Everyday Politics In The Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

Author : Matteo Capasso
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2023-01-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780815655817

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Everyday Politics in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya by Matteo Capasso Pdf

Treating the everyday as central to the study of regional and international politics, this book reconstructs the last two decades of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, leading up to the 2011 events that sanctioned its fall. It provides a unique and vivid look into the political dynamics that characterized the everyday lives of Libyans, offering a compelling counterargument to those who insist on framing the history of the country as a stateless, authoritarian, and rogue state. Based on the collection of oral histories, what sets the tempo of this journey is an extensive collection of personal anecdotes, moods and emotions, popular jokes and rumors. In weaving the threads that link these quotidian lives to Libya’s interaction with wider international and geopolitical dynamics, the book offers a unique and timely analysis of the 2011 events that witnessed the fall of the regime reaching the current state of violence, war, and hope.

Author : Sumita Pahwa
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2023-10-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780815656999

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Politics as Worship by Sumita Pahwa Pdf

Why do leading Islamist movements like the Egyptian Muslim Brothers embrace electoral politics while insisting that their main goal is "working for God," and how do they reconcile political with spiritual goals? Expectations that tension between political and religious organizing would pull the movement apart were not realized when the Brothers achieved electoral success following Egypt’s 2011 uprising. Instead, movement "conservatives" rather than "moderates" came to dominate political work; and political activists framed the movement’s electoral mandate as both popular and divine—arguing that campaigning, policy, and legislation could all be forms of worship. To understand how the movement threaded these disparate missions, Sumita Pahwa examines the movement’s internal debates on preaching, activism, and social reform from the 1980s through the 2000s. She explains how framing political work as ethical conduct, essential for building pious Muslim individuals as well as an Islamic political order, became central to the organization’s functioning. Through a comprehensive analysis of texts, speeches, public communications, interviews, and internal training documents, Pahwa offers a constructivist argument for how the movement has folded religious ideals into political discourse, enabling the leadership to shift the boundaries of justifiable and righteous action. Melding these aims, the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood built an influential Islamic political project and a unified identity around "working for God."

Author : Jens Heibach
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2024-05-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780815657101

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The Logic of Cooperation in Autocracies by Jens Heibach Pdf

This meticulously researched book offers a comprehensive analysis of strategic cooperation in authoritarian regimes, specifically focusing on Yemen's Joint Meeting Parties—an alliance composed of diverse Islamist, Socialist, and Arab nationalist parties. Heibach presents a unique case study that explores the alliance’s remarkable longevity and ultimate success, shedding light on the reasons behind the emergence and endurance of opposition cooperation in autocracies. To provide a nuanced understanding of strategic cooperation, Heibach advocates for the separate examination of internal and external alliance performance. The internal logic of cooperation, which centers on the sustenance of the alliance, and the external logic, driven by goal attainment, give rise to contradictions that significantly impact overall alliance performance. Drawing on a wide range of primary sources and employing rigorous methodologies, The Logic of Cooperation in Autocracies offers a vital addition to the academic discourse on authoritarianism, opposition politics, and coalition formation. It is an indispensable resource for scholars, researchers, and students seeking deep insights into the complex world of strategic cooperation in autocratic systems and its profound implications for political conflicts.

Author : Talin Suciyan
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2023-10-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9780815656944

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Outcasting Armenians by Talin Suciyan Pdf

The history of Tanzimat in the Ottoman Empire has largely been narrated as a unique period of equality, reform, and progress, often framing it as the backdrop to modern Turkey. Inspired by Walter Benjamin’s exhortation to study the oppressed to understand the rule and the ruler, Talin Suciyan reexamines this era from the perspective of the Armenians. In exploring the temporal and territorial differences between the Ottoman capital and the provinces, Suciyan brings the unheard voices of Armenians into the present. Drawing upon the rich archival materials in both the Archives of the Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople and the Ottoman Archives, Suciyan uses these to show the integral role Armenians played in all aspects of Ottoman life and argues that accounts of their lives are vital to accurate representation of the Tanzimat era. In shedding much needed light on the lives of those who were vulnerable, disadvantaged, and otherwise oppressed, Suciyan takes a significant step toward a more inclusive Ottoman history.

