Neoliberal Governmentality and the Future of the State in the Middle East and North Africa

This volume is a theoretical analysis of the current crises of state and societal transformations in the Middle East and North Africa. The emphasis on the impact and limits of neoliberal governmentality places these uprisings within the specific contextual and structural environment of neoliberal globalization.

"Emel Akçali's edited book bristles with intelligence and detail; it provides one of the best intellectual accounts of the Arab Spring's complex emergence and transformation." Vijay Prashad, LeftWord Books, India

"A fascinating book that makes a distinct and novel contribution to understanding the state and neoliberalism in the Middle East. The range of countries and themes discussed combined with its sophisticated treatment of neoliberal governmentality as a lens through which to interpret power and contestation mark this as an original and stimulating collection." - Adam Hanieh, SOAS, University of London, UK

"In an environment where 'neoliberal' has become a ubiquitous label, this volume provides a refreshing and rigorous critique of the interactions between class, violence, state-building, sectarianism, religiosity, subjectivity, and political economy that shape everyday life. With chapters that explore the power and the limits of governments and people in Yemen, Tunisia, Egypt, Syria, Libya, Iraq, Turkey, and Israel/Palestine, the authors provide a critical, theoretical, and materially grounded outlook on state and society in the Middle East." - Sherene Seikaly, Department of History, University of California, USA; editor of the Arab Studies Journal

Autorentext
Benoit Challand, New School for Social Research, USA Rahman Da?, Centre for Strategic and Research Analysis, Tukey, and Ad?yaman University, Turkey Rami Farouk Daher, German Jordanian University, Jordan Katerina Dalacoura, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK Farhad Khosrokhavar, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, France Ali Diskaya, Central European University, Hungary Nadine Abdalla, German Institute for International and Security Affairs Zafer Fehmi Yörük, Izmir University of Economics, Turkey Daniel Monterescu, Central European University, Hungary Yasmin Ali, Researcher, Lebanon Mark LeVine, Lund University, Sweden

Inhalt

List of illustrations
Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations

1. Introduction: Neoliberal Governmentality and the Future of the State in the Middle East and North Africa; Emel Akçali
2. Squaring the Circle? Transitology and the Arab Revolts; Benoit Challand
3. The Failure of the State (Re)Building Process in Iraq; Rahman Dag
4. Welfare Genocide: rentierism, neoliberalism, and the corporatization of the public sector in Jordan; Rami Farouk Daher
5. Islamism and Neo-liberalism in the Aftermath of the 2011 Arab Uprisings: The Freedom and Justice Party in Egypt and Nahda in Tunisia; Katerina Dalacoura
6. The Arab Revolutions, Jihadism and the future of the Arab State; Farhad Khosrokhavar
7. 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell': The Israeli Nuclear Taboo and the Limits of Global Governmentality; Ali Diskaya
8. The Egyptian Trade Union Movement: Which Impact on the Transformation Process?; Nadine Abdalla
9. The Kurdish Question, Urban Protests and the Reconstruction of the Turkish State and Politics; Zafer Fehmi Yörük
10. The Impossible Revolution: Why Did the Arab Spring Fail to Materialize in Lebanon and Israel/Palestine?; Daniel Monterescu and Yasmin Ali
11. In Lieu of Conclusion: from Bare life to Dignity; Mark LeVine
    Notes on contributors
    Bibliography
    Index