Non State Actors In The Middle East

Author : Galia Golan,Walid Salem
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2013-11-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317931188

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Non-State Actors in the Middle East by Galia Golan,Walid Salem Pdf

As the recent revolutions in the Middle East have demonstrated, civil society in this part of the world is on the move. The increasingly important role of non-state actors – a phenomenon of globalization- has characterized developments throughout the region, affecting the struggle for democracy and for peace. This volume brings together scholars primarily form the region to analyse the varied activities and contributions of NGOs, the private sector and the new media, from Morocco to Iran, along with the involvement of diaspora groups. The chapter on facebook in the recent Egyptian revolution captures the role of this new media while the study on similar technology in Iran outlines the barriers raised by the authorities in the current struggles there. Even the fledgling process of democratization in Saudi Arabia is driven by non-state actors while the veteran women's movements in the Maghreb serve as an example for the post-Arab spring era in those countries. Providing one of the first assessments of the role of non-state actors in the Middle East, this book will be essential reading for students of Political Science, Sociology and Civil Society, amongst others.

Author : Murat Yeşiltaş,Tuncay Kardaş
Publisher : Springer
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2017-07-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783319552873

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Non-State Armed Actors in the Middle East by Murat Yeşiltaş,Tuncay Kardaş Pdf

This volume investigates the nature and changing roles of the non-state armed groups in the Middle East with a special focus on Kurdish, Shia and Islamic State groups. To understand the nature of transformation in the Middle Eastern geopolitical space, it provides new empirical and analytical insights into the impact of three prominent actors, namely ISIS, YPG and Shia Militias. With its distinctive detailed and multi-faceted analyses, it offers new findings on the changing contours of sovereignty, geopolitics and ideology, particularly after the Arab Uprisings. Overall this volume contributes to the study of violent geopolitics, critical security studies and international relations particularly by exploring the ideologies and strategies of the new non-state armed actors.

Author : Moosa Elayah,Bakeel Alzandani
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2024-03-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781003854814

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Conflicts in the Middle East and Africa by Moosa Elayah,Bakeel Alzandani Pdf

This book explores the multifaceted dynamics between state and non-state actors in public policy during and after conflict in the Middle East and Africa. It offers case studies and policy-relevant ideas for conflict-affected areas to move forward in a more sustainable manner. Following the Arab Spring revolutions, civil wars have plagued the Middle East and North Africa region, along with other countries in Africa. The task of rebuilding peace and institutionalizing stability in conflict-affected countries or fragile states emerging from conflict is a daunting, uncertain, and context-specific task. Yet, focusing on understanding conflicts in the Middle East and Africa offers an important view of the role of non-state actors during conflicts. These regions feature the highest numbers of inter- and intra-state conflicts, and the governments are more often contested than in the rest of the world. The volume proposes different cases addressing the fundamental challenge of inclusion and cohesion of nonstate actors during conflicts. By providing a comprehensive exploration of diverse perspectives, it empowers readers to engage with the pressing issues facing these regions. This is a useful resource for students and researchers in public policy and governance studies, development studies and NGOs, and Middle East and African Studies.

Author : Lorenzo Kamel
Publisher : Edizioni Nuova Cultura
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2017-03-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9788868128289

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The Frailty of Authority by Lorenzo Kamel Pdf

Governance failures, combined with 21st-century social, economic, environmental and demographic conditions, have all contributed to paving the way for the rise of highly heterogeneous non-state and quasi-state actors in the Middle East. Has the state, then, been irremediably undermined, or will the current transition lead to the emergence of new state entities? How can the crumbling of states and the redrawing of borders be reconciled with the exacerbation of traditional inter-state competition, including through proxy wars? How can a new potential regional order be framed and imagined? This volume provides a historical background and policy answers to these and a number of other related questions, analysing developments in the region from the standpoint of the interplay between disintegration and polarization.

