Civil Society In Syria And Iran Activism In Authoritarian Contexts
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers Inc
Published: 2013
ISBN-13: 9781588268570
Description: "What are the dynamics of civic activism in authoritarian regimes? How do new social actors--many of them informal, "below the radar" groups--interact with these regimes? What mechanisms do the power elite employ to deal with societal dissidence? The authors of Civil Society in Syria and Iran explore the nature of state-society relations in two countries that are experiencing popular demands for political pluralism amid the constraints of authoritarian retrenchment."--Publisher's website.