Middle East Politics

The Persian Gulf has come to represent one of the most strategically significant waterways of the world. In terms of geography, geopolitics, resources, global political economy, and regional influence, the Gulf is perhaps home to the world’s most significant group of countries. Focusing on the compl..

This book explores the link between trade policy-making, employment generation and poverty reduction in Arab countries. It argues that, because of recent high population growth and the emergence of an often highly-educated youth population bulge, employment generation ought to be a prime aim of econ..

This book explores the link between trade policy-making, employment generation and poverty reduction in Arab countries. It argues that, because of recent high population growth and the emergence of an often highly-educated youth population bulge, employment generation ought to be a prime aim of econ..

The Iraqi Disputed Territories consist of 15 districts stretching across four northern governorates and curve from the Syrian to Iranian borders. While an administrative solution for the disputed territories remains evasive, minority groups across the region have been pulled into a clash over demogr..

Egypt's Long Revolution..

This book explores Egypt’s foreign policy under Mubarak and Morsi. It focuses on the way Mubarak's regime dealt with internal and external threats to maintain security and bolster his internal hold on power...

Comprehensive social history, drawing on a range of primary and secondary sources, of the years from the overthrow of the Mamluk Sultanate to the beginning of Egypt's modern period...

‘Egyptians in Revolt’ investigates the political economy of the Egyptian labor and student movements. Using elements of social movement theory within a broad political economy framework, it assesses labor and student mobilizations in four eras of contemporary Egyptian history: the pre-1952 Era, the ..

Comparative political study of the Middle East got off to a late start. Unlike any previous studies in comparative politics, this book, first published in 1980, represents an important methodological advance in that it proceeds by themes rather than by countries, and uniquely focuses on three major ..

This book examines the evolution and development of environmental politics in Egypt, and how networks operate inside an authoritarian system. Tracing attempts by environmental networks to control industrial pollution, create and preserve protected areas, and restructure the management of Egypt’s sca..

This book analyses how the EU’s external policies are implemented in the domestic context of the recipient countries, in this case Tunisia and Morocco. By departing from the analysis of local actors- it explains the factors that in terms of obstacles and facilitating conditions affect implementation..

This book examines the complex issues surrounding EU-Turkey relations and provides some answers to the following questions of policy importance:  (1) How important is EU accession and for whom does it matter? (2) What are the benefits and costs of Turkey’s accession likely to be? And, (3) What happe..