Beyond the Arab Spring: The Evolving Ruling Bargain in the Middle East

The Arab Spring occurred within the context of the unravelling of the dominant 'ruling bargain' that emerged across the Middle East in the 1950s. This is being replaced by a new and in- choate system that redefines sources of authority and legitimacy through various devices (such as constitutions), experiences, and processes (mass protests, civil wars, and elections), by reassessing the roles, functions, and at times the structures of institutions...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019938441X
• ISBN13: 9780199384419
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.4" x 8.4"