Neoliberal Governmentality and the Future of the State in the Middle East and North Africa

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Introduction: Neoliberal Governmentality and the Future of the State in the Middle East and North Africa....Pages 1-14
Squaring the Circle? Transitology and the Arab Revolts....Pages 15-29
The Failure of the State (Re)building Process in Iraq....Pages 31-43
Welfare Genocide: Rentierism, Neoliberalism, and the Corporatization of the Public Sector in Jordan....Pages 45-59
Islamism and Neoliberalism in the Aftermath of the 2011 Arab Uprisings: The Freedom and Justice Party in Egypt and Nahda in tunisia....Pages 61-83
Jihadism in the Aftermath of Arab Revolutions: An Outcome of the “Failed State”?....Pages 85-103
“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”: The Israeli Nuclear Taboo and the Limits of Global Governmentality....Pages 105-121
Neoliberal Policies and the Egyptian Trade Union Movement: Politics of Containment and the Limits of Resistance....Pages 123-141
The Kurdish Question, Urban Protests, and the Neoliberal Transformation of the Turkish State and Society....Pages 143-166
The Impossible Revolution: Why Did the Arab Spring Fail to Materialize in Lebanon and Israel/Palestine?....Pages 167-188
In Lieu of Conclusion: From Bare Life to Dignity....Pages 189-195
Back Matter....Pages 197-231