Resilient authoritarianism in the Middle East : lessons from Syria and Iran & implications for democracy promotion
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Abstract:
At the end of 2009 the authors of this paper initiated a research project entitled Comparing Authoritarianisms: Governance and Regime Resilience in Syria and Iran. This research project is part of the Knowledge Programme Civil Society in West Asia, a joint initiative of the University of Amsterdam and Hivos. This paper draws on the project’s main findings to list some key parameters for a rethinking of democracy and reform promotion in this part of the region.
Authors:
Heydemann, S.
,
Leenders, R.
Series Title:
Knowledge Programme Civil Society in West Asia Policy Paper
Country:
Iran, Islamic Republic of
,
Syrian Arab Republic
ISBN:
2210-3473
Serial number:
2
Keywords:
civil society
,
democratisation
Language:
eng
Organization:
Hivos – Humanist Institute for Development Cooperation
Organization:
University of Amsterdam. Department of Political Science. Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research (AISSR)
PAGE:
10
Place:
The Hague [etc.]
Publisher:
Hivos [etc.]
Year:
2011
Region:
Western Asia
Right:
© 2011 Hivos & University of Amsterdam
Subject:
Social and Political Change
Title:
Resilient authoritarianism in the Middle East : lessons from Syria and Iran & implications for democracy promotion