TY - BOOK AU - Lust-Okar,Ellen AU - Zerhouni,Saloua TI - Political participation in the Middle East SN - 9781588266026 (pbk. : alk. paper) AV - JQ1758.A91 P65 2008 U1 - 323.0420956 22 PY - 2008/// CY - Boulder, Colo. PB - Lynne Rienner Publishers KW - Political participation KW - Middle East KW - Africa, North KW - Elections N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-283) and index; Taking political participation seriously / Ellen Lust-Okar -- Participation under authoritarian rule -- The nature of political participation / Holger Albrecht -- Formal and informal venues of engagement / Laila al-Hamad -- Negotiating the electoral arena -- Intra-elite struggles in Iranian elections / Günes Murat Tezcür -- Competing for resources in Jordinian elections / Ellen Lust-Okar -- Inside Egyptian parliamentary campaigns / Samer Shehata -- Local elections in Gaza / Dag Tuastad -- Beyond electoral politics -- Opposition groups in Bahrain / Katja Niethammer -- Mapping participation in Egypt / Nihad Gohar -- The dynamics of civil society in Morocco / Driss Maghraoui -- The Moroccan parliament / Saloua Zerhouni -- Trade unions in Tunisia / Delphine Cavallo -- Conclusion -- Looking forward / Saloua Zerhouni UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0811/2008006783.html ER -