This series is concerned with recent political developments in the region. It will have a range of different approaches and include both single authored monographs and edited volumes covering issues such as international relations, foreign intervention, security, political Islam, democracy, ideology and public policy.
Series: Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Politics
This book examines the policy decision making process inside the Palestinian authority since Oslo. In particular it explores the context, structures and participants involved....
Published May 31st 2013 by Routledge
Series: Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Politics
With the end of the Cold War came a new political instability in Turkey and a shift in relations with the West, leading the government to adopt new foreign policies and forge alliances with neighbouring states. This book offers a detailed and comprehensive analysis of the evolution of the...
Published May 31st 2013 by Routledge
Series: Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Politics
In a detailed analysis of the continued survival of authoritarian governments in the Arab world, this book uses Egypt as a case study to address the timely and complex issue of democratization in the Middle East. This book examines how relations between different actors in the Egyptian opposition...
Published May 31st 2013 by Routledge
Series: Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Politics
This book offers an analysis on contemporary Israeli democracy, examining in particular society and politics from the perspectives of the different ethnic groups outside of the Ashkenazi mainstream. The book explores the political expressions of the secondary groups in Israel (Mizrahim, Religious,...
Published May 31st 2013 by Routledge
Series: Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Politics
The Justice and Development Party (AKP) has been in power since 2002. This book is the first book-length analysis to chart the rise and development of the party from its Islamist roots through to government, analysing in particular its internal organisation and dynamics. Since its foundation...
Published May 31st 2013 by Routledge
Series: Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Politics
Seeking to explain Lebanon’s behavior in the international arena during the 2006 war between Hezbollah and Israel, this book offers a critique of both systemic and sub state factors in determining foreign policy decisions. The Making of Lebanese Foreign Policy illustrates how systemic theories are...
Published April 24th 2013 by Routledge
Series: Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Politics
Presenting the settlement landscape of the Golan before and after June 1967, The Golan Heights deals with the issue of the border between Israel and Syria, and with the Israeli settlement process in the area following the Six Day War. The story of the Golan Heights and its position between Syria...
Published April 15th 2013 by Routledge
Series: Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Politics
Political succession is a key issue in the contemporary Middle East. In this new study the author examines the process and shows how respect for those in authority and tribal codes of loyalty have been far more influential in maintaining regimes than security institutions and political repression....
Published March 10th 2013 by Routledge
Series: Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Politics
This book addresses the major generators of conflict and toleration at shared holy places in Palestine and Israel. Examining the religious, political and legal issues, the authors show how the holy sites have been a focus of both conflict and cooperation between different communities. Bringing...
Published March 3rd 2013 by Routledge
Series: Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Politics
This is the first book in English to examine the Mizrahi Jews (Jews from the Muslim world) in Israel, focussing in particular on social and political movements such as the Black Panthers and SHAS. The book analyses the ongoing cultural encounter between Zionism and Israel on one side and Mizrahi...
Published February 26th 2013 by Routledge
