Popular uprisings and revolts across the Arab Middle East have often resulted in a democratic faragh or void in power. How society seeks to fill that void, rega

Contributors to this book are particularly interested in expanding our understanding of what helps, or hurts, successful democratic transition attempts in count

Part I. Democratic peace, conflict prevention, and the United Nations. Part II. Secularization and democracy. Part III. National and regional experiences.

Top scholars of the Middle East set out the history and future of elections in eight Middle East countries. Examining issues associated with elections, the tran

Since 2011, democratic transitions in the Middle East and North Africa have mostly failed to consolidate and have been hindered by the difficult economic herita