Negotiating Change: The New Politics of the Middle East (Library of Modern Middle East Studies) - Softcover

Jones, Jeremy

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9781845112707: Negotiating Change: The New Politics of the Middle East (Library of Modern Middle East Studies)

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ISBN 10: 1845112709 ISBN 13: 9781845112707

Publisher: I.B.Tauris, 2007

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As the US demand for Western-style democracy in the Middle East grows ever more strained, Harvard Middle East expert Jeremy Jones travels through the region evaluating the prospects for change. He engages with diverse political cultures, from traditional assemblies in the Persian Gulf, to sophisticated multiconfessional politics in the Levant. Drawing on 25 years experience in the region, and hundreds of interviews with government officials, opposition leaders, grassroots activists and ordinary people, he finds real momentum towards democratic reform, but concludes that to be successful and durable, it must be pursued through local political cultures, not in spite of them. With a new perspective on a troubled region, his critique of US policy argues that promoting a ""one-size-fits-all"" democratic model has been misguided, and ultimately counter-productive.

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About the Author:

Jeremy Jones runs his own international strategic consultancy firm in Oxford. He is a Research Fellow at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government as well as a Senior Research Associate at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies..

Review:

"Jeremy Jones has written the book that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and every member of our Congress should read... a major contribution" Ned Walker, President, Washington Middle East Institute "Penetrating and timely.....all those who hope to understand this vital region of the world should welcome this as an indispensable and lively guide." - James Piscatori, Oxford University"

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