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In 2011, as the Arab uprisings spread across the Middle East, Jordan remained more stable than any of its neighbors. Despite strife at its borders and an influx of refugees connected to the Syrian civil war and the rise of ISIS, as well as its own version of the Arab Spring with protests and popular mobilization demanding change, Jordan managed to avoid political upheaval. How did the regime survive in the face of the pressures unleashed by the Arab uprisings? What does its resilience tell us about the prospects for reform or revolutionary change?In Jordan and the Arab Uprisings, Curtis R. Ryan explains how Jordan weathered the turmoil of the Arab Spring. Crossing divides between state and society, government and opposition, Ryan analyzes key features of Jordanian politics, including Islamist and leftist opposition parties, youth movements, and other forms of activism, as well as struggles over elections, reform, and identity. He details regime survival strategies, laying out how the monarchy has held out the possibility of reform while also seeking to coopt and contain its opponents. Ryan demonstrates how domestic politics were affected by both regional unrest and international support for the regime, and how regime survival and security concerns trumped hopes for greater change. While the Arab Spring may be over, Ryan shows that political activism in Jordan is not, and that struggles for reform and change will continue. Drawing on extensive fieldwork and interviews with a vast range of people, from grassroots activists to King Abdullah II, Jordan and the Arab Uprisings is a definitive analysis of Jordanian politics before, during, and beyond the Arab uprisings.

There is a method to the apparent madness of Arab politics. In a region where friends can become enemies and enemies become friends seemingly at the drop of the hat, Curtis Ryan argues that there is logic to be found. Through fourteen years of field research and interviews with key policy makers, Ryan examines the remarkably stable Jordan as a microcosm of the region's politics. He traces the last four decades of Jordanian foreign policy in an attempt to better understand what seems like chaos

Ryan examines the remarkably stable Jordan as a microcosm of the region's politics, and traces the last four decades of Jordanian foreign policy in an attempt to better understand what seems like chaos.

Machine generated contents note: 1 The Emergence of Modem Jordan 1 --2 Political Liberalization and Elections 15 --3 Economic Adjustment and Political Stability 47 --4 From War to Peace: Jordan's Changing Foreign Policy 67 --5 From Hussein to Abdullah: The Succession 87 --6 Jordan's Continuing Transition 109

"The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan developed, over many years, a political identity rooted in moderation in both domestic politics and foreign policy. But the years of the Arab Spring, and the rise of conflicts across the Middle East, have challenged Jordan both at home and abroad. This essay examines Jordan's responses to multiple conflicts across the region. While Jordan has attempted to maintain its moderate and centrist position in regional affairs, it has increasingly been drawn into regional conflicts, including joining a U.S.-led coalition against ISIS in Syria and Iraq, as well as participating in the Saudi-led coalition intervening militarily in Yemen. Jordan's extensive security concerns and its connections to multiple regional conflicts have strong implications for the kingdom's own domestic politics, including hopes for greater internal reform and change." (author's abstract)