Routledge Handbook on Civil Society in the Middle East and North Africa

Introduction: Civil Society Amidst Revolution and Authoritarian Backsliding in MENA
James N. Sater

1 The Emergence of Civil Society and the Public Sphere: The Case of Nineteenth-Century Ottoman Reforms Dietrich Jung

2 Civil Society and Independence Movements
Peter Wien

3 Liberal Democratic Activism in the Arabic-Speaking World
Line Khatib

4 From the Lens of Devastation: Civil Society Redefined
Nour Abu-Assab and Nof Nasser-Eddin

5 The Contradictory Consequences of Professionalising Civil Society in Iran: Restricting and Radicalising Political Participation
Paola Rivetti

6 Civil Society, Feminist Mobilizations, and the Arab Spring: Comparing Egypt, Morocco, and Tunisia
Valentine M. Moghadam

7 Syrian Civil Society: Different Conjunctures Pre- and Post-Revolution
Rana Khalaf

8 Clashes and Misfortunes of Civil Society in Algeria: From Pluralism to Post-Hirak Fabrication
Belkacem Benzenine

9 The Jordanian Exception: Old and New Civil Society under Liberalized Autocracy
Sean Yom

10 Lebanon’s Civil Society: Revolutionary Against Authoritarian Sectarianism or Pervaded by it?
Martin Beck

11 Kurdish Civil Society in the Middle East
Michael M. Gunter and Lauren H. Harding

12 Protesting Sect-centric Politics and the Securitization of Citizenship in the Gulf Cooperation Council: The Cases of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Kuwait
James N. Sater

13 Empowering Migrants: The Role of Sandigan and Grassroots Organizing in Advancing Migrant Rights in the Gulf
Zahra Babar

14 The Dawoodi Bohras in Dubai – A Case for a Religious Civil Society
Thomas Fibiger

15 Navigating the Islamist Landscape: Middle-Ground Reformism, Civility, and Culture of Resistance
Emin Poljarević

16 Female Lawyers and Legal Mobilisation in Morocco, Kuwait, and Lebanon: Naming, Blaming, and Claiming Civil Rights for Women 2000–2020
Rania Maktabi

17 Morocco – Love Remains a Crime
James N. Sater

18 Recognition Through Inclusion? PiMA Women in Post-Revolutionary Tunisia
Alessandra Bonci

19 Afghan Civil Society Reconsidered: Tribal Structures, International Interventions, and the Resilience of Norm Circles
Oz Hassan

20 Civil Society in Yemen: From Pre-Unification to Post-Conflict
Vincent Durac

21 European Union Policies Towards MENA Civil Society
Assem Dandashly, Anna Khakee and Ragnar Weilandt

22 The International Nexus and the Women’s Movement in Iran: Repression, Sanctions, Solidarities
Valentine M. Moghadam and Ariana Aghili

Biography

James N. Sater is Professor in the Department of International Relations at the University of Malta. He previously held full-time positions in the International Studies Department at the American University of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates (2008–2018) and in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Al Akhawayn University in Morocco (2005–2008). He was also a Guest Professor of Middle East Studies at the University of Southern Denmark (2012–2013) and of Gender Studies at the University of Southern Maine (2012).