Pressestimmen
"This study of current Yemeni politics is the work of a new, young scholar who has spent most of the time between late 2003 and the present researching and working in the Republic of Yemen. She has a command of the facts--has experienced many of them--and she has an analytical framework in which to make sense of them. The result is a book that captures and puts into perspective the Ali Abdullah Salih regime and the politics of Yemeni unification--and their problems and prospects."--Robert D. Burrowes, University of Washington (retired)
"This is an immensely important study not only for Yemen specialists, but for anyone interested in gaining a sophisticated and informed understanding of the complexities of democratization in the Third World. Through an adept reading of the literatures on authoritarianism and democratisation applied to the Arab World, Phillips has made a significant and timely contribution to the burgeoning field of International Relations scholarship on soft power
Kurzbeschreibung
This study analyzes the factors that have facilitated the endurance of authoritarianism in Yemen despite the use of democratic procedures, institutions and discourse.
