Pénélope Larzillière

Activism in Jordan (eBook, PDF)

Übersetzer: Schoch, Cynthia

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

In Jordan, between censorship, repression and election rigging, political activism is limited - despite the democratic opening glimpsed in 1989. In this important new book, Pénélope Larzillière charts the path of longstanding activists in Jordan and shows how opposition movements there have shifted from the underground to a heavily controlled public sphere. Activists discuss their motivation and commitment and the consequences their activism has had throughout their lives. Not only do these accounts highlight the general conditions for political activism in a repressive regime, they also unpack the meaning individuals attach to their political journey and chosen ideology, whether communist, nationalist, Islamist or otherwise.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks UK
• Seitenzahl: 246
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Mai 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781783605767
• Artikelnr.: 45094695

Autorenporträt

Pénélope Larzillière is senior research fellow at the Institute for Research on Development (IRD-CEPED, Paris), and associate fellow at the School of Advanced Studies in Social Sciences (CADIS-EHESS). Her research focuses on political commitment, activism and ideologies, specializing in the Middle East. Her previous books include To Be Young in Palestine (Balland, 2004). She has also co-edited the journal issues 'Révolutions, contestations, indignations' (Socio, 2013) and 'Faut-il désoccidentaliser l'humanitaire?' (Humanitaire, 2010).

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. The Jordanian Regime
2. Becoming an Activist
3. The Student Experience
4. Activism, a Way of Life
5. Repression and Dissidence
6. Professional Activism as an Alternative
7. New Forms of Mobilization
8. Disillusioned Islamists
Conclusion
Methodological Appendix