By Nir Boms
(Lecture notes given in Melbourne, Australia)
The main domestic objective of most Middle Eastern governments is to maintain the status quo regarding the balance between citizen freedoms and oppression.
Opposition movements can be roughly divided into two main groups: Islamist opposition, which think the governments are too secular, and the democratic or reform-minded opposition.
The Islamists [...]
DISCOURSE OF CHANGE
July 30th, 2008 · No Comments · Academic, Democratization Policy, Voices of Democracy
Tags: Democracy·radicals·reform
A Solid Start
June 2nd, 2008 · No Comments · Islam and Democracy, Middle East
Election season has arrived in the Middle East. It seems that most of the residents of this troubled region have cast ballots in the past 12 months. Truly, what appeared impossible a few years ago is now happening before our eyes. While there is justifiable anguish about Hamas’s recent victory in the Palestinian elections and [...]