Political participation in the Middle East / 
edited by Ellen Lust-Okar and Saloua Zerhouni. 
 - Boulder, Colo. :  Lynne Rienner Publishers,  2008. 
 - vii, 301 p. :  ill., map ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-283) and index. 
<br/><br/>Taking political participation seriously / Ellen Lust-Okar -- Participation under authoritarian rule -- The nature of political participation / Holger Albrecht -- Formal and informal venues of engagement / Laila al-Hamad -- Negotiating the electoral arena -- Intra-elite struggles in Iranian elections / Günes Murat Tezcür -- Competing for resources in Jordinian elections / Ellen Lust-Okar -- Inside Egyptian parliamentary campaigns / Samer Shehata -- Local elections in Gaza / Dag Tuastad -- Beyond electoral politics -- Opposition groups in Bahrain / Katja Niethammer -- Mapping participation in Egypt / Nihad Gohar -- The dynamics of civil society in Morocco / Driss Maghraoui -- The Moroccan parliament / Saloua Zerhouni -- Trade unions in Tunisia / Delphine Cavallo -- Conclusion -- Looking forward / Saloua Zerhouni. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781588266262 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Elections--Middle East.<br/>Political participation--Africa, North.<br/>Political participation--Middle East.