Institutions and the Politics of Survival in Jordan: Domestic Responses to External Challenges, 1988-2001

by Russell E. Lucas

Overview

Weaving together accounts of historical developments, cultural elements, economic factors, and regional and international dynamics, Russell E. Lucas explores how the monarchy in Jordan survived economic crisis and regional political instability during the 1990s. Lucas analyzes the factors behind the successful liberalization and deliberalization of laws regulating political parties, the parliament, and the press that helped preserve the monarchy. These institutional survival strategies co-opted the opposition, kept it divided, and reinforced the unity of the regime's coalition of supporters. The author also compares survival strategies in Jordan with those of Morocco, Kuwait, Iran, and Egypt to explain the surprising durability of authoritarian regimes in the Middle East.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780791483329
Publisher:	State University of New York Press
Publication date:	02/01/2012
Series:	SUNY series in Middle Eastern Studies
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	201
File size:	630 KB

About the Author

Russell E. Lucas is Assistant Professor of Political Science and International and Area Studies at the University of Oklahoma at Norman.

Table of Contents

List of Tables
Acknowledgments

Note on Translation and Transliteration

1. Institutions and the Politics of Survival
2. Regime-Led State Building in Jordan: 1921–1988
3. Economic Crisis and Political Liberalization
4. Institutionalizing Political Liberalization
5. Managing Peace and Its Discontents
6. Normalization and Structural Adjustment
7. Press Restrictions and the 1997 Elections
8. A New King and a New Intifada
9. Institutions and the Politics of Survival: An Appraisal

Notes
Bibliography
Index