Yemen’s Democracy Experiment in Regional Perspective [electronic resource] : Patronage and Pluralized Authoritarianism /
Phillips, S.author.
This study examines the nature of changes to Yemen's power structures, political dynamics and institutions since the intention to democratize was announced in 1990 paying particular attention to the role of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-233) and index.
Introduction : Yemen's experiment with democracy -- Resilience and reform in the Arab Middle East -- A brief history of the Republic of Yemen : electoral politics, war, and political retraction -- Government institutions -- Tribalism in a weak state -- Nonstate actors and political reform : civil society, activists, and political parties -- Political Islamists and the Islah Party -- Conclusion : coercion, managed pluralism, and legitimacy.
This study examines the nature of changes to Yemen's power structures, political dynamics and institutions since the intention to democratize was announced in 1990 paying particular attention to the role of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh.
Middle East—Politics and government.
International relations.
Political science.
Political theory.
Democracy.
Middle Eastern Politics.
International Relations.
Political Science.
Political Theory.
Democracy.