Journal of Mediterranean Studies, Volume 14, Issues 1-2Mediterranean Institute, University of Malta, 2004 |
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... REFORM IN ASAD'S SYRIA : A DISCURSIVE APPROACH AURORA SOTTIMANO School of Oriental & African Studies ( SOAS ) , University of London This paper looks at the political economy of modern Syria from a non - economicist perspective ...
... REFORM IN ASAD'S SYRIA : A DISCURSIVE APPROACH AURORA SOTTIMANO School of Oriental & African Studies ( SOAS ) , University of London This paper looks at the political economy of modern Syria from a non - economicist perspective ...
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... reform and , more specifically , the fight against red tape and corruption also figure prominently on Abdallah's official reform agenda . But here again , the real character of the policies is partial and above all very selective ...
... reform and , more specifically , the fight against red tape and corruption also figure prominently on Abdallah's official reform agenda . But here again , the real character of the policies is partial and above all very selective ...
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... reform - minded modernizers and businesspeople into the decision - making elite . Until 2000 , Bashar had presided over this body himself . Shortly after he became the new head of state , Bashar al - Asad also created a committee on ...
... reform - minded modernizers and businesspeople into the decision - making elite . Until 2000 , Bashar had presided over this body himself . Shortly after he became the new head of state , Bashar al - Asad also created a committee on ...
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Introduction | 1 |
Theorising the political in the Middle East | 17 |
Disciplinarity and | 47 |
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