Authoritarian Persistence, Democratization
Theory and the Middle East: An Overview
and Critique
RAYMOND HINNEBUSCH
What explains the democratic deficit and authoritarian persistence in the Middle East? An
overview and critique of the cumulative layers of...
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Authoritarian Persistence, Democratization
Theory and the Middle East: An Overview
and Critique
RAYMOND HINNEBUSCH
What explains the democratic deficit and authoritarian persistence in the Middle East? An
overview and critique of the cumulative layers of theoretical tradition that seeks to explain
democratic and non-democratic outcomes provides a wealth of tools for understanding the
Middle East case.
Early modernization theory’s analysis of ‘requisites’ proved indeterminate
and cultural exceptionalist arguments identified merely an intervening variable.
Later theories
of developmental imbalances and nation-building dilemmas explained more convincingly why
democracy failed in the Middle East.
Historical sociology, in identifying the social structural
bases of alternative regime paths, showed what put Middle East states on their own distinctive
authoritarian pathways.
Institutionalist approaches to state-building helped explain the consolidation of authoritarian regimes in the region
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