Author : Thanassis Cambanis,Dina Esfandiary,Sima Ghaddar,Aron Lund,Michael Wahid Hanna,Renad Mansour
Publisher : Century Foundation Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2019-11-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0870785591

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Hybrid Actors by Thanassis Cambanis,Dina Esfandiary,Sima Ghaddar,Aron Lund,Michael Wahid Hanna,Renad Mansour Pdf

Influential armed groups continue to confound policymakers, diplomats, and analysts decades after their transformational arrival on the scene in the Middle East and North Africa. The most effective of these militias can most usefully be understood as hybrid actors, which simultaneously work through, with, and against the state. This joint report from The Century Foundation identifies the factors that make some hybrid actors persistent and successful, as measured by longevity, influence, and ability to project power militarily as well as politically. It finds that three factors correlate most closely with impact: constituent loyalty, resilient state relationships, and coherent ideology. The authors of this report examined cases in Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq, drawing on years of fieldwork, to distinguish hybrid actors, classic nonstate proxies, and aspirants to statehood--all of which merit different analytical and policy treatment. The report demonstrates the ways that groups can shift along a spectrum as they adapt to changing conditions.

Author : Marianna Charountaki,Daniela Irrera
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2022-05-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030914639

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Mapping Non-State Actors in International Relations by Marianna Charountaki,Daniela Irrera Pdf

This edited volume addresses the role of non-state actors (NSAs) in international relations. From their emergence in the early 20th century, entities of non-state status have played a role of increasing prominence in international politics. Scholarly work has been slow to catch up, approaching NSAs mainly through the scope of legitimacy and international law or limiting focus to NGOs, international organizations, and economic corporations. This volume remedies that, creating a typology of NSAs based on systematic and coherent analysis. Presenting a series of cases of NSAs across the continuum of international relations, the chapters firmly ground NSAs in the ontology of international relations theory. Filling a gap in the current literature, this book will be of interest to students and researchers of international relations theory, international politics, international security, diplomatic history, and European and Middle East politics, as well as policy-makers and practitioners.

Author : Jamal Raji Nassar
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 750 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Middle East
ISBN : OCLC:209563300

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Non-state Actors in the Middle East by Jamal Raji Nassar Pdf

Author : D. Josselin,W. Wallace
Publisher : Springer
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2001-10-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781403900906

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Non-State Actors in World Politics by D. Josselin,W. Wallace Pdf

The involvement of non-state actors in world politics can hardly be characterised as novel, but intensifying economic and social exchange and the emergence of new modes of international governance have given them much greater visibility and, many would argue, a more central role. Non-state Actors in World Politics offers analyses of a diverse range of economic, social, legal (and illegal), old and new actors, such as the Catholic Church, trade unions, diasporas, religious movements, transnational corporations and organised crime.

Author : Basem Aly
Publisher : Anchor Academic Publishing
Page : 121 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2017-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783960671084

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The Use of Strategic Bombing Against Non-State Actors in the Middle East. Objectives and Limitations of Air Power in the Cases of Hezbollah, Houthis and ISIS by Basem Aly Pdf

Abstract: This thesis examined both the rationale and objectives of states in resorting to air power in contemporary, asymmetrical conflicts in the Middle East, focusing on the three cases of aerial operations on Hezbollah in Lebanon, ISIS in Syria, and the Houthi rebels in Yemen. The thesis concluded that states adopt post-heroic military policies that prioritize avoiding casualties among the ranks of their armed forces, which carries a series of negative consequences on achieving the objectives of the war, especially amid limited or no backing by ground and naval troops.

