Institutions and the Politics of Survival in Jordan

Russell E. Lucas

Description

Weaving together accounts of historical developments, cultural elements, economic factors, and regional and international dynamics, Russell E. Lucas explores how the monarchy in Jordan survived economic crisis and regional political instability during the 1990s. Lucas analyzes the factors behind the successful liberalization and deliberalization of laws regulating political parties, the parliament, and the press that helped preserve the monarchy. These institutional survival strategies co-opted the opposition, kept it divided, and reinforced the unity of the regime's coalition of supporters. The author also compares survival strategies in Jordan with those of Morocco, Kuwait, Iran, and Egypt to explain the surprising durability of authoritarian regimes in the Middle East.
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Note on Translation and Transliteration

1. Institutions and the Politics of Survival
2. Regime-Led State Building in Jordan: 1921–1988
3. Economic Crisis and Political Liberalization
4. Institutionalizing Political Liberalization
5. Managing Peace and Its Discontents
6. Normalization and Structural Adjustment
7. Press Restrictions and the 1997 Elections
8. A New King and a New Intifada
9. Institutions and the Politics of Survival: An Appraisal

Notes
Bibliography
Index

Sujets

• History of the Middle East
• International relations
• Middle East

Informations

• Publié par: State University of New York Press
• Date de parution: 01 février 2012
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780791483329
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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INSTITUTIONS AND THE POLITICS OF SURVIVAL IN JORDAN

SUNY SERIESIN  M IDDLE  E ASTERN  S TUDIES

Shahrough Akhavi, editor

INSTITUTIONS AND

THE POLITICS OF

SURVIVAL IN JORDAN

Domestic Responses to External Challenges, 1988–2001

russell e. lucas

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Lucas, Russell E., 1970– Institutions and the politics of survival in Jordan : domestic responses to external challenges, 1988–2001 / Russell E. Lucas. p. cm. — (SUNY series in Middle Eastern studies) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-7914-6445-8 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Jordan—Politics and government—1952–1999. 2. Jordan—Politics and government— 1999– 3. Political culture—Jordan. 4. Structural adjustment (Economic policy)—Jordan. I. Title. II. Series.

JQ1833.A58L83 2005 956.9504—dc22

10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

2004014215

for Camelia and Aman

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If there were a single hair

Between me and my people

I would not let it break

If they pull the hair

I lighten my hand

If they let it go

Then I pull it tight

– Muawiyah ibn Abi Suyan

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List of Tables

Acknowledgments

CONTENTS

Note on Translation and Transliteration

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Institutions and the Politics of Survival

Regime-Led State Building in Jordan: 1921–1988

Economic Crisis and Political Liberalization

Institutionalizing Political Liberalization

Managing Peace and Its Discontents

Normalization and Structural Adjustment

Press Restrictions and the 1997 Elections

A New King and a New Intifada

Institutions and the Politics of Survival: An Appraisal

Notes

Bibliography

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