1st Edition

Elections In The Middle East Implications Of Recent Trends

By Linda Layne Copyright 1987
238 Pages
by Routledge

238 Pages
by Routledge

238 Pages
by Routledge

The far-reaching impact of the latest parliamentary elections in the Middle East is examined in this volume. After an introduction that analyses the trends illustrated by the elections and their implications for regional stability, the book discusses recent elections in Turkey, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, and Kuwait. Individual chapters analyze the influence of pre-1980 patterns in the party system and... Read more
1 Introduction, 2 Restoration of Democracy in Turkey? Political Reforms and the Elections of 1983,3 The May 1984 Elections in Egypt and the Question of Egypt's Stability,4 Israel's Eleventh Knesset Election,5 Tribesmen as Citizens: Primordial Ties and Democracy in Rural Jordan, 6 Tribal Democracy: The Anatomy of Parliamentary Elections in Kuwait

Biography

Linda L. Layne is a lecturer in anthropology at Princeton University.