Vol. 5 No. 010 (2022): Issue 010

Cover of العدد 10, Almuntaqa

Issue 10 of Almuntaqa (2022) includes the following studies and articles: “The Arab State: A Historical Sociology Approach” (Adham Saouli, Raymond Hinnebusch); “Global South Studies on Civil Society: An Arab Contribution” (Mohammed Hemchi); “Algeria: Democratisation in the Context of Economic Failure (1989-1999)” (Nouri Dris); “Islamophobia, Antisemitism, Zionism, Settler Colonialism” (Lorenzo Veracini); “The Forced Displacement of Ethnic and Religious Minorities in Disputed Areas in Iraq: A Case Study of the Post-2014 Yazidi Minority” (Majid Hassan Ali); “Arab Public Opinion on Political Systems: A Comparative Study Using Principal Component Analysis” (Hicham Raïq, Mohamed Ourya); “Arab Public Opinion and Government Performance in Providing Basic Services” (Public Opinion Polling Unit); “Understanding Revolutions: Opening Acts in Tunisia” (Mouldi Lahmar).

Published: 2022-01-01

المقالات

  • The Arab State: A Historical Sociology Approach

    Author: Adham Saouli, Raymond Hinnebusch (Author)
    8-28

    This study presents a theoretical framework on and empirical accounts of state formation, development, and deformation in the Arab world. Taking a comparative historical methodology, the article...

  • Global South Studies on Civil Society: An Arab Contribution

    Author: Mohammed Hemchi (Author)
    29-48

    This paper seeks to contextualise Azmi Bishara's Civil Society: A Critical Study . It argues that the book's added value lies in that it critiques reductionist approaches to civil society and...

  • Algeria: Democratisation in the Context of Economic Failure (1989-1999)

    Author: Nouri Dris (Author)
    49-64

    This paper presents a fresh discussion of the political “opening” in Algeria from the analytical and interpretive perspective of political economy. It is premised on the assumption that a...

  • Islamophobia, Antisemitism, Zionism, Settler Colonialism

    Author: Lorenzo Veracini (Author)
    65-75

    This paper discusses Islamophobia and its relationship with antisemitism in the context of the radical European right's recent shift towards pro-Israel positions and away from its traditional...

  • The Forced Displacement of Ethnic and Religious Minorities in Disputed Areas in Iraq: A Case Study of the Post-2014 Yazidi Minority

    Author: Majid Hassan Ali (Author)
    76-89

    This study addresses the forced migration and internal displacement of ethnic and religious minorities in the so-called disputed areas of Iraq, with a focus on the Yazidi minority. Since the US...

Arab Opinion Index Analysis

  • Arab Public Opinion on Political Systems: A Comparative Study Using Principal Component Analysis

    Author: Hicham Raïq, Mohamed Ourya (Author)
    91-107

    The 2019–2020 Arab Opinion Index (AOI) offers interesting data on how responsive Arab societies are toward political regimes. Our study used principal component analysis to evaluate trends in...

  • Arab Public Opinion and Government Performance in Providing Basic Services

    Author: Public Opinion Polling Unit (Author)
    108-114

    This paper presents public opinion trends in the Arab region towards government performance in providing basic services, through the 2019/2020 Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies' Arab...

Book Reviews

  • Understanding Revolutions: Opening Acts in Tunisia

    Author: Mouldi Lahmar (Author)
    116-124

    Book Title: Understanding Revolutions: Opening Acts in Tunisia . Author: Azmi Bishara. Date of publication: 2021. Publisher: I.B. Tauris. No. of pages: 328. The first decade since the onset...