Vol. 7 No. 038 (2019): Issue 038

The ACRPS has published the 38th issue of the bimonthly peer-reviewed academic journal Siyasat Arabiya, covering political sciences and international relations. This issue includes: “Remarks on External Factors in Democratic Transition” by Azmi Bishara; “Realist Theory in the Face of International Unipolarity” by Ali Jarbawi and Lourdes Habash; “Challenges and Opportunities for Refugees in Host Countries: Jordan as a Case Study” by Ghassan Elkahlout; “Youth and Politics: The Decline of Party Membership in Moroccan society” by Abdelkader Boutaleb and “Media and Power: A New Conceptual Approach, "Le Journal" as a Case Study” by Mehdi K. Benslimane. The issue also includes a review by Chamseddin Alkilani of Faleh A. Jaba ‘s The Caliphate State: Advancing Towards the Past – ISIL and the Local Community in Iraq as well as Marwa Fekry’s review of Ibrahim Frehat’s Incomplete Reconciliation: Critical Review 128 of "Unfinished Revolutions: Yemen, Libya, and Tunisia after the Arab Spring. The Arab Opinion Index section features a paper prepared by Dana El Kurd on “Evaluating the Strength of Legislative Bodies in Jordan, Kuwait and Morocco and their Image in Public Opinion” in addition to documenting the most important " Milestones in Democratic Transition in the Arab World" and "Palestine over two Months" in the period 1/1/2019 28/2/2019. This edition also includes Ihab Maharmeh’s report on “The Two Protest Movements in Sudan and Algeria and Prospects for Democratic Change” The journal is available for purchase and selected articles are free to download at the Siyasat Arabiya website.Table of Contents

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Published: 2019-05-01

Articles

  • Remarks on External Factors in Democratic Transition

    Author: Azmi Bishara
    7-26

    The study defines the 'external factor' and determines its impact on the transition process. The study notes that the role of these factors in transition is different from that of...

  • Realist Theory in the Face of International Unipolarity

    Author: Ali Jarbawi, Lourdes Habash
    28-49

    This paper addresses the implications of the transformation of the international system from a bipolar to a unipolar system for realist theory.

  • Incomplete Reconciliation: Critical Review of

    Author: Marwa Fikri
    128-135

    The book discusses reconciliation by focusing on three basic cases of the Arab Spring revolutions: Tunisia, Libya and Yemen.

  • Challenges and Opportunities for Refugees in Host Countries: Jordan as a Case Study

    Author: Ghassen Elkahlout
    50-62

    This paper analyses the impact of the influx of refugees into Jordan and highlights the humanitarian, economic and social challenges and opportunities their arrival presented to Jordanian...

  • Youth and Politics: The Decline of Party Membership in Moroccan society

    Author: Abdelkader Boutaleb
    63-74

    This study examines the decline of youth membership to political parties in Moroccan society and seeks to understand the reasons for this decreased involvement by focusing on the nature of the...

  • Media and Power: A New Conceptual Approach,

    Author: Mehdi K. Benslimane
    75-88

    This study sheds light on the political press, focusing on the Moroccan Francophone journal, Le journal, issued from 1997-2010.

  • Evaluating the Strength of Legislative Bodies in Jordan, Kuwait and Morocco and their Image in Public Opinion

    Author: Dana El Kurd, Luai Ali
    93-98

    This study evaluates the strength of the legislative bodies in three Arab countries both on paper and in public opinion.

  • Milestones in Democratic Transition in the Arab World

    101-106

    Milestones in Democratic Transition in the Arab World from March 1, 2019 - April 30-2019.

  • The Two Protest Movements in Sudan and Algeria and Prospects for Democratic Change

    Author: Ihab Maharmeh
    139-146

    The Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies, in Doha, organized two seminars dealing with the reality of the popular movement and its prospects and the mechanisms of democratic transition in...

  • Palestine Over Two Months

    107-112

    Palestine Over Two Months from March 1, 2019 - April 30-2019.

  • The Caliphate State: Advancing Towards the Past, ISIL and the Local Community in Iraq

    Author: Shamsuddin al-Kilani
    117-127