Author : John M. Hobson,Leonard Seabrooke
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2007-11-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0521877725

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Everyday Politics of the World Economy by John M. Hobson,Leonard Seabrooke Pdf

How do our everyday actions shape and transform the world economy? This volume of original essays argues that current scholarship in international political economy (IPE) is too highly focused on powerful states and large international institutions. The contributors examine specific forms of 'everyday' actions to demonstrate how small-scale actors and their decisions can shape the global economy. They analyse a range of seemingly ordinary or subordinate actors, including peasants, working classes and trade unions, lower-middle and middle classes, female migrant labourers and Eastern diasporas, and examine how they have agency in transforming their political and economic environments. This book offers a novel way of thinking about everyday forms of change across a range of topical issues including globalisation, international finance, trade, taxation, consumerism, labour rights and regimes. It will appeal to students and scholars of politics, international relations, political economy and sociology.

Author : Ilkay Yilmaz
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2023-08-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780815656937

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Ottoman Passports by Ilkay Yilmaz Pdf

In Ottoman Passports, Ilkay Yilmaz reconsiders the history of two political issues, the Armenian and Macedonian questions, approaching both through the lens of mobility restrictions during the late Ottoman Empire from 1876 to 1908. Yilmaz investigates how Ottoman security perceptions and travel regulations were directly linked to transnational security regimes battling against anarchism. The Hamidian government targeted "internal threats" to the regime with security policies that created new categories of suspects benefiting from the concepts of vagrant, conspirator, and anarchist. Yilmaz explores how mobility restrictions and the use of passports became critical to targeting groups including Armenians, Bulgarians, seasonal and foreign workers, and revolutionaries. Taking up these new policies on surveillance, mobility, and control, Ottoman Passports offers a timely look at the origins of contemporary immigration debates and the historical development of discrimination, terrorism, and counterterrorism.

Author : Muammar Qaddafi,Henry M. Christman
Publisher : Buffalo, N.Y. : Prometheus Books
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : UOM:39015013022796

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Qaddafi's Green Book by Muammar Qaddafi,Henry M. Christman Pdf

Author : Juanita Elias,Lena Rethel
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2016-08-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781107122338

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The Everyday Political Economy of Southeast Asia by Juanita Elias,Lena Rethel Pdf

This book explores the way that forms of economic policymaking are sustained and challenged by everyday practices across Southeast Asia.

Author : Séverine Autesserre
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2014-05-19
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781107052109

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Peaceland by Séverine Autesserre Pdf

This book suggests a new explanation for why international peace interventions often fail to reach their full potential. Based on several years of ethnographic research in conflict zones around the world, it demonstrates that everyday elements - such as the expatriates' social habits and usual approaches to understanding their areas of operation - strongly influence peacebuilding effectiveness. Individuals from all over the world and all walks of life share numerous practices, habits, and narratives when they serve as interveners in conflict zones. These common attitudes and actions enable foreign peacebuilders to function in the field, but they also result in unintended consequences that thwart international efforts. Certain expatriates follow alternative modes of thinking and acting, often with notable results, but they remain in the minority. Through an in-depth analysis of the interveners' everyday life and work, this book proposes innovative ways to better help host populations build a sustainable peace.

Author : Mehmet Nesip Ogun,Serdar Yurtsever,Abdulkarim Said
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2020-02-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781527547629

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Libya’s Past, Present, and Vision of the Future by Mehmet Nesip Ogun,Serdar Yurtsever,Abdulkarim Said Pdf

The dynamics of religion, tribalism, oil and ideology have always been dominant in Libya, which is trying to establish a new order in the political arena after the Gadhafi regime and NATO intervention. This process, which has had painful side effects and faced various serious difficulties, is carried out with a certain system. This book examines the current political practices of Libya and the state administration process, and to studies the past and present administrative processes that are present in the social and cultural structure of Libyan society.

Author : Jeffrey W. Paller
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2019-03-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9781316513309

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Democracy in Ghana by Jeffrey W. Paller Pdf

A detailed account of politics in Ghana's urban neighborhoods, providing a new way to understand African democracy and development.

