{"id":855,"date":"2015-10-28T07:31:07","date_gmt":"2015-10-28T07:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/politicalscience.ie\/?p=855"},"modified":"2015-10-21T07:39:23","modified_gmt":"2015-10-21T07:39:23","slug":"book-just-published-politics-and-governance-in-the-middle-east","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/politicalscience.ie\/?p=855","title":{"rendered":"Book just published: Politics and Governance in the Middle East"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/politicalscience.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/vincent.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-817\" src=\"http:\/\/politicalscience.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/vincent-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"Dr. Vincent Durac portrait\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Dr. Vincent Durac, of SPIRe has just published a new book entitled\u00a0<em>Politics and Governance in the Middle East\u00a0<\/em>(co-authored with Francesco Cavatorta of Laval University). Below is a description of the book, which can be purchased <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/0230361331?keywords=Politics%20and%20Governance%20in%20the%20Middle%20East&amp;qid=1445412833&amp;ref_=sr_1_1&amp;sr=8-1\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The wave of protests and civil unrest that began in 2011 across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) was a watershed moment in the politics of the region. Known as the &#8216;Arab Awakening&#8217;, or &#8216;Arab Spring&#8217;, its impact on the region and on wider\u00a0international affairs has changed perceptions of the Middle East and resulted in similar revolts elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>In this wide-ranging and accessible text, the authors examine the key aspects of governance in the MENA, and locate the recent uprisings in their broader historical, social and political context. Taking a thematic approach that engages with core theory as well as the authors&#8217; own extensive research, the text assesses various issues, including the impact of oil on both domestic politics and international relations, the vexed relationship between religion and politics, the development of &#8216;security states&#8217;, and the role of women in society.<\/p>\n<p>The analysis moves beyond the characterization of the Middle East as either in the midst of a democratic transition or as a persistently authoritarian region to show how both perspectives should work together to enhance our understanding. Expertly<br \/>\nnavigating from the everyday politics of life in the Middle East to the influence and responses of global actors with vested interests, this text provides a nuanced and comprehensive account of this diverse region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Vincent Durac, of SPIRe has just published a new book entitled\u00a0Politics and Governance in the Middle East\u00a0(co-authored with Francesco Cavatorta of Laval University). Below is a description of the book, which can be purchased here. The wave of protests &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/politicalscience.ie\/?p=855\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-855","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/politicalscience.ie\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/855","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/politicalscience.ie\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/politicalscience.ie\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/politicalscience.ie\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/politicalscience.ie\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=855"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/politicalscience.ie\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/855\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":858,"href":"http:\/\/politicalscience.ie\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/855\/revisions\/858"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/politicalscience.ie\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=855"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/politicalscience.ie\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=855"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/politicalscience.ie\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=855"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}