Larbi Sadiki specializes on Arab democratization, a subject he teaches at the University of Exeter, where he is Director of the Middle East Politics Programme. He has published widely on the question of democratic transitions in the Arab Middle East. He has been researching two separate projects on Islamist notions of democracy, with special reference to Hamas and Hizbullah, titles of forthcoming works he is currently authoring. His first book on Arab democratization (Columbia, 2004) has been translated into Arabic and is widely used as the key reference on notions of Arab democracy.

• Preface ; Introduction ; 1. Rethinking Democratization in the Arab Context ; 2. Mapping out Arab Electoralism, 1998-2007 ; 3. Elections without Democracy: The False Starts, 1975-1997 ; 4. The Greater Middle East Initiative: A US Democracy Promotion 'Road Map'? ; 5. Catalysts from Below: Transition and 'Bread Riots' ; 6. Al-Jazeerah and the Internet as Sites of Democratic Struggle ; 7. Conclusions

Review from previous edition This impressive book offers a probing analysis of Arab electoralism as part of a penetrating larger critique of the applicability of Western democratic 'transitology' to the Arab world. Employing an effective blend of scholarly research and practical political insights, Sadiki presents a useful alternative lens that is true to local realities without sacrificing core democratic ideals.

Larbi Sadiki specializes on Arab democratization, a subject he teaches at the University of Exeter, where he is Director of the Middle East Politics Programme. He has published widely on the question of democratic transitions in the Arab Middle East. He has been researching two separate projects on Islamist notions of democracy, with special reference to Hamas and Hizbullah, titles of forthcoming works he is currently authoring. His first book on Arab democratization (Columbia, 2004) has been translated into Arabic and is widely used as the key reference on notions of Arab democracy.

• Preface ; Introduction ; 1. Rethinking Democratization in the Arab Context ; 2. Mapping out Arab Electoralism, 1998-2007 ; 3. Elections without Democracy: The False Starts, 1975-1997 ; 4. The Greater Middle East Initiative: A US Democracy Promotion 'Road Map'? ; 5. Catalysts from Below: Transition and 'Bread Riots' ; 6. Al-Jazeerah and the Internet as Sites of Democratic Struggle ; 7. Conclusions

Review from previous edition This impressive book offers a probing analysis of Arab electoralism as part of a penetrating larger critique of the applicability of Western democratic 'transitology' to the Arab world. Employing an effective blend of scholarly research and practical political insights, Sadiki presents a useful alternative lens that is true to local realities without sacrificing core democratic ideals.

Larbi Sadiki specializes on Arab democratization, a subject he teaches at the University of Exeter, where he is Director of the Middle East Politics Programme. He has published widely on the question of democratic transitions in the Arab Middle East. He has been researching two separate projects on Islamist notions of democracy, with special reference to Hamas and Hizbullah, titles of forthcoming works he is currently authoring. His first book on Arab democratization (Columbia, 2004) has been translated into Arabic and is widely used as the key reference on notions of Arab democracy.

• Preface ; Introduction ; 1. Rethinking Democratization in the Arab Context ; 2. Mapping out Arab Electoralism, 1998-2007 ; 3. Elections without Democracy: The False Starts, 1975-1997 ; 4. The Greater Middle East Initiative: A US Democracy Promotion 'Road Map'? ; 5. Catalysts from Below: Transition and 'Bread Riots' ; 6. Al-Jazeerah and the Internet as Sites of Democratic Struggle ; 7. Conclusions

Review from previous edition This impressive book offers a probing analysis of Arab electoralism as part of a penetrating larger critique of the applicability of Western democratic 'transitology' to the Arab world. Employing an effective blend of scholarly research and practical political insights, Sadiki presents a useful alternative lens that is true to local realities without sacrificing core democratic ideals.