International Institutions of the Middle East

The GCC, Arab League, and Arab Maghreb Union

Bibliographic Data

ID19947296
AuthorsJohn Worrall (0000-0001-5229-5152, University of Leeds, corresponding author), James Worrall (0000-0001-8926-4165)
Year2017
Publication date2017-03-16
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueInternational Institutions of the Middle East (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.4324/9781315202921
OpenAlexW4239994028
Open LibraryOL40042986M
ISBN9781315202921
GOOGLE_BOOK_IDNS7QngEACAAJ
LanguageEN
Citations received6

This volume is a key text for understanding the major regional international organizations of the Middle East. Analysing the Arab League, the Gulf Cooperation Council, and the Arab-Maghreb Union in a concise and accessible format, it explores their successes and failures across their full range of activities (economic, social, and political), while contextualising the reasons why many consider that these organizations have stalled.The book:- assesses the reasons why IOs in the Middle East are under-developed relative to neighbouring regional organizations;- explores their history, evolution, and structure, while considering the successes and failures of each IO;- analyses the reasons for the specific difficulties faced by each organization through the context of intra-regional relations;- develops a new framework for analysing the forces that have shaped these bodies and challenges the existing narrative that largely ignores the achievements and prospects of the organizations;- considers the likely impact of the Arab Spring upon the future development of these frequently overlooked regional international organizations.This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of Middle East studies, international organizations, and global governance, as well as diplomats and policymakers

Geography · Middle East · Political science · Law · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts · Socioeconomic Development in MENA · Arab Maghreb Union · Essays · Government · Gulf Cooperation Council · International · International agencies · League of Arab States · National · politics and government