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001 2008031591
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008 080724s2008 cau b 000 0 eng
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020 $a9780833045089 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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050 00 $aJQ1850.A91$bM67 2008
082 00 $a363.3250917/4927$222
245 00 $aMore freedom, less terror? :$bliberalization and political violence in the Arab world /$cDalia Dassa Kaye ... [et al.].
260 $aSanta Monica, CA :$bRAND Corporation,$cc2008.
263 $a0809
300 $ap. cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references.
505 0 $aTackling the democracy-terrorism question: the study's approach -- Liberalization in the Arab world can both contain and exacerbate political violence -- Pursue realistic democracy promotion rather than a return to realism -- Acknowledgments -- Glossary, list of symbols, etc -- "Democracy" and terrorism in the Arab world: a framework for analysis -- Introduction -- Democracy in the Middle East: "liberalized autocracies" or genuine democratization? -- Understanding terrorism -- The democracy-terrorism debate -- Post 9/11 "draining the swamp" logic -- Debunking the links: democracy backlash -- Democracy-terrorism hypotheses -- Empirical application to the Arab world: case selection and methods -- Egypt -- Introduction -- Liberalization in the Mubarak era -- Terrorism trends -- Comparing levels of freedom and terrorism -- Assessing effects -- Repression and destabilization -- Conclusion -- Jordan -- Liberalization trends -- Terrorism trends -- Comparing levels of freedom and terrorism -- Assessing effects -- Normative effects -- Institutional effects -- Legitimacy -- Conclusion -- Bahrain -- Introduction -- Liberalization trends -- Trends in violence -- Comparing levels of freedom and terrorism -- Assessing effects -- Perceptions of regime legitimacy -- Norms of tolerance and pluralism -- Institutional logic -- Conclusions and implications -- Saudi Arabia -- Introduction -- Liberalization trends -- Trends in terrorism and violence -- Comparing levels of freedom and terrorism -- Assessing effects -- Regime legitimacy -- Normative and institutional effects: the municipal council elections -- Conclusion -- Algeria -- Trends in liberalization -- Trends in violent activity comparing levels of freedom and terrorism -- Assessing effects -- Institutional effects -- Normative effects -- The effects of state actions on perceptions of regime legitimacy -- Summary and implications -- Morocco -- Introduction -- Trends in liberalization -- Trends in violent activity -- Comparing levels of freedom and terrorism -- Assessing effects -- Institutional effects -- Normative effects -- Legitimacy -- Conclusion -- Conclusion -- Liberalization in the Arab world can both contain and exacerbate political violence -- Policy implications: a return to realism or realistic democracy promotion? -- Policy recommendations -- A. First appendix title -- B. Subsequent appendix title -- References -- Bibliography -- Figures.
650 0 $aDemocratization$zArab countries$vCase studies.
650 0 $aPolitical violence$zArab countries$vCase studies.
651 0 $aArab countries$xPolitics and government.
650 0 $aTerrorism$zArab countries.
700 1 $aKaye, Dalia Dassa.