The dilemma of popular sovereignty in the Middle East power from or to the people?

The ongoing political turmoil in the Middle East as a whole would seem to be essentially a contest between the minimalist and maximalist positions on popular sovereignty: should power merely come from, and be exercised in the name of, the people? Or, should those in power be fully accountable to the...

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Corporate Authors: Institute of Foreign Policy Studies (Calcutta, India), University of Calcutta Centre for Pakistan and West Asian Studies
Other Authors: Chatterjee, Kingshuk (Editor), Singh, Priya (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Kolkata, India Institute of Foreign Policy Studies, Centre for Pakistan and West Asian Studies, Calcutta University in association with KW Publishers, New Delhi 2014
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