Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-215) and index.

Algeria in transition -- Reforms and development prospects / Ahmed Aghrout with Redha M. Bougherira -- Palestinian refugee repatriation -- Global perspectives / edited by Michael Dumper -- The international politics of the Persian Gulf -- A cultural genealogy / Arshin Adib-Moghaddam -- Israeli politics and the first Palestinian Intifada -- Political opportunities, framing processes and contentious politics / Eitan Y. Alimi -- Democratization in Morocco -- The political elite and struggles for power in the post-independence state / Lise Storm -- Secular and islamic politics in Turkey -- The making of the justice and development party / èUmit Cizre -- The United States and Iran -- Sanctions, wars and the policy of dual containment / Sasan Fayazmanesh -- Civil society in Algeria -- The political functions of associational life / Andrea Liverani.