Title: Civil Society In Syria And Iran Activism In Authoritarian Contexts
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.
Subjects: Politics and government, Comparative government, Regime change, Social conditions, Civil society, Authoritarianism, Syria, politics and government, Iran, politics and government, Iran, social conditions