Author : Dirk Vandewalle
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2012-03-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107019393

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A History of Modern Libya by Dirk Vandewalle Pdf

In the wake of the civil war and Qadhafi's demise, the time is ripe for a new edition of Dirk Vandewalle's classic history of Libya. The book, which was originally published in 2006, traces the country's history back to the 1900s, through the Italian occupation in the early twentieth century, the Sanusi monarchy and, thereafter, to the revolution of 1969 and the accession of Qadhafi. The following chapters analyse the economics and politics of Qadhafi's revolution, offering insights into the man and his ideology as reflected in his Green Book. The new edition covers the intervening years, since 2005, when, courted by the West, Qadhafi came in from the cold. At home, though, his people were disillusioned, and economic liberalization came too late to forestall revolution. In an epilogue, the author reflects upon Qadhafi's premiership and the legacy he leaves behind.

Author : Jennifer G. Cooke,Thomas M. Sanderson
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 37 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2016-10-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781442279698

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Militancy and the Arc of Instability by Jennifer G. Cooke,Thomas M. Sanderson Pdf

An arc of instability stretching across Africa’s Sahel region, an area of strategic interest for the United States and its allies, is plagued by violent extremist organizations (VEOs). These organizations, including Boko Haram, al Qaeda, and other terror groups, have metastasized and present a serious threat to regional stability. Now these VEOs are transitioning. Under sustained pressure from French and regional security forces, and reeling from the loss of senior leaders, many of these groups feel backed into a corner. Despite setbacks, these groups continue to plague the region. To enhance policymakers’ understanding of these threats and how to respond to them, CSIS experts from the Africa Program and Transnational Threats Project conducted field-based and scholarly research examining the broad range of factors at play in the region. This research provides little ground for optimism. Chronic underdevelopment, political alienation, failed governance and corruption, organized crime, and spillover from Libya help foster and sustain violent extremists throughout the Sahel.

Author : Sanja Kelly,Julia Breslin
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 606 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2010-07-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781442203976

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Women's Rights in the Middle East and North Africa by Sanja Kelly,Julia Breslin Pdf

Freedom HouseOs innovative publication WomenOs Rights in the Middle East and North Africa: Progress Amid Resistance analyzes the status of women in the region, with a special focus on the gains and setbacks for womenOs rights since the first edition was released in 2005. The study presents a comparative evaluation of conditions for women in 17 countries and one territory: Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine (Palestinian Authority and Israeli-Occupied Territories), Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. The publication identifies the causes and consequences of gender inequality in the Middle East, and provides concrete recommendations for national and international policymakers and implementers. Freedom House is an independent nongovernmental organization that supports democratic change, monitors freedom, and advocates for democracy and human rights. The project has been embraced as a resource not only by international players like the United Nations and the World Bank, but also by regional womenOs rights organizations, individual activists, scholars, and governments worldwide. WomenOs rights in each country are assessed in five key areas: (1) Nondiscrimination and Access to Justice; (2) Autonomy, Security, and Freedom of the Person; (3) Economic Rights and Equal Opportunity; (4) Political Rights and Civic Voice; and (5) Social and Cultural Rights. The methodology is based on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the study results are presented through a set of numerical scores and analytical narrative reports.

Author : Asef Bayat
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2021-11-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780674269477

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Revolutionary Life by Asef Bayat Pdf

From a leading scholar of the Middle East and North Africa comes a new way of thinking about the Arab Spring and the meaning of revolution. From the standpoint of revolutionary politics, the Arab Spring can seem like a wasted effort. In Tunisia, where the wave of protest began, as well as in Egypt and the Gulf, regime change never fully took hold. Yet if the Arab Spring failed to disrupt the structures of governments, the movement was transformative in farms, families, and factories, souks and schools. Seamlessly blending field research, on-the-ground interviews, and social theory, Asef Bayat shows how the practice of everyday life in Egypt and Tunisia was fundamentally altered by revolutionary activity. Women, young adults, the very poor, and members of the underground queer community can credit the Arab Spring with steps toward equality and freedom. There is also potential for further progress, as women’s rights in particular now occupy a firm place in public discourse, preventing retrenchment and ensuring that marginalized voices remain louder than in prerevolutionary days. In addition, the Arab Spring empowered workers: in Egypt alone, more than 700,000 farmers unionized during the years of protest. Labor activism brought about material improvements for a wide range of ordinary people and fostered new cultural and political norms that the forces of reaction cannot simply wish away. In Bayat’s telling, the Arab Spring emerges as a paradigmatic case of “refolution”—revolution that engenders reform rather than radical change. Both a detailed study and a moving appeal, Revolutionary Life identifies the social gains that were won through resistance.