TY - JOUR
T1 - Exploring the Nexus between Sectarianism and Regime Formation in a New Middle East
T2 - Theoretical Points of Departure
AU - Valbjørn, Morten
AU - Hinnebusch, Raymond
PY - 2019/4/1
Y1 - 2019/4/1
N2 - The purpose of this Special Issue is to examine the nature, causes, and consequences of the Middle East's current sectarian surge. Specifically, how might sectarianism and regime formation/type be inter-related? The evidence from this specific analysis will also address the broader concern of whether the Arab uprisings have given rise to a qualitatively new kind of Middle Eastern politics, such that it makes sense to speak about a ‘new Middle East’. In addition, the Special Issue touches on whether the study of regime formation in a sectarian context requires distinct analytical tools, or whether we can stick to the already existing approaches from the (post)democratization tradition. In order to provide a theoretical context within which the contributors locate their research focus, this introductory article will first provide an overview of two prominent debates in Middle East politics in recent years, which together constitute what we coin as the regime formation/sectarianism nexus.
AB - The purpose of this Special Issue is to examine the nature, causes, and consequences of the Middle East's current sectarian surge. Specifically, how might sectarianism and regime formation/type be inter-related? The evidence from this specific analysis will also address the broader concern of whether the Arab uprisings have given rise to a qualitatively new kind of Middle Eastern politics, such that it makes sense to speak about a ‘new Middle East’. In addition, the Special Issue touches on whether the study of regime formation in a sectarian context requires distinct analytical tools, or whether we can stick to the already existing approaches from the (post)democratization tradition. In order to provide a theoretical context within which the contributors locate their research focus, this introductory article will first provide an overview of two prominent debates in Middle East politics in recent years, which together constitute what we coin as the regime formation/sectarianism nexus.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85064169787&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/sena.12293
DO - 10.1111/sena.12293
M3 - Editorial
AN - SCOPUS:85064169787
SN - 1473-8481
VL - 19
SP - 2
EP - 22
JO - Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism
JF - Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism
IS - 1
ER -