER THE WEB OF GENDERED POLITICS IN THE MIDDLE EAST AS IT RELATES TO THE BROADER CONTEXT OF GLOBAL POLITICS. IT INTENDS TO DEMONSTRATE HOW FEMINIST PERSPECTIVES TO PEACE-BUILDING IN THE MIDDLE EAST CAN OFFER ALTERNATIVE FRAMEWORKS FOR THEORIZING AND ENGAGING WITH MIDDLE EAST POLITICS.

Intro -- Title page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- List of Tables -- List of Abbreviations -- 1. Introduction -- The Purpose and the Research Questions of the Book -- Organization of the Book -- 2. Theoretical Framework for Analysis -- Role Theory in Analyzing Foreign Policy -- Role Theory in Analyzing European Foreign Policy -- Research Design and Methodology -- 3. The EU's Foreign and Security Policy: Role Conceptions in the Post-9/11 International Security Environment -- Force for Good -- Force for International Peace, Security and Stability -- The Provider of Development Aid -- Promoter of its Values and Norms -- Promoter of Effective Multilateralism -- Partner for the UN -- Builder of Effective Partnership with Key Actors -- Conclusion -- 4. A Historical Overview: the EC/EU's Involvement in the Arab-Israeli Conflict and the MEPP in the Pre-9/11 Era -- The Quest for a European Common Position in the 1970s -- The Quest for a European Peace Initiative in the Middle East in the 1980s -- The Quest for a Pro-Active European Role in the MEPP in the 1990s -- Conclusion -- 5. Levels of Congruity: The EU's Role Conceptions and Role Performance in the MEPP in the Post-9/11 Era -- The EU and the MEPP in the Post-9/11 Era: A General Overview -- Analyzing the Level of Congruity between EU's Role Conceptions and Role Performance in the MEPP in the Post-9/11 Era -- Conclusion -- 6. Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography.

"This exciting new edition of the successful textbook for students of Middle Eastern politics provides a highly relevant and comprehensive introduction to the complexities of a region in constant flux. Combining a thematic framework for examining patterns of politics with individual chapters dedicated to specific countries, the book places the very latest developments and long-standing issues within an historical context. This third edition extends its analysis to post-2015 developments in the region, as well as expanding the range of pedagogical features on offer. Presenting information in an accessible and inclusive format, the book offers: - Coverage of the historical influence of colonialism and major world powers on the shaping of the modern Middle East - A detailed examination of the legacy of Islam - Analysis of the political and social aspects of Middle Eastern life, including alienation between the state and society, poverty and social inequality, and ideological crisis and renewal - Case studies on countries in the Fertile Crescent (Iraq, Syria and Lebanon, and Israel/Palestine); the Northern Belt (Turkey and Iran); and those West and East of the Red Sea (Egypt and the members of the Gulf Cooperation Council) A key introductory text for students of Middle Eastern politics and history at advanced undergraduate and postgraduate levels, this new edition has been extensively updated to also become a timely and significant reference for policy-makers and any motivated reader"--

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Party Systems and Regime Formation in the Middle East -- Part I: Explaining Party System Characteristics -- 1. The Emergence of the Preponderant Single-Party Systems -- 2. The Emergence of the Multiparty Systems -- 3. The Emergence of Bipartism in Turkey -- Part II: The Impact of Party Systems on Regime Formation -- 4: Preponderant Single Parties and Immediate Authoritarian Rule -- 5. Polarization, Mobilizational Asymmetry, and Delayed Authoritarian Rule -- 6. Depolarization, Increased Mobilizational Symmetry, and the Consolidation of Competitive Politics in Turkey -- Conclusion: The Arguments in Middle East and Comparative Perspective -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

1. Middle East Christianity in World Society: A Historical-Sociological Perspective on the Past and Present of Global/Local Entanglements -- 2. Eastern Christian Subjectivities and Islam's Hegemony in the Arab World -- 3. Between Communalism and State-building: Lebanon's Christians and the New Arab Disorder -- 4. "Modernization in the Name of God": Christian Missionaries, Global Modernity, and the Formation of Modern Subjectivities in the Middle East -- 5. World Society Contexts of the Politics of Being Christian in the Middle East -- 6. Sectarianism and Terrorism: The Libya Beheadings and ISIS Violence Against Egypt's Copts -- 7. Pilgrim Popes: How the Catholic Church Makes a Difference in World Society and the Middle East.