Contested Sovereignties: Government and Democracy in Middle Eastern and European Perspectives (Swedish Research Institute in Istanbul Transactions)

Elisabeth Ozdalga; Sune Persson

ISBN 10: 9197881309 / ISBN 13: 9789197881302

Published by Swedish Research Institute in Istanbul, 2010

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224 pages : illustrations (1 color) ; 28 cm. Contents: Introduction / Elisabeth Özdalga, Sune Persson Turkey's constitutional problem and the search for a new constitution / Ergun Özbudun Contesting "sovereignty" : Turkey's constitutional problem in the light of new conceptuaiizations / Levent Köker The second constititutional period of the Ottoman empire : a disputed legacy / Vangelis Kechriotis Turkey, the cultural factor and the European Union / İlkay Sunar The Swedish constitution of 1809 / Olof Petersson Ambition and retreat : state-building in Afghanistan and the persistence of informal power / Dipali Mukhopadhyay Pakistan's justice sector : defending or diluting the constitution? / Staffan Darnolf Role and strength of institutions : the contrasting cases of Iran and Iraq / Sami Zubaida Consensus democracy at its limits : Lebanon in search of electoral reform / Elizabeth Picard Ruling with or without a constitution : Israel and Palestine / Sune Persson Is monarchy compatible with democracy? : the constitutional framework and royal initiatives for democracy in Jordan / Ann-Kristin Jonasson When constitutional amendments mean authoritarian consolidation : the case of Egypt / Chaymaa Hassabo Morocco's monarchical legacy and its capacity to implement social reforms / Florian Kohstall European transnational constitutionalism : end of history, or a role for legitimate opposition? / Sverker Gustavsson.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Contested Sovereignties: Government and Democracy in Middle Eastern and European Perspectives (Swedish Research Institute in Istanbul Transactions)
• Publisher: Swedish Research Institute in Istanbul
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9197881309
• ISBN 13: 9789197881302
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New
• Seller catalogs:
  • European History

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Book by Özdalga, Elisabeth, Persson, Sune

About the Author

Elisabeth Ozdalga is Professor of Sociology at Middle East Technical University, Ankara, and Director of the Swedish Research Institute in Turkey. Sune Persson is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg, Sweden.