The Role of Culture and Technology in Civil Society Promotion in the Middle East

A Case Study Approach

Dados Bibliográficos

ID3894726
AutoresSoumia Bardhan (0000-0003-2423-7857, Penn State University), Richard L Wood (0000-0002-9652-2481, University of New Mexico)
Ano2015
Volume24
Fascículo1
Páginas111-138
Data de publicação2015-05-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoDigest of Middle East Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1060-4367 • E-ISSN: 1949-3606
EditoraWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/dome.12061
OpenAlexW1937698333
IdiomaEN
Referências citadas14

For over a decade, the U.S. administration has been sponsoring capacity-building efforts focusing on technology to support democracy activists in Middle Eastern societies; such efforts have often fallen short in their effectiveness. In this article, using a case study approach, we argue that capacity-building efforts must be approached in a culture-specific manner. It is imperative to begin exploring the specific nature of civil society in different Middle Eastern societies and translate the Western concept of "civil society" into terms appropriate to Middle Eastern contexts. Based on a culture-specific understanding, programs involving technology to promote democratic institutions in Middle Eastern societies can be designed

Capacity building · Civil society · Democracy · Democracy promotion · Democratization · Middle East · Political science · Politics · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · Social Media and Politics · Social Science and Policy Research