Author : Özden Zeynep Oktav,Emel Parlar Dal,Ali Murat Kurşun
Publisher : Springer
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2017-11-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783319675282

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Violent Non-state Actors and the Syrian Civil War by Özden Zeynep Oktav,Emel Parlar Dal,Ali Murat Kurşun Pdf

This book sheds new light on the security challenges for failed states posed by violent non-state armed actors (VNSAs). By focusing on the Syrian Civil War, it explores the characteristics, ideologies and strategies of the Islamic State (ISIS) and the People’s Protection Units (YPG), as well as the regional and geopolitical impacts of these VNSAs. The contributors also cover topics such as the re-imagination of borders, the YPG’s demands for national sovereignty, and the involvement of regional and global powers in the Syrian crisis. “This timely volume by regional scholars and experts examines various aspects of the emergence and expansion of violent non-state actors in the Syrian/Iraqi conflict. The wealth of detail and approaches enhance our understanding of the transformation and dynamics of contemporary conflicts within and beyond the region.” Keith Krause, The Graduate Institute, Geneva “This book opens fascinating glimpses into contrasting forms of “state-like” governance established by non-state actors, ISIS and the Kurdish PYD. [...] It is an important source for students of the Syrian conflict, civil wars, failed states and hybrid governance.”Raymond Hinnebusch, Director Centre for Syrian Studies, University of St. Andrews “This book is an excellent resource for those looking for an interdisciplinary account of VNSAs during the Syrian civil war. It makes a nice contribution to the study of violent non state actors and poses a set of new and pressing questions.” Max Abrahms, Northeastern University.

Author : Caroline Varin,Dauda Abubakar
Publisher : Springer
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2017-04-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783319513522

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Violent Non-State Actors in Africa by Caroline Varin,Dauda Abubakar Pdf

This book explores the rise and impact of violent non-state actors in contemporary Africa and the implications for the sovereignty and security of African states. Each chapter tackles a unique angle on violent organizations on the continent with the view of highlighting the conditions that lead to the rise and radicalization of these groups. The chapters further examine the ways in which governments have responded to the challenge and the national, regional and international strategies that they have adopted as a result. Chapter contributors to this volume examine the emergence of Islamist terrorists in Nigeria, Mali and Libya; rebels in DR Congo, Central African Republic, Ethiopia and Rwanda; and warlords and pirates in Somalia, Uganda and Sierra Leone.

Author : Marianna Charountaki
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783031518850

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Non-State Actors and Foreign Policy Agency by Marianna Charountaki Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Civil society
ISBN : LCCN:2020719835

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Civil Society and International Governance by Anonim Pdf

Author : Wolfgang Mühlberger,Toni Alaranta
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2020-02-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030352172

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Political Narratives in the Middle East and North Africa by Wolfgang Mühlberger,Toni Alaranta Pdf

This book discusses the role of political narratives in shaping perceptions of instability and conceptions of order in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The authors illustrate how, in times of socio-political turmoil and outbursts of discontent such as the Arab Spring, political entrepreneurs explain and justify their political agendas by complementing hard power solutions with attractive ideas and discursive constructions that appeal to domestic constituencies and geopolitical allies. The book is divided into two parts. The first focuses on non-state actors, such as confessional communities and ideological movements, who aim to develop narratives that are convincing to their respective polities. It also studies regional powers that seek to determine their positions in a competitive environment via distinctive narrations of order. In part two, the authors investigate the narratives of global players that aim to explain and justify their role in an evolving international order.

Author : Philipp O. Amour
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 455 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2020-07-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030454654

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The Regional Order in the Gulf Region and the Middle East by Philipp O. Amour Pdf

This book examines the regional order in the Gulf Region and the wider Middle East, focusing on regional rivalries and security alliances. The authors analyze the regional system in terms of its general structure as well as the major inter-state and non-state security alliances. The structure of the regional system in the wider Middle East and the shake-ups it has experienced explain the ongoing regional rivalry and polarization since 2011 in hotspots such as Syria, Yemen, and Libya. As such, the various chapters address regional transition and power dynamics between and among regional great powers and non-state militant actors across the Gulf Region and the wider Middle East in terms of the alliance building, persistence, and disintegration since 2011.