Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (257 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Series Statement:
Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Democratization and Government Ser
Parallel Title:
Print version Ruiz de Elvira, Laura Clientelism and Patronage in the Middle East and North Africa : Networks of Dependency
DDC:
306.20956
Keywords:
Patron and client History 21st century
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Political corruption History 21st century
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Political corruption History 21st century
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Patronage, Political History 21st century
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Patron and client History 21st century
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Patronage, Political History 21st century
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Africa, North Politics and government 21st century
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Middle East Politics and government 21st century
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Abstract:
One common demand in the 2011 uprisings in the MENA region was the call for 'freedom, dignity, and social justice.' Citizens rallied against corruption and clientelism, which for many protesters were deeply linked to political tyranny. This book takes the phenomenon of the 2011 uprisings as a point of departure for reassessing clientelism and patronage across the entire MENA region. Using case studies covering Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey and the Gulf monarchies, it looks at how the relationships within and between clientelist and patronage networks changed before 2011. The book assesses how these changes contributed to the destabilization of the established political and social order, and how they affected less visible political processes. It then turns to look at how the political transformations since 2011 have in turn reconfigured these networks in terms of strategies and dynamics, and concomitantly, what implications this has had for the inclusion or exclusion of new actors. Are specific networks expanding or shrinking in the post-2011 contexts? Do these networks reproduce established forms of patron-client relations or do they translate into new modes and mechanisms? As the first book to systematically discuss clientelism, patronage and corruption against the background of the 2011 uprisings, it will be a valuable resource for students and scholars of Middle Eastern Studies. The book also addresses major debates in comparative politics and political sociology by offering 'networks of dependency' as an interdisciplinary conceptual approach that can 'travel' across place and time
Abstract:
2. Theorising politics, patronage, and corruption in the Arab monarchies of the GulfIntroduction; The profile and characteristics of corruption in the Gulf; The nature of corruption, patronage and privilege in the Gulf; Regime durability in the Gulf monarchies; The constraints on corruption and patronage in the Gulf; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; PART II: Patron-client relations in the Neoliberal Era; 3. Redistributive politics, clientelism, and political patronage under the AKP; Introduction
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4. Cairo's new old faces: Redrawing the map of patron-client networks against the background of the January 25 revolution and the 2015 electionsIntroduction; The lesser notables strike back?; The mixed impact of January 25 on socio-political mobilisation; Electoral politics from 2011 to 2013: An overview; The resurgence of the ancien régime post-June 30, 2013: The case of the 2015 parliamentary elections; Old wine in new vessels: The post-2015 scene; The new 'state' and Mostaqbal Watan; Misr al-Qadima: A glimpse; Misr Qadima: Notables in action; Conclusions; Notes; Bibliography
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; List of contributors; Introduction: Networks of dependency, a research perspective; Recent literature on clientelism and patronage in the MENA region; Networks of dependency as a research perspective; Outline of the book; Conclusion; Bibliography; PART I: Conceptualising privilege and dependency in the MENA region; 1. Multi-layered dependency: Understanding the transnational dimension of favouritism in the Middle East; Introduction
Abstract:
Electoral success of the AKP: The European Union, economic voting, political patronage, and political IslamLegal and institutional pillars of the new dependency networks; TOKİ: The supreme government apparatus that fuels the construction sector; Municipalities: Intermediary actors of government business relations and social policy at the local level; Data and methodology; Analysis results: Networks of dependencies and perceived indebtedness; TOKI . and municipal procurements as tools for consolidating electoral support: The carrot-and-stick policy; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography
Abstract:
From inter-personal to transnational relations: The challenge of upscaling clientelismA brief recapitulation of the illicit triad: Clientelism, patronage, and corruption; Initial moves beyond the micro-level: Brokers, networks, and pyramids; Upscaling by transfer: States as patrons and clients; Upscaling by layering: Neopatrimonialism and rentier states; Clientelism's implicit normativity: 'Othering' and justifications for intervention; Conclusion: Hybridity and power in the study of transnational networks of dependency; Notes; Bibliography
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5. Neoliberal reforms, protests, and enforced patron-client relations in Tunisia and Egypt
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