Neoliberal governmentality and the future of the state in the Middle East and North Africa

Machine generated contents note:Contents -- List of illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- List of Abbreviations -- 1. Introduction: Neoliberal Governmentality and the Future of the State in the Middle East and North Africa; Emel Akcali -- 2. Squaring the Circle? Transitology and the Arab Revolts; Ben...

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Weitere Verfasser: Akçalı, Emel (BerichterstatterIn), Akçali, Emel (HerausgeberIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: New York, NY Palgrave Macmillan 2016
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Zusammenfassung:Machine generated contents note:Contents -- List of illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- List of Abbreviations -- 1. Introduction: Neoliberal Governmentality and the Future of the State in the Middle East and North Africa; Emel Akcali -- 2. Squaring the Circle? Transitology and the Arab Revolts; Benoit Challand -- 3. The Failure of the State (Re)Building Process in Iraq; Rahman Dag -- 4. Welfare Genocide: rentierism, neoliberalism, and the corporatization of the public sector in Jordan; Rami Farouk Daher -- 5. Islamism and Neo-liberalism in the Aftermath of the 2011 Arab Uprisings: The Freedom and Justice Party in Egypt and Nahda in Tunisia; Katerina Dalacoura -- 6. The Arab Revolutions, Jihadism and the future of the Arab State; Farhad Khosrokhavar -- 7. 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell': The Israeli Nuclear Taboo and the Limits of Global Governmentality; Ali Diskaya -- 8. The Egyptian Trade Union Movement: Which Impact on the Transformation Process?; Nadine Abdalla -- 9. The Kurdish Question, Urban Protests and the Reconstruction of the Turkish State and Politics; Zafer Fehmi Yörük -- 10. The Impossible Revolution: Why Did the Arab Spring Fail to Materialize in Lebanon and Israel/Palestine?; Daniel Monterescu and Yasmin Ali -- 11. In Lieu of Conclusion: from Bare life to Dignity; Mark LeVine -- Notes on contributors -- Bibliography -- Index.
"Through an analysis of diverse regional case studies, this edited volume aims to shed light on the ways in which neoliberal governmentalities have developed and functioned in various MENA countries. By scrutinizing whether resistance and a genuine revolutionary transformation in this important region have been futile or not, the authors seek to offer an outlook on the future of the state and society in the MENA. This volume aims to problematize furthermore the ways in which global discourses of democracy, modernity, emancipation, liberty, secularism, individual rights, and liberalism translate on the ground in the region"--
"Through an analysis of diverse regional case studies, this edited volume aims to shed light on the ways in which neoliberal governmentalities have developed and functioned in various Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) countries. By scrutinizing whether resistance and a genuine revolutionary transformation in this important region have been futile or not, the authors seek to offer an outlook on the future of the state and society in the MENA. This volume aims to problematize furthermore the ways in which global neoliberal discourses of democracy, modernity, emancipation, liberty, secularism, individual rights, and liberalism translate on the ground in the region. "--
"Through an analysis of diverse regional case studies, this edited volume aims to shed light on the ways in which neoliberal governmentalities have developed and functioned in various MENA countries. By scrutinizing whether resistance and a genuine revolutionary transformation in this important region have been futile or not, the authors seek to offer an outlook on the future of the state and society in the MENA. This volume aims to problematize furthermore the ways in which global discourses of democracy, modernity, emancipation, liberty, secularism, individual rights, and liberalism translate on the ground in the region"--
1. Introduction: Neoliberal Governmentality and the Future of the State in the Middle East and North Africa. - 2. Squaring the Circle? Transitology and the Arab Revolts. - 3. The Failure of the State (Re)Building Process in Iraq. - 4. Welfare Genocide: rentierism, neoliberalism, and the corporatization of the public sector in Jordan. - 5. Islamism and Neo-liberalism in the Aftermath of the 2011 Arab Uprisings: The Freedom and Justice Party in Egypt and Nahda in Tunisia. - 6. The Arab Revolutions, Jihadism and the future of the Arab State. - 7. 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell': The Israeli Nuclear Taboo and the Limits of Global Governmentality. - 8. The Egyptian Trade Union Movement: Which Impact on the Transformation Process?. - 9. The Kurdish Question, Urban Protests and the Reconstruction of the Turkish State and Politics. - 10. The Impossible Revolution: Why Did the Arab Spring Fail to Materialize in Lebanon and Israel/Palestine?. - 11. In Lieu of Conclusion: from Bare life to Dignity
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:XIII, 231 S.
Ill.
Ill., Reg., Lit. S. [197]-218
ISBN:9781137546920
978-1-137-54692-0
9781137543028
978-1-137-54302-8