Armies and Insurgencies in the Arab Spring

Published by University of Pennsylvania Press 2017

Armies and Insurgencies in the Arab Spring

Edited by: Holger Albrecht , Aurel Croissant and Fred H. Lawson

https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812293241

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About this book

Armies and Insurgencies in the Arab Spring explores the central problems concerning the role of the armed forces in the contemporary Arab world.

Author / Editor information

Holger Albrecht is Associate Professor of Political Science at the American University in Cairo. Aurel Croissant is Professor of Political Science at Ruprecht-Karls-Universitat Heidelberg. Fred H. Lawson is Professor of Government at Mills College.

Reviews

"An excellent contribution to the literature on civil-military relations in the Arab world. The strength of the book rests in the diversity of the essays, which combined enable the volume to cover more ground, and in more depth, than a single-authored work ever could."—Jeffrey Martini, The RAND Corporation

"Armies and Insurgencies in the Arab Spring is a much needed attempt to think systematically about the changing role of militaries in the Arab world and how they fit within efforts to reinforce regime security, democratization, and state stability."—Ariel Ahram, Virginia Tech University

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	v
INTRODUCTION: Military Engagement in Mobilizing Societies: The Research Agenda Holger Albrecht, Aurel Croissant and Fred H. Lawson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
PART I. Military Politics and Regime Dynamics
CHAPTER 1. Military Relations in Comparative Perspective David Pion-Berlin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	7
CHAPTER 2. Officers and Regimes: The Historical Origins of Political-Military Relations in Middle Eastern Republics Kevin Koehler Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	34
CHAPTER 3. Armed Forces, Internal Security Services, and Popular Contention in the Middle East and North Africa Fred H. Lawson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	54
CHAPTER 4. A Shifting Role of the Military in Arab Politics? Cross-Regional Perspectives and Implications for the Future of Civil-Military Relations in the Region Robert Springborg Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	71
PART II. Military Engagement in the Arab Uprisings
CHAPTER 5. Should I Stay or Should I Go? Comparing Military (Non-)Cooperation During Authoritarian Regime Crises in the Arab World and Asia Aurel Croissant and Tobias Selge Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	97
CHAPTER 6. Cain and Abel in the Land of Sheba: Elite Conflict and the Military in Yemen Holger Albrecht Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	125
CHAPTER 7. Bahrain’s “Cohesive” Military and Regime Stability amid Unrest Dorothy Oh Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	145
CHAPTER 8. The Syrian Military and the 2011 Uprising Philippe Droz-Vincent Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	168
PART III. Trajectories of Political-Military Relations: Beyond the Arab Spring
CHAPTER 9. Egypt: From Military Reform to Military Sanctuarization Chérine Chams El-Dine Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	185
CHAPTER 10. The Tunisian Military and Democratic Control of the Armed Forces Risa A. Brooks Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	203
CHAPTER 11. Building an Army to Build the State? The Challenge of Building Security Institutions in Post-Qaddafi Libya Virginie Collombier Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	225
CHAPTER 12. Military Prestige, Defense-Industrial Production, and the Rise of Gulf Military Activism Shana Marshall Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	241
REFERENCES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	265
CONTRIBUTORS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	293
INDEX Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	297

Language: English
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 320
Illustrations
- Other: 2 illus.
Keywords: Political Science; Military Science; Public Policy; Human Rights; Law; Middle Eastern Studies; African Studies; Asian Studies

eBook

Published: October 18, 2016
ISBN: 9780812293241