Yemen In The Shadow Of Transition

Author : Stacey Philbrick Yadav
Publisher : Hurst Publishers
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2022-10-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781787389823

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Yemen in the Shadow of Transition by Stacey Philbrick Yadav Pdf

Responding to a diplomatic stalemate and a catastrophic humanitarian crisis, Yemen’s civil actors work every day to build peace in fragmented local communities across the country. This book shows how their efforts relate to longstanding justice demands in Yemeni society, and details three decades of alternating elite indifference toward, or strategic engagement with, questions of justice. Exploring the transformative impact of the 2011 uprising and Yemenis’ substantive wrestling with questions of justice in the years that followed, leading Yemen scholar Stacey Philbrick Yadav shows how the transitional process was ultimately overtaken by war, and explains why features of the transitional framework nevertheless remain a central reference point for civil actors engaged in peacebuilding today. In the absence of a negotiated settlement, everyday peacebuilding has become a new site for justice work, as an arena in which civil actors enjoy agency and social recognition. Drawing on seventeen years of field research and interviews with civil actors, Yadav positions Yemen’s non-combatants not–or not only–as victims of conflict, but as political agents imagining and enacting the justice they wish to see.

Author : Amat Al Alim Alsoswa,Noel Brehony
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2021-09-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780755640263

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Building a New Yemen by Amat Al Alim Alsoswa,Noel Brehony Pdf

Yemen has faced continuing crises since 2010. The fighting and divisions have destroyed much of Yemen's physical, political and social infrastructure, undermining its tribal traditions and religious tolerance, and impoverishing the country. The outbreak of war in 2015 caused the world's worst humanitarian crisis. In this book, Yemeni and international experts assess what political arrangements are required to overcome fragmentation and discord in Yemen. They look to understand how people from all parts of the county can work together to build a new Yemen, one that will give a voice to its young population and provide a full role for women. The contributors argue that Yemen's major resource is its population, but that Yemenis need to be motivated and trained to give them the skills to rebuild the economy and to prepare for long-term challenges such as water shortages and climate change. The volume also discusses how the international community will need to absorb the lessons of the past to find better ways of creating the institutions, mechanisms and transparency with Yemenis that will enable the flow of vital assistance to where it is most needed. The book provides an up-to-date analysis to help governments and international agencies who will have to work with Yemen and its neighbours in the post conflict situation.

Author : Helen Lackner
Publisher : Saqi
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2014-02-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780863567827

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Why Yemen Matters by Helen Lackner Pdf

In November 2011, an agreement brokered by the GCC brought an end to Yemen's tumultuous uprising. The National Dialogue Conference has opened a window of opportunity for change, bringing Yemen's main political forces together with groups that were politically marginalized. Yet, the risk of collapse is serious, and if Yemen is to remain a viable state, it must address numerous political, social and economic challenges. In this invaluable volume, experts with extensive Yemen experience provide innovative analysis of the country's major crises: centralized governance, the role of the military, ethnic conflict, separatism, Islamism, foreign intervention, water scarcity and economic development. This is essential reading for academi, journalists, development workers, diplomats, politicians and students alike. 'Essential reading ... The authors shed light on the context of the Yemeni uprising in a way that not only helps us understand the current transitional period but also the outlines of Yemen's future.' -- Charles Schmitz, President of the American Institute of Yemeni Studies 'An up to date and wide-ranging guide to what is arguably the Arab world's least known and most misunderstood state. Edited by one of Britain's foremost authorities on Yemen ... brings together an impressive range of experts on the country to examine the contemporary reality of Yemen.' -- Michael Willis, Director of the Middle East Centre, St Antony's College, Oxford University 'Thoughtful and well-researched, Why Yemen Matters unearths a wealth of information about contemporary Yemeni society.' -- Baghat Korany, Professor of International Relations, American University in Cairo

Author : Ginny Hill
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 391 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2017-08-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780190862794

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Yemen Endures by Ginny Hill Pdf

Why is Saudi Arabia, the world's largest oil exporter, involved in a costly and merciless war against its mountainous southern neighbor Yemen, the poorest country in the Middle East? When the Saudis attacked the hitherto obscure Houthi militia, which they believed had Iranian backing, to oust Yemen's government in 2015, they expected an easy victory. They appealed for Western help and bought weapons worth billions of dollars from Britain and America; yet two years later the Houthis, a unique Shia sect, have the upper hand. In her revealing portrait of modern Yemen, Ginny Hill delves into its recent history, dominated by the enduring and pernicious influence of career dictator Ali Abdullah Saleh, who ruled for three decades before being forced out by street protests in 2011. Saleh masterminded patronage networks that kept the state weak, allowing conflict, social inequality and terrorism to flourish. In the chaos that follows his departure, civil war and regional interference plague the country while separatist groups, Al-Qaeda and ISIS compete to exploit the broken state. And yet, Yemen endures.

