Defining Democracy: Democratic Commitment in the Arab World

✍ Scribed by Hannah M. Ridge

Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
Year: 2023
Tongue: English
Leaves: 280
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

The Middle East and North Africa comprise by all measures one of the least democratic regions in the world. At the same time, decades of research show robust support for democracy among MENA residents. A paradox ... or is it? Hannah Ridge explores the “democracy paradox” by parsing the meanings that citizens assign to the Arab word dimuqratiyya. Drawing on Arab Barometer data from across the region, as well as original surveys in Egypt and Morocco, she shows that democracy and dimuqratiyya are typically not the same thing—and how conflating the two has led to misconceptions about public support for democratic governance.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents
Tables and Figures
Acknowledgments
1 A Democracy Paradox?
2 Defining Democracy
3 Defining Dimuqratiyya
4 Dimuqratiyya and Political Behavior
5 Democratic Commitment in Egypt
6 Democratic Commitment in Morocco
7 Making Choices
8 For the People
Appendixes
Appendix A Conducting Surveys in the Middle East
Appendix B Survey Questions for Egypt and Morocco
Appendix C Variable Operationalization
Appendix D Partial-Credit IRT Models
Appendix E Conjoint Experiment Results
Appendix F Conception of Dimuqratiyya (Arab Barometer V) by Country
Appendix G (Non)democratic Regime Country Suitability
Works Cited
Index
About the Book

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