Middle East Politics for the New Millennium

A Constructivist Approach

By (author) Louis A. Gordon, Ian Oxnevad

Publication date:

07 October 2016

Length of book:

256 pages

Publisher

Lexington Books

ISBN-13: 9780739196977

BOOK DESCRIPTION
TABLE OF CONTENTS

Middle East Politics for the New Millennium: A Constructivist Approach looks at the politics of one of the world’s most dynamic and challenging regions using the insights offered by constructivism. By analyzing the role of ideas and repeated interaction, the authors offer a refreshing long view analysis of the region’s politics that differs from the crisis-centric approach which is often utilized. Covering the countries from the Persian Gulf to Turkey, Egypt and across North Africa, as well as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Middle East Politics for the New Millennium will aid students and analysts alike in understanding Middle East politics.

I. Introduction: The Constructivists’ Middle East
II. Where it all Begins: Egypt before and After the Arab Spring
III. Turkey and Iran: Republican and Islamic
IV. The Maghreb
V. Iraq: From the Past to the Present
VI. Syria and Lebanon: The Alawis in Syria, and the Maronites and Shias in Lebanon
VII. Israel and the Palestinians
VIII. The Gulf Monarchies: Religiosity and Capitalism
IX. Yemen
X. Conclusion