Democracy deficit in the middle east:
Description:
How has secularism, gender, and oil wealth affected the nature of authoritarian regimes in the Middle East/ How is individual choice in middle Eastern countries limited and why?
Be sure to address;
- why is the relationship between religion and state interference of the private life important to democratization
- what is the relationship between obedience and authoritarianism and how that relates to gender relations in the Middle East?
- How are new generations of young people challenging these restrictions? (hint: civil society)
- Please be sure to underline key authors and concepts as you discuss them
A complete answer will;
- answer the question
- define the terms
- Cite specific examples for either Iran, Egypt, Turkey, or Iraq