Verfasst von:	Khatib, Line [VerfasserIn]
Titel:	Quest for democracy
Titelzusatz:	liberalism in the modern Arab world
Verf.angabe:	Line Khatib, University of St. Andrews
Verlagsort:	Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY
Verlag:	Cambridge University Press
Jahr:	2023
Umfang:	x, 234 Seiten
Fussnoten:	Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 203-223, Register
Ang. zum Inhalt:	19th-Mid 20th century: Paternalistic liberalism and planting the seeds of democracy
	1960s to the 1990s: The loss of the state and the shift in focus and approach
	The 2000s: The no longer politically quiet and secret activism and the more visible buildup
	Liberalism out in the open, the restitution and the loss
ISBN:	978-1-108-48281-3
	978-1-108-71097-8
Abstract:	Since the uprisings of 2010 and 2011, it has often been assumed that the politics of the Arab-speaking world is dominated, and will continue to be dominated, by orthodox Islamic thought and authoritarian politics. Challenging these assumptions, Line Khatib explores the current liberal movement in the region, examining its activists and intellectuals, their work, and the strengths and weaknesses of the movement as a whole. By investigating the underground and overlooked actors and activists of liberal activism, Khatib problematizes the ways in which Arab liberalism has been dismissed as an insignificant sociopolitical force, or a mere reaction to Western formulations of liberal politics. Instead, she demonstrates how Arab liberalism is a homegrown phenomenon that has influenced the politics of the region since the nineteenth century. Shedding new light on an understudied movement, Khatib provokes a re-evaluation of the existing literature and offers new ways of conceptualizing the future of liberalism and democracy in the modern Arab world.
Schlagwörter:	(s)Liberalismus    / (g)Arabische Staaten    / (g)Ägypten    / (g)Syrien
	(s)Opposition    / (s)Liberalismus    / (s)Demokratie    / (s)Demokratisierung    / (s)Liberalisierung    / (s)Staat    / (s)Gesellschaft    / (s)Politische Beteiligung    / (s)Politischer Wandel    / (s)Sozialer Wandel    / (g)Arabische Staaten
Sprache:	eng
RVK-Notation:	MI 12086
	MH 74086
Sach-SW:	POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / General
K10plus-PPN:	1811740332