Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-225) and index.
Contents:
Concluding observations and recommendations / Brian Calfano. The Arab popular uprisings / Brian Calano and Emile Sahliyeh -- Islam and interpretive ingenuities / Brian Calfano and Lynne AliseĢ Lofftus -- Parties as political forces in the Maghreb / Abdelhak Azzouzi -- How green is the spring? Comparing the Iranian and the Arab pro-democracy movements / Mahmoud Sadri and Nader Hashemi -- Oil and MENA democratization / Mehmet Gurses -- Does regime type make a difference for MENA reform? / Todd Spinks, Brian Calfano, and Emile Sahliyeh -- Elite-led consideration of the role of women in MENA politics : some initial experimental findings / Brian Calfano, Marcus Marktanner, and Christina Michelmore -- Transmitting reform? The media's effect on MENA democracy and human rights / Brian Calfano and Emile Sahliyeh -- MENA and the Internet : technology and the democratic divide / Jason Gainous and Kevin Wagner -- Concluding observations and recommendations / Brian Calfano.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.