Sectarianization mapping the new politics of the Middle East - Hashemi, Nader 1966-; Postel, Danny; University of Denver Center for Middle East Studies (London C. Hurst & Co., 2017)
Introduction : the sectarianization thesis / Nader Hashemi and Danny Postel. -- part 1. Sectarianization in historical, geopolitical and theoretical perspective. The problem of sectarianism in the Middle East in an age of Western hegemony / Ussama Makdisi -- The sectarianization of geopolitics in the Middle East / Bassel F. Salloukh -- The Arab region at a tipping point : why sectarianism fails to explain the turmoil / Yezid Sayigh -- A narrative identity approach to Islamic sectarianism / Adam Gaiser. -- part 2. How sectarianization works : case studies. International politics, domestic imperatives, and identity mobilization : sectarianism in Pakistan, 1979-1998 / Vali Nasr -- Sectarian relations before "sectarianization" in pre-2003 Iraq / Fanar Haddad -- The shattered nation : the sectarianization of the Syrian conflict / Paulo Gabriel Hilu Pinto -- Sectarianism as counter-revolution : Saudi responses to the Arab Spring / Madawi Al-Rasheed -- Strategic depth, counterinsurgency, and the logic of sectarianization : the Islamic Republic of Iran's security doctrine and its regional implications / Eskandar Sadeghi-Boroujerdi -- Sectarianization, Islamist republicanism, and international misrecognition in Yemen / Stacey Philbrick Yadav -- Sectarianization as securitization : identity politics and counter-revolution in Bahrain / Toby Matthiesen -- The architecture of sectarianizatiaon in Lebanon / Bassel F. Salloukh -- Sectarianism, authoritarianism, and opposition in Kuwait / Madeleine Wells -- Conclusion : peacebuilding in sectarianized conflicts : findings and implications for theory and practice / Timothy D. Sisk.
"This book is a product of the collective efforts of the faculty and staff at the Center for Middle East Studies at the University of Denver's Josef Korbel School of International Studies."--Page vii.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-359) and index.
Keywords: Middle East -- Politics and government -- 21st century