Examines new authoritarian practices and state control in MENA countries to target and neutralise dissidents

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is an economically diverse region. Despite undertaking economic reforms in many countries, and having considerable succe

This work examines the new authoritarian practices MENA countries developed in the aftermath of the major uprisings in the region. These include new forms of di

Taking a comparative approach, this book considers the ways in which political regimes have changed since the Arab Spring. It addresses a series of questions ab

Stephen J. King considers the reasons that international and domestic efforts toward democratization have failed to take hold in the Arab world. Focusing on Egy