Buch, Englisch, 188 Seiten, Format (B × H): 240 mm x 164 mm, Gewicht: 408 g
Peace-building, Change, and Development
Buch, Englisch, 188 Seiten, Format (B × H): 240 mm x 164 mm, Gewicht: 408 g
Reihe: Routledge Explorations in Development Studies
ISBN: 978-0-367-21006-9
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
This book investigates the power of civil society in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), in the context of the post-Arab Spring era, as well as more long-standing challenges and constraints in the region. In recent years, local civil society actors have faced significant challenges from social conservatism, conflict, violence, and the absence of democracy and exclusive political systems. Over the course of the book, the authors investigate how the sector has succeeded in achieving its own objectives despite these shifting conditions, the restrictive political environment and the complexity of the socio-cultural and economic context.
Structured around the three themes of peace-building, development, and change, the book also addresses challenges faced by civil society organizations linked to ethnic, linguistic, and cultural diversities as well as religious salient differences that are crucial markers of social and political identity. Case studies are drawn from the Palestinian Occupied Territories, Jordan, Iran, Nigeria, Niger, Egypt, and Morocco, and particular effort has been made to showcase original research from contributors who are from the region.
This book will be of particular interest to researchers working on development, peace-building, conflict resolution, civil society, and politics within the MENA region.
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1. Introduction 2. Introducing Civil Society 3. The Power of Civil Society: Young Leaders’ Engagement in Non-Violent Actions in Palestine 4. Challenges Confronting Religious Civil Society in Peace-Building: What Lessons can Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Countries Learn from Nigeria? 5. Social Entrepreneurship, Civil Society, and Foreign Aid in Jordan: Addressing Issues of Self-Sustainability and Continuity 6. Moroccan Civil Society After the 2011 Constitutional Reforms: The Case of the Women’s Movement 7. Unions and the Struggle for Political Emancipation in Niger Republic 8. Human Rights Organisations and Navigating the Political Configuration of Power in post-2011 Egypt 9. Framing the Green Movement and the 2017–18 Iranian Protests by Kayhan Newspaper 10. Participation Modes and Influence Strategies of Large Environmental NGOs 11. Conclusion