Author : Philip Barrett Holzapfel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 23 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1601272294

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Yemen's Transition Process by Philip Barrett Holzapfel Pdf

Author : Anna Maria Medici
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 8857514374

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After the Yemeni Spring by Anna Maria Medici Pdf

The role of Yemen in the War on Terror throughout the 2000s has been crucial. It is a complex country, all too often trivialized by statistics focusing on its inconvenient position as the youngest and poorest country in the Arab world. Working on the most updated economic, social, political, and strategic data, the authors bring the attention to the new scenarios after Saleh's era, in which Yemenis are called to rebuild their country and outline a new national pact for the future. The results of this research (supported by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs) give also a chance to overcome political stereotypes in Arab countries. The panoramic view on Yemen displayed in this book helps the reader access the core issues that the current dialogue on reforms will unavoidably deal with, as well as the knowledge concerning the new political phase and the role of Yemen's partners.

Author : Laurent Bonnefoy
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2018-10-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780190922597

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Yemen and the World by Laurent Bonnefoy Pdf

Winner of the Académie Française's Prix Eugène Colas Contemporary Yemen has an image problem. It has long fascinated travelers and artists, and to many embodies both Arab and Muslim authenticity; it stands at important geostrategic and commercial crossroads. Yet, strangely, global perceptions of Yemen are of an entity that is somehow both marginal and passive, yet also dangerous and problematic. The Saudi offensive launched in 2015 has made Yemen a victim of regional power struggles, while the global 'war on terror' has labelled it a threat to international security. This perception has had disastrous effects without generating real interest in the country or its people. On the contrary, Yemen's complex political dynamics have been largely ignored by international observers--resulting in problematic, if not counterproductive, international policies. Yemen and the World offers a corrective to these misconceptions and omissions, putting aside the nature of the world's interest in Yemen to focus on Yemen's role on the global stage. Laurent Bonnefoy uses six areas of modern international exchange--globalization, diplomacy, trade, migration, culture and militant Islamism--to restore Yemen to its place at the heart of contemporary affairs. To understand Yemen, he argues, is to understand the Middle East as a whole.

Author : Mariam Salehi
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2022-03-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781526155375

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Transitional justice in process by Mariam Salehi Pdf

Transitional justice in process is the first book to comprehensively study the Tunisian transitional justice process. After the fall of the Ben Ali regime in 2011, Tunisia swiftly began dealing with its authoritarian past and initiated a comprehensive transitional justice process, with the Truth and Dignity Commission as its central institution. However, instead of bringing about peace and justice, transitional justice soon became an arena of contention. Through a process lens, the book explores why and how the transitional justice process evolved, and explains how it relates to the country’s political transition. Based on extensive field research in Tunisia and the United States, and interviews with a broad range of Tunisian and international stakeholders and decision-makers, Transitional justice in process provides an in-depth analysis of a crucial period, beginning with the first initiatives aimed at dealing with the past and seeking justice and accountability. It discusses the development and design of the transitional justice mandate, and looks at the performance of transitional justice institutions in practice. It examines the role of international justice professionals in different stages of the process, as well as the alliances and frictions between different actor groups that cut across the often-assumed local-international divide. Transitional justice in process makes an essential contribution to literature on the domestic and international politics of transitional justice, and in particular to the understanding of the Tunisian transitional justice process.

Author : Marieke Brandt
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2024-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9780197783252

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Tribes and Politics in Yemen by Marieke Brandt Pdf

This is the first rigorous history of the long-running Houthi rebellion and its impact on Yemen, now the victim of multi-national interventions as outside powers seek to determine the course of its ongoing civil war.

Author : I. William Zartman
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Page : 494 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Africa, North
ISBN : 9780820348247

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Arab Spring by I. William Zartman Pdf

