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Barriers to democracy the other side of social capital in Palestine and the Arab world

Investigates the role of civic associations in promoting democratic attitudes and behavioral patterns in contexts that are less than democratic. This work argues that, in state-centralized environments, associations can just as easily promote civic qualities vital to authoritarian citizenship - such...

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Main Author: Jamal, Amaney A. 1970- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Princeton, N.J. Princeton University Press c2007
Subjects:
Civil society > Arab countries
Civil society > West Bank
Political participation > Arab countries
Social capital (Sociology) > West Bank
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Democratic outcomes and associational life
  • Associational life in the centralized authoritarian context of the West Bank
  • The polarization of Palestinian associational life
  • Trust, engagement, and democracy
  • Beyond Palestine : Morocco, Jordan, and Egypt
  • Conclusion: Toward a theory of democratic citizenship in state-centralized nations
  • Appendix A: Survey questions and coding of associational members
  • Appendix B: Survey questions and coding of general Palestinian population
  • Appendix C: Survey questions and coding of general Moroccan population (World Values Survey Questions)

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