How to be a "democrat" and a "Muslim" at the same time is the subject of ongoing contests. This book maps out the variety of voices contesting "Islam" and "demo
Despite notable socio-economic development in the Arab region, a deficit in democracy and political rights has continued to prevail. This book examines the majo
The story of a pivotal moment in modern world history, when representative democracy became a political option for Arabs - and how the West denied the opportuni
Except for Israel, the Middle East remains largely untouched by the democratic revolution that swept across Eastern Europe and the former USSR. This book aims t
How do Arab countries democratise? This is the key question this book seeks to answer. To this end, the book assesses Arab democratic experiments and analyzes t