Helen Lackner

Why Yemen Matters (eBook, ePUB)

A Society in Transition

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

In November 2011, an agreement brokered by the GCC brought an end to Yemen’s tumultuous uprising. The National Dialogue Conference has opened a window of opportunity for change, bringing Yemen’s main political forces together with groups that were politically marginalized. Yet, the risk of collapse is serious, and if Yemen is to remain a viable state, it must address numerous political, social and economic challenges. In this invaluable volume, experts with extensive Yemen experience provide innovative analysis of the country’s major crises: centralized governance, the role of the military, ethnic conflict, separatism, Islamism, foreign intervention, water scarcity and economic development. This is essential reading for academics, journalists, development workers, diplomats, politicians and students alike. 'Essential reading ... The authors shed light on the context of the Yemeni uprising in a way that not only helps us understand the current transitional period but also the outlines of Yemen’s future.’ Charles Schmitz, President of the American Institute of Yemeni Studies 'An up to date and wide-ranging guide to what is arguably the Arab world’s least known and most misunderstood state. Edited by one of Britain’s foremost authorities on Yemen ... brings together an impressive range of experts on the country to examine the contemporary reality of Yemen.’ Michael Willis, Director of the Middle East Centre, St Antony’s College, Oxford University 'Thoughtful and well-researched, Why Yemen Matters unearths a wealth of information about contemporary Yemeni society.’ Baghat Korany, Professor of International Relations, American University in Cairo

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Saqi Books
• Seitenzahl: 253
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Juni 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780863567827
• Artikelnr.: 40435635

Autorenporträt

Helen Lackner has worked as a consultant in social aspects of development in over thirty countries and specializes in rural issues, in particular water management, poverty alleviation and gender and youth aspects. Lackner is also co-editor of Yemen into the Twenty First Century: Continuity and Change.

Inhaltsangabe

Abbreviations and acronyms
Chronology
Acknowledgements
Note on transliteration
Introduction by Helen Lackner
Part One: Politics and Security
1. Professor Sheila Carapico: Yemen between Revolution and
Counter-Terrorism
2. Adam Seitz: Ties that Bind and divide: The Arab Spring and Yemeni
Civil-Military Relations
3. Katherine Hennessey: Yemeni Society in the Spotlight: Theatre and Film
Before, During, and After the Arab Spring
Part Two: Regional Issues
4. Laurent Bonnefoy: The Shabab, institutionalized politics and the
Islamists in the Yemeni Revolution
5. Marieke Brandt: The Irregulars of the ?a'dah War: "Colonel Shaykhs" and
"Tribal Militias" in Yemen's ?uthi Conflict (2004-2010)
6. Noel Brehony: The Role of the PDRY in Forming a Southern Yemeni Identity
5. Susanne Dahlgren: More Than Half of Society,Southern Yemeni Youth,
Unemployment and the Quest for a State Job
Part Three: Economic Development
6. Helen Lackner: Water Scarcity: why doesn't it get the attention it
deserves?
7. Gerhard Liechtenthaler: Customary Conflict Resolution in Times of
Extreme Water Stress: A Case Study of a Document from the Northern
Highlands of Yemen
8. Jens Kambeck: Land-Related Disputes in Yemen
9. Kais Aliriani: The Role of the Small enterprise Sector in the Yemeni
Economy
Part Four: Society and Migration
10. Adel Aulaqi: Health matters
11. Christine Hellmich: Sovereignty over their Bodies: Rethinking the
determinants of Women's Reproductive Health in Yemen
12. Hélène Thiollet: From Migration hub to asylum crisis: the changing
dynamics of contemporary migration in Yemen
13. Marina de Regt: "Close Ties" Gender, Labour and Migration between Yemen
and the Horn of Africa
14. Wai-Yip Ho: The Emerging Yemeni Community in China: Socialist Legacy,
Silk Road Broker and the Sino-Model
About the Contributors
Further Reading
Index