5 Multiparty Elections in the Arab World: Election Rules and Opposition Responses

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. 1 The Middle East’s Democracy Deficit in Comparative Perspective 1
5. Part 1 The Reins of Power
6. 2 Coercive Institutions and Coercive Leaders 21
7. 3 Political Crisis and Restabilization: Iraq, Libya, Syria, and Tunisia 43
8. 4 Contestation Without Democracy: Elite Fragmentation in Iran 63
9. Part 2 Challenges to Authoritarian Rule
10. 5 Multiparty Elections in the Arab World: Election Rules and Opposition Responses 91
11. 6 Party Systems and Regime Formation: Turkish Exceptionalism in Comparative Perspective 119
12. 7 Opposition and Economic Crises in Jordan and Morocco 143
13. 8 Princes, Parliaments, and the Prospects for Democracy in the Gulf 169
14. 9 Too Much Civil Society, Too Little Politics? Egypt and Other Liberalizing Arab Regimes 193
15. Part 3 Conclusion
16. 10 The Outlook for Authoritarians 221
17. List of Acronyms 233
18. Bibliography 237
19. The Contributors 265
20. Index 267
21. About the Book 276