Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Tables and Figures vii
4. Preface ix
5. Introduction
6. 1. Introduction: Theoretical Perspectives on Arab Liberalization and Democratization 1
7. 2. Liberalization and Democratization in the Arab World: An Overview 29
8. Part 1. The Domestic Setting: Culture, Discourse, and Politics
9. 3. The Political Culture Approach to Arab Democratization: The Case for Bringing It Back In, Carefully 59
10. 4. Democracy in the Arab World: A Critique of the Political Culture Approach 77
11. 5. Democracy in Contemporary Arab Intellectual Discourse 93
12. 6. Islam and Pluralism 113
13. Part 2. Civil Society: Actors and Activism, Empowerment and Peripheralization
14. 7. The Concept of Civil Society and the Arab World 129
15. 8. The Press and Democratic Transition in Arab Societies: The Algerian Case 149
16. 9. Democratization and Social Islam: A Case Study of the Islamic Health Clinics in Cairo 167
17. 10. Political Liberalization, Gender, and the State 187
18. Part 3. Political Economy
19. 11. Resources, Revenues, and Authoritarianism in the Arab World: Beyond the Rentier State? 209
20. 12. Authoritarian Legacies and Reform Strategies in the Arab World 229
21. 13. Class, Economic Change, and Political Liberalization in the Arab World 261
22. Part 4. The Regional and International Context
23. 14. Regional Influences on Experiments in Political Liberalization in the Arab World 281
24. 15. Prospects of Democratization in the Arab World: Global Diffusion, Regional Demonstration, and Domestic Imperatives 307
25. Conclusion
26. 16. Trends, Trajectories, or Interesting Possibilities? Some Conclusions on Arab Democratization and Its Study 331
27. The Contributors 339
28. Index 343
29. About the Book 350