Vol. 6 No. 034 (2018): Issue 034

The ACRPS has published the 34th issue of the bimonthly peer-reviewed scientific journal Siyasat Arabiya, covering political sciences and international relations. This issue includes "The Deep State: An Attempt to Fine-Tune the Concept" (Ali Jarbawi), "Transnational Shiism and the Nation-State in Iraq" (Harith Hasan), "National Reconciliation in Algeria: Experience and Achievement" (Tahar Saoud), "The Influence of Street Politics on the Democratic Transition Process: A Comparative Study of Post-2011 Tunisia and Egypt" (Mahmoud Adbdalal), "The Kurdish Workers' Party: A Non-State Actor in International Conflict" (Marwa El Badry), and "China's Middle East Strategy: From the Great Wall to the Opening of the Economy" (Hikmat al-Abdal al-Rahman).Also in this issue are a report prepared by the public opinion polling unit at the ACRPS on Women's Rights and Democratic Values (Dana El Kurd, Arab Opinion Index); the two usual sections, documenting the most important developments in Arab democratic transition and events in Palestine between 1 July and 31 August 2018; two reviews of Azmi Bishara's Sect, Sectarianism and Imagined Sects, "Questions that Raise Further Questions" (Hoda Rizk) and "Semantic Extrapolations of Concepts of Political Sectarianism" (Nahar Mohamed Nuri); and a report on the seventh Annual Conference on Democratic Transition, "External Factors and the post-2011 Democratic Transition in the Arab Region" (Abdou Moussa).

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Published: 2018-09-01

Articles

  • The Deep State: an Attempt to Fine-Tune the Concept

    Author: Ali Jarbawi
    7-21

    This study attempts to understand the concept of the 'deep state' given its increasing use in political literature and analysis. This happens especially in comparative studies and, specifically,...

  • National Reconciliation in Algeria: Experience and Achievement

    Author: Tahar Saoud
    40-54

    This paper considers the details and achievements of the plan by investigation of the concept and objectives of national reconciliation and the historical framework of the Algerian crisis.

  • The Semantic Extrapolations of Concepts of Political Sectarianism: Critical Review in

    Author: Nahar Muhammed Nuri
    130-137

    The novel element in the book is an attempt to establish a hypothesis related to the reconsideration of the fiery debate concerning the words ta’ifa (sect) and ta’ifiyya (sectarianism).

  • The Transnational Shiism and the Nation-State in Iraq

    Author: Harith Hasan
    23-38

    This study deals with transitional Shiism and the dynamics of relations between Shiʿi religious establishment and the post-colonial state in Iraq.

  • The Influence of Street Politics on the Democratic Transition Process: A Comparative Study of Post-2011 Tunisia and Egypt

    Author: Mahmoud Abdalel
    56-69

    This study examines the impact of street politics on the post 2011 democratization process in Tunisia and Egypt.

  • The Kurdish Workers’ Party: a Non-State Actor in International Conflict

    Author: Marwa Albadri
    70-83

    This study deals with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) as a non-state actor.

  • China's Middle East Strategy: From the Great Wall to the Opening of the Economy

    Author: Hikmat al-Abd al-Rahman
    84-95

    This study explores China's strategy to strengthen its presence in the Middle East, a move of huge international significance.

  • Public Opinion of Women’s Rights and Democratic Values

    Author: Dana El Kurd
    99-104

    Essentially, we seek to address the question: can one profess a belief in democracy while simultaneously holding misogynistic views and excluding women?

  • Milestones in Democratic Transition in the Arab World

    107-111

    Milestones in Democratic Transition in the Arab World

  • Palestine Over Two Months

    112-116

    Palestine Over Two Months

  • The Seventh Annual Conference on Democratic Transition “External Factors and the post-2011 Democratic Transition in the Arab Region”

    Author: Abdou Moussa El-Bermawy
    141-146

    يلخص هذا التقرير الجلسات التي عقدها المركز العربي للأبحاث ودراسة السياسات الدورة السابعة في مؤتمره السنوي لقضايا الديمقراطية والتحول الديمقراطي.

  • Questions that Raise Further Questions: Azmi Bishara's Sect, Sectarianism, and Imagined Sects

    Author: Hoda Rizk
    119-129

    يطرح بشارة على بساط البحث أسئلة عن ماهيّة الصراعات التي تهزّ المشرق العربي: هل هي دينية، طبقية أم قومية؟ وما علاقة الدين بالطائفية؟ وهل الطائفة جماعة أم فِرقة؟ وما معنى طائفة؟