Contemporary authoritarian regimes frequently coexist with a range of non-governmental
associations, while resisting any trajectory towards democratization. This article reviews …

This book is about power. The power wielded over others–by absolute monarchs, tyrannical
totalitarian regimes and military occupiers–and the power of the people who resist and deny …

This article draws on phenomenological perspectives to present a case against resisting the
objectification of cultures of protest and dissent. The generative, self-organizing properties of …

This paper advances the proposition that post-Arab Spring politics are a product of
globalisation's economic and social liberalisation. The global market and privatisation have …

As states and national majorities often demand “good immigrants”, they designate a narrow
space of inclusion that is conditional on fulfilling certain pre-determined criteria of behaviour …

Abstract This article analyses Middle Eastern authoritarianism and the contemporary
political transformations which have swept the region. It suggests that, given the uneven …

One of the biggest hurdles for scholars studying incivility in any country is agreement on a
definition. Is incivility a set of social norms or a strategic tool of politicians (Herbst, 2010)? Is …

Addressing one of the most pressing issues of the Lebanese Civil War (1975-1990) that is
still unresolved almost 30 years later, this book adopts a political, sociological, and …

Scholars have argued for understanding the post-war as a liminal condition in which the war
appears to be over, but where the legacies of war remain contested in everyday spaces and …

In 2010 and 2011 the Middle East and North Africa (MENA region) captured world attention
as people rose up en masse to end the regimes that had suppressed and humiliated them …