Jordan and the Arab uprisings regime survival and politics beyond the state /

Ryan, Curtis R.

Jordan and the Arab uprisings regime survival and politics beyond the state / [Texte imprimé] : Curtis Ryan - New York : Columbia University Press, cop. 2018 - 1 vol. (282 p.) ; 22 cm - Columbia studies in Middle East politics .

Bibliogr. p. 251-270

Continuity and change amidst the Arab uprisings -- The 'Arab Spring' in Jordan -- Political parties and the 'traditional' opposition -- The Hirak and changes in political activism -- Identity politics : real and imagined -- Struggles over elections and electoral systems -- Rebooting reform -- War, refugees, and regional insecurity -- Jordanian politics beyond the Arab uprisings

Drawing upon years of fieldwork and unique access to major political figures in Jordan, Curtis Ryan unravels the unusual case of Jordan during the Arab Spring, where the country managed to avoid political upheaval amidst both regional and internal unrest

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Jordan / Politics and government / 1999- Arab Spring, 2010-

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