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Liberalization and Democratization in Egypt, Jordan,
and Yemen. Edition No. 1
VDM Publishing House, Oct 2008, Pages: 240
This study analyzes liberalization and
democratization in Egypt, Jordan, and Yemen. The
initiation and the reverse of these processes are
explained by focusing on the role of the ruling
elites in the three countries and the choices they
made at different historical junctures. The move
towards either liberalization or democratization,
this book found, occurred in a context in which the
ruling elites perceived these processes as a means to
buttress their domestic, regional, and international
acceptance and legitimacy. However, the initiation of
these processes in the three cases led to the
proliferation of political parties, the rise of the
Islamists as strong contenders for power, and the
expansion of civil society. Seeing these developments
as challenges to their authority, the ruling elites
gradually reversed these processes. To do so, they
relied on a variety of methods, including subtle
changes in policy as well as more obvious legal,
electoral, and security measures. The book can be
useful for anyone with interest in Middle Eastern
politics, public policy, and political change and
stagnation.
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