Melani cammett department of political science box 1844 brown university providence, ri 02912 u. Phrase searching you can use double quotes to search for a series of words in a particular order. Exceptionalism in comparative perspective explanations of the robustness of authoritarianism in the middle east and north africa have focused on absent prerequisites of democratization in the region, including weak civil society, statedominated economies, poor socioeconomic performance, and nondemocratic culture. The new scholarship on comparative secularisms demonstrates that the manifestations of secularism are complicated and varied.
However eva bellins paper the robustness of authoritarianism in the middle east argues that none of those factors seem to adequately explain the situation in the middle east. Some of those who have written about the mena have focused almost exclusively on the politics of individual countries in the region, while others have focused more broadly on regionwide political dynamics. Two dominant trends have been to explore the uprisings through the literatures on robust authoritarianism and on social movements. The book is available for purchase at the uh bookstore. Eva bellin eva bellin, associate professor of political science at hunter collegecuny. She is the author of the recent book stalled democracy.
Hank johnston, states and social movements cambridge. Eva bellin is the myra and robert kraft professor of arab politics in the department of politics and the crown center for middle east studies at brandeis university. She has published in a variety of venues including world politics, comparative politics, political science quarterly, comparative political studies, world development, foreign affairs, middle east policy, as well as numerous edited books. Authoritarian regimes may be either autocratic or oligarchic in nature, and may be based upon the rule of a party or the military in an influential 1964 work, the political. International relations and comparative politics, high distinction b. She challenges the relevance of americas historically successful occupation of germany and japan to the current intervention in iraq. Since students will be grappling with a more limited number of arguments, they will be expected to acquire a more nuanced understanding of the arguments made in each book and should approach each book critically. For example, world war ii with quotes will give more precise results than world war ii without quotes.
Reconsidering the robustness of authoritarianism in the middle east. Comparative politics collection politics and governance. Bellin has served on the editorial board of the journal comparative politics since 2005. Negotiating the borders between terror, politics, and religion and apocalyptic realm. Valeriia gladkaia, uco reconsidering the robustness of authoritarianism in the middle east. Capital, labor, and the paradox of statesponsored development 2002 and will work to complete her second book, arbitrating identity. Oneil and ronald rogowski, essential readings in comparative politics, 3. Since this is an online course and because of the nature of distance learning, we will be reading and reflecting upon quite a bit of literature. Eva bellin draws on comparative historical analysis to explore the question can military occupation serve as the midwife to democracy.
First, it is designed to introduce students to some of. Available as an e book through mit libraries menaldo, victor. The answer, skocpol argued, lies in the strength of the state and, most important, the states capacity to maintain a monopoly on the means of coercion. She challenges the relevance of americas historically successful occupation of germany and japan to the current intervention in iraq because of the cases fundamental incomparability. There are a number of different theories of why it has been so hard for democracy to take root in the middle east, with various studies pointing to factors like poverty, lack of education, inequality, interference by colonial powers andor the cold war powers, or a lack of established civil society.
Why national movements compete, fight, and win was just published in the cornell studies in security affairs series with cornell university press. Eva bellin the robustness of authoritarianism in the middle east. New trends in the study of religion and politics eva bellin. Bellin has been named a carnegie scholar 20062008 by the carnegie endowment for international peace, supporting her research on high eva bellin. Comparative politics and international relations of the. The iraqi intervention and democracy in comparative historical perspective eva bellin draws on comparative historical analysis to explore the question can military occupation serve as the midwife to democracy. Bellins explicitly comparative, crossnational framework offers readily. Introduction to comparative politics tufts university. Smith highlights a key insight for those interested in the politics of oil, namely that timing matters. Eva bellin, the robustness of authoritarianism in the middle east. Comparative politics collection politics and governance in.
Lessons from the arab spring, comparative politics, 44 january 20, 12749. This book explains how differing religionstate relationships, regimes political calculations, and islamic politics combined to produce patterns of tensions and cooperation between the united states and muslim states over counterterrorism, using rigorous quantitative analysis and case studies of pakistan, the united arab emirates, and turkey. What explains this divergence between cause and outcome. Party politics and the prospects for democracy in north africa by lise storm. Perspectives on politics this is a smart, elegantly written book rich in empirical detail and theoretical argument. Response to eva bellin, ellen lust, and marc lynch perspectives. Some of those who have written about the mena have focused almost exclusively on the politics of individual countries in the region, while others have. Part of the asanpalgrave macmillan series book series apms.
Readings comparative politics and international relations. And anna grzymalabusses awardwinning text investigates the. Are there insights to be gained from comparative analysis beyond the region. A challenge to comparative and international politics in the overview below of the course the syllabus is dispatched on the different lecturesseminars, both as regards the compulsory reading and the reference material. Political scientists have created many typologies describing variations of authoritarian forms of government. Islamic politics, muslim states, and counterterrorism tensions. University of washington department of political science.
He is editorinchief of the oxford encyclopedia of islam and politics, and professor of public policy at the american university in cairo on leave. In a seminal article in 2004, eva bellin provided what seemed a perfectly simple and plausible explanation for. Eva bellin of international support networks, successfully retained by many middle eastern states even in the postcold war era because of their potential service to western security. High courts and the politics of dual inspiration in egypt, israel, and pakistan, while at princeton. These include the need to carry out substantial structural transformation, generate growth that is environmentally sustainable, and foster development that is economically inclusive. Bellin has been named a carnegie scholar 20062008 by the carnegie endowment for international peace, supporting her research on high courts in the middle east and islamic world. Lessons of the arab spring, comparative politics 44, no. Bellins explicitly comparative, crossnational framework offers readily generalizable findings. Explanations of the robustness of authoritarianism in the middle east and north africa have focused on absent prerequisites of democratization in the region, including weak civil society, state.
