Pressure groups, protest movements and non-violent action

A wide-ranging account of the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan and its ideological and behavioural development since its founding in 1945.

Compares the crucial role of Arab armies in state building, a decade after the 2011 Arab Uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Yemen and Syria.

Compares experiences of the Arab Spring for a comprehensive account of how nations handled the challenge of democratic consolidation.

Compares experiences of the Arab Spring for a comprehensive account of how nations handled the challenge of democratic consolidation.

Compares the crucial role of Arab armies in state building, a decade after the 2011 Arab Uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Yemen and Syria.

In ten global cities, residents facing displacement from redevelopment and gentrification mobilized creatively to impact policies.

In ten global cities, residents facing displacement from redevelopment and gentrification mobilized creatively to impact policies.

An inside look at how grassroots groups organize and develop strategies over seven years of participant observation in multiple organizations.

An inside look at how grassroots groups organize and develop strategies over seven years of participant observation in multiple organizations.

Examines the Arab Spring, seen as a series counter-revolutions, rather than failed revolutions, in six Arab countries.

Presents a new conceptual framework drawing on human security to evaluate the claim that climate change caused the conflict in Syria.

Presents a new conceptual framework drawing on human security to evaluate the claim that climate change caused the conflict in Syria.

Explains the character of contemporary protest politics through a micro-mobilization analysis of participation in street demonstrations.

Reveals a hidden history of women''s suffrage from the perspectives of working-class women employed as domestic servants.

Using surveys, experiments, and fieldwork from several countries, this book tests a new theory of participation in elections and protests.

Explains the character of contemporary protest politics through a micro-mobilization analysis of participation in street demonstrations.

This challenging new perspective on Tunisia''s al-Nahda movement focuses on the lived experience of Islamist activism.

Examines the underground and overlooked actors and activities of liberal activism and liberal counter-cultures in the modern Arab world.

Using surveys, experiments, and fieldwork from several countries, this book tests a new theory of participation in elections and protests.

Examines the last forty years of Iranian and Middle-Eastern history through the prism of the Green Uprisings of 2009.

Using original, difficult-to-gather survey data, Zeira advances a new theory of participation in anti-regime protest that focuses on the mobilizing role of state institutions.

Presents a comprehensive account of how EU governments signal responsiveness to the interests of their citizens over European policies.

Examines embodiment and emotions in long-term solidarity activism among three communities contesting US torture, militarism and immigration policies.

Reveals a hidden history of women''s suffrage from the perspectives of working-class women employed as domestic servants.

Provides a holistic and cross-disciplinary approach to understanding why a regional democratic transition did not occur after the Arab Spring protests.

Provides a holistic and cross-disciplinary approach to understanding why a regional democratic transition did not occur after the Arab Spring protests.

This challenging new perspective on Tunisia''s al-Nahda movement focuses on the lived experience of Islamist activism.

An original study explaining why leaders in Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia adopted more extensive women''s rights than their Middle Eastern counterparts.

Examines the Arab Spring, seen as a series counter-revolutions, rather than failed revolutions, in six Arab countries.

Former prime minister of Turkey Davutoglu provides a new conceptualization for understanding crisis in the post-Cold War era.

Looks at how Nigeria''s political parties compete for power in a context of transition, terrorism, and religious and ethnic tension.

Former prime minister of Turkey Davutoglu provides a new conceptualization for understanding crisis in the post-Cold War era.

Using a global array of case studies, this collection explores the consequences of political involvement on an individual''s life.

Presents a comprehensive account of how EU governments signal responsiveness to the interests of their citizens over European policies.

Using original, difficult-to-gather survey data, Zeira advances a new theory of participation in anti-regime protest that focuses on the mobilizing role of state institutions.

A look at the history of the Muslim Brotherhood in Syria, examining why the group failed to capitalise on its political advantage during the Syrian uprising and civil war.

A look at the history of the Muslim Brotherhood in Syria, examining why the group failed to capitalise on its political advantage during the Syrian uprising and civil war.

An original study explaining why leaders in Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia adopted more extensive women''s rights than their Middle Eastern counterparts.

Examines the last forty years of Iranian and Middle-Eastern history through the prism of the Green Uprisings of 2009.

Examines the underground and overlooked actors and activities of liberal activism and liberal counter-cultures in the modern Arab world.

Looks at how Nigeria''s political parties compete for power in a context of transition, terrorism, and religious and ethnic tension.

Examines embodiment and emotions in long-term solidarity activism among three communities contesting US torture, militarism and immigration policies.

The first full-length study of the historic 2006 immigrant rights protests in the US, in which millions of Latinos participated.

The first full-length study of the historic 2006 immigrant rights protests in the US, in which millions of Latinos participated.

Looking at protests from Senegal to Kenya, Lisa Mueller shows how cross-class coalitions fuel contemporary African protests across the continent.

Looking at protests from Senegal to Kenya, Lisa Mueller shows how cross-class coalitions fuel contemporary African protests across the continent.

A study of the poor''s movements in response to the ever-widening gap between the poor and the state in Latin American politics.

A study of the poor''s movements in response to the ever-widening gap between the poor and the state in Latin American politics.

Laura Montanaro asks what entitles self-appointed representatives, such as non-governmental organizations and celebrity activists, to speak and act for others.

This book examines a dramatic rise of nonviolent youth movements on the eve of national elections in Eastern Europe.