Vol. 9 No. 049 (2021): Issue 049

The Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies and the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies have published the 49th issue of the bimonthly peer-reviewed political science and international relations journal, Siyasat Arabiya. This issue includes a special segment titled "On Forced Migration and Displacement", comprising of the articles: "Returning Syrian Refugees from Neighbouring Host Countries: Lessons from Global Experiences" by Sultan Barakat and Ghassan ElKahlout; "Forced Migration of Ethnic and Religious Minorities in the Disputed Territories of Iraq: A Case Study of the Yazidi Minority after 2014" by Majid Hassan Ali; "Forced Displacement in Area C and the (Palestinian) Jordan Valley under Israeli Settler Colonialism" by Kholoud Al Ajarma & Ihab Maharmeh. The issue additionally includes: "The Nation-State in the Transition of Islamic Thought in the Indian Subcontinent" by Omair Anas; "US-Iran Relations under the Trump Administration: Exchanges and Consequences," by Mahjoob Zweiri & Muyassar Suleiman. Also provided is a translation of Adam Przeworski's "Capitalism, Development, and Democracy" by Abdou Moussa El-Bermawy. The issue also presents a paper on the Arab Opinion Index by Public Opinion Polling Unit, "Arab Public Opinion on the Palestinian Cause," followed by the documentation of Milestones in Democratic Transition in the Arab World and Palestine over two months, 1/1 - 28/2/2021, along with select Documents of Democratic Transition in the Arab World. The issue ends with Ahmed Mohsen's book review of Businessmen in Arms: How the Military and Other Armed Groups Profit in the MENA Region edited by Elke Grawert and Zeınab Abul-Magd and Rana Barout's review of Politische Theologie by Karl Schmitt.

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Published: 2021-03-01

Articles

  • Returning Syrian Refugees from Neighbouring Host Countries: Lessons from Global Experiences

    Author: Sultan Barakat, Ghassen Elkahlout
    7-23

    The study is based on an extensive literature review, consultations and interviews with experts and stakeholders, supported by the researchers' accumulated experience in the field of post-war...

  • The Nation-State in the Transition of Islamic Thought in the Indian Subcontinent

    Author: Omair Anas
    61-75

    This paper profiles the political context of Muslim political thought and its response to the rise of nation-state, which was shaped more of political realism, setting aside the Islamic...

  • Businessmen in Arms: How the Military and Other Armed Groups Profit in the MENA Region

    Author: Ahmed Mohsen
    172-165

    In its analysis, the book focuses on the evolution of the economic relations of the regular armies, the way in which military institutions have adapted to political and economic changes, and the...

  • Forced Migration of Ethnic and Religious Minorities in the Disputed Territories of Iraq: A Case Study of the Yazidi Minority

    Author: Majid Hassan Ali
    24-38

    This study examines the forced migration and internal displacement of ethnic and religious minorities in the 'disputed' areas of Iraq, with a focus on the Yazidi minority.

  • Forced Displacement in Area C and the (Palestinian) Jordan Valley under Israeli Settler Colonialism

    Author: Ihab Maharmeh, Kholoud Al Ajarma
    39-58

    This study investigates the forced displacement of Palestinians in the context of Zionist settler colonialism in Area C, including in the Jordan Valley, which represents more than 60 percent of...

  • US-Iran Relations under the Trump Administration: Exchanges and Consequences

    Author: Mahjoob Al Zweiri, Muyassar Suleiman
    76-87

    The study is premised on the assumption that the US-Iranian tensions under the Trump administration represents a new chapter in the crisis in the US-Iranian relationship.

  • Capitalism, Development, and Democracy

    Author: Abdou Moussa El-Bermawy, Adam Przeworski
    91-103

    Capitalism is a necessary but not a sufficient condition for democracy. This relation is historically contingent.

  • Arab Public Opinion on the Palestinian Cause

    Author: Public Opinion Polling Unit
    107-117

    Capitalism is a necessary but not a sufficient condition for democracy. This relation is historically contingent.

  • Milestones in Democratic Transition in the Arab World

    121-128

    Milestones in Democratic Transition in the Arab World 1/1-28/2/2021.

  • Documents of Democratic Transition in the Arab World

    Author: The Project of Democratic Transformation and Transition Phases in The Arab Countries
    129-151

    Documents of Democratic Transition in the Arab World in Lebanon from December 2019 to January 2020.

  • Palestine over two months

    152-162

    Palestine Over Two Months 1/1/2021-28/2/2021.

  • Politische Theologie

    Author: Rana Barout
    173-178

    عنوان الكتاب في لغته: .Politische Theologie عنوان الكتاب: اللاهوت السياسي. .Carl Schmitt المؤلف: كارل شميت المترجم: رانية الساحلي وياسر الصاروط. الناشر: المركز العربي للأبحاث ودراسة السياسات. ....