Andrew higgins and andrew kramer, ukraine leader was defeated even before he was ousted, the new york times, jan. Lane is associate professor of strategy and policy and director of the greater middle east research study group at the us naval war college. The power of civil society and the complexity of the political landscape book. This book is available for purchase at the bookstore. Political science 307f topics in comparative politics. He has previously published or forthcoming articles.
The robustness of authoritarianism in the middle east researchgate. A systematic and uptodate introduction to politics and society in the middle east. Bellin, eva r the persistence of surprise in middle east politics. Politics and society in the contemporary middle east, 2nd ed. Melani cammett watson institute for international and.
The power to hurt in international politics was just published with oxford university press. If you are buying a used copy elsewhere, make sure you are purchasing the 3. Comparative politics and international relations of the middle east. Electoral system authoritarian regime proportional representation arab world comparative politics.
In this ambitious book, eva bellin examines the dynamics of democratization in latedeveloping countries where the process has stalled. That natural resources can be a curse as well as a blessing is almost a truism in political analysis. Clearly, this is a consequence of the importance of the region for world affairs and for comparative politics. In comparative politics, puzzledriven structured comparison has yielded new insights into the rationality of religious behavior, the weight of path dependence in shaping religious. The robustness of authoritarianism in the middle east. The robustness of authoritarianism in the middle east scholars at. Eva bellin is myra and robert kraft professor of arab politics at brandeis university. Review appeared in the journal of north african studies 1, march 2008, pp. Why does authoritarianism tend to persist in the middle. Program in political science of the city university of new. Eva bellin myra and robert kraft professor of arab politics in the department of.
Bellin, reconsidering the robustness of authoritarianism. The limits and promise of online challenges to the authoritarian state, perspectives on politics, vol. Comparative politics, political science quarterly, comparative political studies, world. Bellin is a comparativist whose interests center on issues of democratization and authoritarian persistence, political and economic reform, civil society, religion and politics, and the politics. If you do the readings, are punctual with the submission of assignments, and make an earnest attempt to. Oil politics in iran and indonesia benjamin smith on. Benjamin smith admirably weaves together a variety of methods to produce a book that is truly comparative in scope. Capital, labor, and the paradox of state sponsored industrialization.
In this ambitious book eva bellin examines the dynamics of democratization in latedeveloping countries where the process has stalled. Events in the middle east warrant going back to that article because of its original theoretical significance and impact on the profession, and because the magnitude of the events. Ev a bellin is an associate professor of political science at hunter college of the city university of new york. Bellin focuses on the pivotal role of social forces and particularly the reluctance of capital and labor to champion democratic transition, contrary to the expectations of political economists versed in earlier transitions. Both books are available for purchase at the uh bookstore. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. University of washington department of political science comparative politics core course pol s 505, autumn 2014 wednesday, 1. Foreign affairs, middle east policy, as well as numerous edited books.
His book, globalization and austerity politics in latin america, was published by cambridge university press in the cambridge studies in comparative politics series in 20, and was selected for choices outstanding academic titles in the. The fall of three longentrenched dictators in relatively quick succession 1 fueled expectations that a regionwide domino effect might be in the making and that authoritarianisms grip on the region might. Apr 23, 2015 how have scholars working in the political science subfield of comparative politics approached the arab uprisings in their analyses. The fascinating hard times in the lands of plenty is characterized by bold ambition and real insight. Wildcard searching if you want to search for multiple variations of a word, you can substitute a special symbol called a wildcard for one or more letters. The iraqi intervention and democracy in comparative. Authoritarianism is a form of government characterized by strong central power and limited political freedoms. Eva bellin the fascinating hard times in the lands of plenty is characterized by bold ambition and real insight.
Unprecedented levels of mass protest shook the foundations of authoritarian regimes across the region. Bellin, eva r the persistence of surprise in middle east. In this ambitious book eva bellin examines the dynamics of democratization in. After both egyptians and tunisians overthrew their respective dictators, an uprising in syria was still contrary to many experts and analysts beliefs.
Comparative politics collection politics and governance in the. He is currently a visiting professor at the school of foreign service at georgetown university. One book that acknowledges the need to go beyond comparative statics is jelen, ted gerard and wilcox, clyde, eds. Myra and robert kraft professor of arab politics in the department of politics and the crown center for middle east studies.
Apr 17, 2014 eva bellin, reconsidering the robustness of authoritarianism in the middle east, comparative politics journal, 2012 127149. Why does authoritarianism tend to persist in the middle east. Political science quarterly, comparative political studies, world development, foreign affairs, middle east policy. Eva belin is a comparativist whose interests center on issues of democratization and authoritarian persistence, political and economic reform, civil society, religion and politics, and the politics of cultural change. Reconsidering the robustness of authoritarianism in the. Eva bellin is a comparativist whose interests center on issues of democratization and authoritarian persistence, political and economic reform, civil society, religion and politics, and the politics of cultural change. Scott prize for best thesis on european or american history fields of interest. Eva bellin department of politics brandeis university. She has conducted field work in tunisia, egypt, israel, and pakistan and earned her undergraduate degree at harvard university and her phd at princeton university. Comparative politics and political economy social policy, identity politics, globalization. Professor hilbink is the author of the awardwinning book, judges beyond politics in democracy and dictatorship. Professor hilbink is the author of the awardwinning book, judges beyond politics in democracy and. As eva bellin 2004 argues, the primary factor contributing to the robustness of. How have scholars working in the political science subfield of comparative politics approached the arab uprisings in their analyses.
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