Neoliberal Governmentality and the Future of the State in the Middle East and North Africa

Abstract

Machine generated contents note: -- Contents -- List of illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- List of Abbreviations -- 1. Introduction: Neoliberal Governmentality and the Future of the State in the Middle East and North Africa; Emel Akcali -- 2. Squaring the Circle? Transitology and the Arab Revolts; Benoit Challand -- 3. The Failure of the State (Re)Building Process in Iraq; Rahman Dag -- 4. Welfare Genocide: rentierism, neoliberalism, and the corporatization of the public sector in Jordan; Rami Farouk Daher -- 5. Islamism and Neo-liberalism in the Aftermath of the 2011 Arab Uprisings: The Freedom and Justice Party in Egypt and Nahda in Tunisia; Katerina Dalacoura -- 6. The Arab Revolutions, Jihadism and the future of the Arab State; Farhad Khosrokhavar -- 7. 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell': The Israeli Nuclear Taboo and the Limits of Global Governmentality; Ali Diskaya -- 8. The Egyptian Trade Union Movement: Which Impact on the Transformation Process?; Nadine Abdalla -- 9. The Kurdish Question, Urban Protests and the Reconstruction of the Turkish State and Politics; Zafer Fehmi Yoruk -- 10. The Impossible Revolution: Why Did the Arab Spring Fail to Materialize in Lebanon and Israel/Palestine?; Daniel Monterescu and Yasmin Ali -- 11. In Lieu of Conclusion: from Bare life to Dignity; Mark LeVine -- Notes on contributors -- Bibliography -- Index.