Beginning in January 2011, the Arab world exploded in a vibrant demand for dignity, liberty, and achievable purpose in life, rising up against an image and tradition of arrogant, corrupt, unresponsive authoritarian rule. These previously unpublished, countryspecific case studies of the uprisings and their still unfolding political aftermaths identify patterns and courses of negotiation and explain why and how they occur. The contributors argue that in uprisings like the Arab Spring negotiation is "not just a 'nice' practice or a diplomatic exercise." Rather, it is a "dynamically multilevel" process involving individuals, groups, and states with continually shifting priorities--and with the prospect of violence always near. From that perspective, the essaysits analyze a range of issues and events--including civil disobedience and strikes, mass demonstrations and nonviolent protest, and peaceful negotiation and armed rebellion--and contextualize their findings within previous struggles, both within and outside the Middle East. The Arab countries discussed include Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Syria, Tunisia, and Yemen. The Arab Spring uprisings are discussed in the context of rebellions in countries like South Africa and Serbia, while the Libyan uprising is also viewed in terms of the negotiations it provoked within NATO. Collectively, the essays analyze the challenges of uprisers and emerging governments in building a new state on the ruins of a liberated state; the negotiations that lead either to sustainable democracy or sectarian violence; and coalition building between former political and military adversaries. Contributors: Samir Aita (Monde Diplomatique), Alice Alunni (Durham University), Marc Anstey* (Nelson Mandela University), Abdelwahab ben Hafaiedh (MERC), Maarten Danckaert (European-Bahraini Organization for Human Rights), Heba Ezzat (Cairo University), Amy Hamblin (SAIS), Abdullah Hamidaddin (King's College), Fen Hampson* (Carleton University), Roel Meijer (Clingendael), Karim Mezran (Atlantic Council), Bessma Momani (Waterloo University), Samiraital Pres (Cercle des Economistes Arabes), Aly el Raggal (Cairo University), Hugh Roberts (ICG/Tufts University), Johannes Theiss (Collège d'Europe), Sinisa Vukovic (Leiden University), I. William Zartman* (SAIS-JHU). [* Indicates group members of the Processes of International Negotiation (PIN) Program at Clingendael, Netherlands]

Author : Ellen Wiles
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 379 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2015-09-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780231539296

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Saffron Shadows and Salvaged Scripts by Ellen Wiles Pdf

This book tells an ethnographic story of a secret literary culture that has recently emerged from its cocoon. Until 2012, Myanmar (also known as Burma) was ruled for fifty years by one of the most paranoid and repressive censorship regimes in history. The military junta enforced strict reading and writing restrictions in line with their ideology, feared writers' potential to trigger change, and did their best to keep Western books and influences out of the country. As part of an unexpected move toward democracy, the government has recently lifted the worst restrictions on reading and writing, giving rise to a new era in the country's literature and literary culture. While living in Myanmar in 2013, Ellen Wiles sought out the best of its contemporary writers and writing to begin uncovering the country's remarkable literary life and history. This book contains the experiences and recent output of nine Myanmar writers spanning three generations, featuring interviews and English-language translations of their work, along with political, legal, and artistic explorations. It includes men and women, fiction and poetry, reflecting the ripples of political and cultural change as they have moved across different groups and genres. A rare portrait of a people and place in transition, Wiles's work contributes both to the study of literature and culture in Myanmar and to the general study of art under censorship.

Author : Stacey Philbrick Yadav
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Islam and state
ISBN : 0755608216

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Islamists and the State by Stacey Philbrick Yadav Pdf

"In the wake of the 'Arab spring' of 2011, the role of Islamist parties in the Middle East has taken on a new importance and significance. But in contrast with the commonly-held belief in the West that Islamist groups are often aimed at challenging not only the incumbent regimes, but also the authority of the state itself, both Islah of Yemen and Hezbollah of Lebanon are legal political organizations, with aspirations to work within state structures. Here, Stacey Philbrick Yadav assesses the idea that inclusion in formal state institutions generates a moderation of Islamist aims. She therefore highlights how Islamist commitments to the authority and institutions of the state can be made through appeals to sources of legitimacy at both the local and transnational level. This book will thus appeal to both researchers of Islamism in the Middle East as well as those studying the political situation in Yemen and Lebanon. Islamists, long assumed to be the primary drivers of opposition politics, have been central to political uprisings, but not always in the ways that observers might have anticipated, nor with the kind of uncontested dominance aimed at or capable of upending entrenched regimes. Islamist participation instead can strengthen state institutions, even as they are critiquing the existing regimes. Version of democracy being enacted at once committed to the stat and grounded in sites of authority toher that state or nation - whether subnational or transnational or both."--Publisher's website.

Author : Friedrich Schneider,Dominik H. Enste
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2013-02-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781107034846

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The Shadow Economy by Friedrich Schneider,Dominik H. Enste Pdf

This book presents new data to give an overview of shadow economies from OECD countries and propose solutions to prevent illicit work.

Author : Cait Storr
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2020-09-17
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781108498500

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International Status in the Shadow of Empire by Cait Storr Pdf

This book offers a new account of Nauru's imperial history and examines its significance in the history of international law.

Author : Douglass C. North,John Joseph Wallis,Steven B. Webb,Barry R. Weingast
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781107014213

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In the Shadow of Violence by Douglass C. North,John Joseph Wallis,Steven B. Webb,Barry R. Weingast Pdf

This book explains how political control of economic privileges is used to limit violence and coordinate coalitions of powerful organizations.