Political narratives in the Middle East and North Africa : conceptions of order and perceptions of instability
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Political narratives in the Middle East and North Africa : conceptions of order and perceptions of instability
（Perspectives on development in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region）
Springer, c2020
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Description
This book discusses the role of political narratives in shaping perceptions of instability and conceptions of order in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The authors illustrate how, in times of socio-political turmoil and outbursts of discontent such as the Arab Spring, political entrepreneurs explain and justify their political agendas by complementing hard power solutions with attractive ideas and discursive constructions that appeal to domestic constituencies and geopolitical allies.
The book is divided into two parts. The first focuses on non-state actors, such as confessional communities and ideological movements, who aim to develop narratives that are convincing to their respective polities. It also studies regional powers that seek to determine their positions in a competitive environment via distinctive narrations of order. In part two, the authors investigate the narratives of global players that aim to explain and justify their role in an evolving international order.
Table of Contents
Introduction - The Power of Narratives in Political Contexts.- Part I - Non-State Actors and Regional Powers Narrating and Reshaping Order: Wartime Narratives of Hezbollah Militants in the Syrian Conflict.- Chasing the Wind: Clashes of Israeli and Palestinian Narratives,.- Turkey as the Order-producing Country: Narrating the 'New Turkey' in the Middle East.- Evolving Narratives of Political Contestation and Geopolitical Rivalry in the Persian Gulf.- Part II - Global Players' Narratives Towards MENA Instability: Russia in the Middle East: In Search of Its Place.- China and the Middle East: Narrating Multi-polarity.-American Narratives of Order-building in the Middle East: Dashed Visions on the Nile.- The European Union's Epic Conceptualisations of the Southern Neighbourhood: a Narratological Take on the Mediterranean Story.- Conclusion: Narrative (Dis)Order in Today's MENA.
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