Informal Power in the Greater Middle East

<p>Over the last decade or so academic and non-academic observers have focussed mainly if not exclusively on the institutions and places of formal power in the Greater Middle East depicting politics in the region as a small area limited to local authoritarian rulers.</p><p>In contrast this book aims to explore the ‘hidden geographies’ of power i.e. the political dynamics developing inside in parallel to and beyond institutional forums; arguing that these hidden geographies play a crucial role both in support of and in opposition to official power. By observing less frequented spaces of power co-option and negotiation and particularly by focusing on the interplay between formal and informal power this interdisciplinary collection provides new insights in the study of the intersection between policy-making and practical political dynamics in the Greater Middle East.</p><p>Contributing a fresh perspective to a much-discussed topic <i>Informal Power in the Greater Middle East </i>will be an invaluable resource for students scholars and those interested in the politics of the region.</p>