World Society and the Middle East Reconstructions in Regional Politics [Hardcover]

Offers a novel cross-disciplinary theoretical perspective on conflict and conflict transformation in world society, and integrates the study of conflicts in the Middle East region into a modern systems theoretical framework.PART I: WORLD SOCIETY AND THE MIDDLE EAST Introduction: Globalization, World Society and the Study of the Middle East in IR????????? Regionalization and Debordering: The Middle East between Global Interconnectivity and Functional Differentiation PART II: THE CREEPING ANTAGONIZATION OF MIDDLE EAST POLITICS?? Power and Contestations: Crossings the Lines between Power and Powerlessness in the Middle East???? Inclusion and Exclusion: Fragile Strategies of Deparadoxification in the Middle East??????? PART III: RETHINKING CONFLICTS AND PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST?????? Identities and Conflicts: The 'Deep Perturbation' of Middle East politics??????????????????????? Beyond Orientalisation and Civilization: Concluding Remarks

'This is a path-breaking study that leads our analysis of the Middle East to new horizons. Stetter provides a rare example of combining theoretical sophistication with deep empirical knowledge. A challenging and thought-provoking piece of work that cannot be ignored.' - Professor Thomas Diez, University of Birmingham, UK

'Stephan Stetter's book makes use of the insights of 'theory' and 'area studies' in understanding the 'Middle East'. It tackles difficult questions (as with 'conflict' and 'peace') and politicizes those very answers that mainstream approaches present as 'natural' (and therefore 'unchanging'). It is an inspired and inspiring read.' Pinar Bilgin, Assistant Professor of International Relations, Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey

Stephan Stetter is International Politics and Conflict Studies chair at Universit?t der Bundeswehr M?nchen.