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Institutions and the Politics of Survival in Jordan
Weaving together accounts of historical developments, cultural elements, economic factors, and regional and international dynamics, Russell E. Lucas explores how the monarchy in Jordan survived economic crisis and regional political instability during the 1990s. Lucas analyzes the factors behind the successful liberalization and deliberalization of laws regulating political parties, the parliament, and the press that helped preserve the monarchy. These institutional survival strategies co-opted the opposition, kept it divided, and reinforced the unity of the regime's coalition of supporters. The author also compares survival strategies in Jordan with those of Morocco, Kuwait, Iran, and Egypt to explain the surprising durability of authoritarian regimes in the Middle East.
Terrorist Threats to the United States
Recent arrests (esp. Ahmed Ressam) on the Canada-U.S. border underscore the threats faced by both our nations from international terrorists and alien and drug smugglers. Witnesses: Martin Collacott, Ambassador, Canadian Dept. of External Affairs (ret.); Steven Emerson, exec. dir., Terrorism Newswire; David Harris, former chief of strategic planning, Canadian Security Intelligence Service (ret.); Christopher Sands, fellow and dir., Canada Project, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS); Gary Stubblefield, pres., GlobalOptions LLC; John Thompson, dir., the Mackenzie Institute, Toronto, Canada; and Philip C. Wilcox, Ambassador, U.S. State Dept. (ret.).
The Problem of Democracy
Shadi Hamid reimagines the ongoing debate on democracy's merits and proposes an ambitious agenda for reviving the lost art of democracy promotion in the world's most undemocratic regions. What happens when democracy produces bad outcomes? Is democracy good because of its outcomes or despite them? This democratic dilemma is one of the most persistent, vexing problems for America abroad, particularly in the Middle East--we want democracy in theory but not necessarily in practice. When Islamist parties rise to power through free elections, the United States has too often been ambivalent or opposed, preferring instead pliable dictators. With this legacy of democratic disrespect in mind, and draw...
The Management of Islamic Activism
Shows how the laws governing civil society are used to regulate Islamic activism in Jordan.
Global Political Islam
An accessible and comprehensive account of the global dimensions of political Islam in the twenty-first century, explaining political Islam, nationalism and globalization and providing a detailed account of Al Qaeda.
A Political and Economic Dictionary of the Middle East
This reference volume is the definitive guide to the economics and politics of the Middle East. It provides clear definitions detailing terms, concepts, names and organizations used in relation to current economic or political affairs in the Middle East. Entries define, explain and give further relevant information on countries, regions, ethnic groups, political parties, organizations, policies and disputes.
American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences 2:2
The American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences (AJISS), established in 1984, is a quarterly, double blind peer-reviewed and interdisciplinary journal, published by the International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT), and distributed worldwide. The journal showcases a wide variety of scholarly research on all facets of Islam and the Muslim world including subjects such as anthropology, history, philosophy and metaphysics, politics, psychology, religious law, and traditional Islam.
Islam, Civil Society and Social Work
The thesis analyses the role of Muslim voluntary welfare associations in Jordan from the perspective of their religious discourse and the related social activities, to assess whether they contribute to empowerment or reinforce dependency
Politics of Modern Muslim Subjectivities
Examining modern Muslim identity constructions, the authors introduce a novel analytical framework to Islamic Studies, drawing on theories of successive modernities, sociology of religion, and poststructuralist approaches to modern subjectivity, as well as the results of extensive fieldwork in the Middle East, particularly Egypt and Jordan.
