Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Trust, Terror and The Arab Spring: Egypt, Libya And Syria
Chapter 3: Theory: The Relationship Between Trust And Terror
Chapter 4: Islamist Political Mobilization In Egypt, Libya And Syria
Chapter 5: The Syrian Protester’s Dilemma
Chapter 6: Generalized And Particularized Interpersonal Trust And Support For Terrorism: Evidence From Five Arab States
Chapter 7: Generalized Interpersonal Trust And The Prevalence Of Domestic Terrorist Activity: A Cross-Country Study
Chapter 8: Conclusion
References
Appendices
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
Index
Ammar Shamaileh is an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Louisville, USA. His current research agenda focuses primarily on the relationship between informal institutions or cultural phenomena and political behavior and violence in the Middle East.
'This book provides a very unorthodox treatment of the Arab Spring
by looking into the association between interpersonal trust and
terrorism. Shamaileh develops a novel theory that explains how the
state of social capital at individual level might have shaped the
differential outcomes of the Arab Spring in Egypt, Libya, Syria,
and beyond. The theoretical and empirical analysis presented in
this timely book is a fine example of social scientific inquiry at
its best. The author brings a wealth of evidence ranging from
in-depth analysis of cases to large-N quantitative analysis to test
the rich theoretical propositions. Trust and Terror will be a
valuable resource for students of comparative politics and Middle
Eastern studies as well as to policymakers.' - Sabri Ciftci,
Michael W. Suleiman Chair in Arab and Arab-American Studies, Kansas
State University'To illustrate the critical interaction between
general levels of interpersonal trust and the options to which
individuals resort when addressing grievances, Shamaileh shows the
depth of his analytical range, adeptly bringing together formal
modeling, case studies, interviews, statistical analysis, and even
Foucauldian interpretative analysis of satirical comic caricatures
of Assad and popular comedy skits. Throughout the work, the
author’s logic drives home the mechanisms behind the inevitable
outcome of the Syrian protests and the relationship between the
cultivated lack of trust in Syrian society and the recourse to
terrorism as the means to counter the state.' - Michael Wuthrich,
Academic Director of Global & International Studies Programs,
University of Kansas'Shamaileh offers a novel and persuasive
argument about the effects of trust and interpersonal ties on
individuals’ choices to pursue non-violent versus violent means of
resistance. The book makes a major contribution to growing research
on how the characteristics of societies and relations between
militants and communities affect the trajectory of violent
movements. It provides a fascinating lens through which to analyze
variation in the protest movements that emerged in the Arab
Spring--and beyond.' - Risa A. Brooks, Allis Chalmers Associate
Professor, Marquette University
'This book provides a very unorthodox treatment of the Arab Spring
by looking into the association between interpersonal trust and
terrorism. Shamaileh develops a novel theory that explains how the
state of social capital at individual level might have shaped the
differential outcomes of the Arab Spring in Egypt, Libya, Syria,
and beyond. The theoretical and empirical analysis presented in
this timely book is a fine example of social scientific inquiry at
its best. The author brings a wealth of evidence ranging from
in-depth analysis of cases to large-N quantitative analysis to test
the rich theoretical propositions. Trust and Terror will be a
valuable resource for students of comparative politics and Middle
Eastern studies as well as to policymakers.' - Sabri Ciftci,
Michael W. Suleiman Chair in Arab and Arab-American Studies, Kansas
State University'To illustrate the critical interaction between
general levels of interpersonal trust and the options to which
individuals resort when addressing grievances, Shamaileh shows the
depth of his analytical range, adeptly bringing together formal
modeling, case studies, interviews, statistical analysis, and even
Foucauldian interpretative analysis of satirical comic caricatures
of Assad and popular comedy skits. Throughout the work, the
author’s logic drives home the mechanisms behind the inevitable
outcome of the Syrian protests and the relationship between the
cultivated lack of trust in Syrian society and the recourse to
terrorism as the means to counter the state.' - Michael Wuthrich,
Academic Director of Global & International Studies Programs,
University of Kansas'Shamaileh offers a novel and persuasive
argument about the effects of trust and interpersonal ties on
individuals’ choices to pursue non-violent versus violent means of
resistance. The book makes a major contribution to growing research
on how the characteristics of societies and relations between
militants and communities affect the trajectory of violent
movements. It provides a fascinating lens through which to analyze
variation in the protest movements that emerged in the Arab
Spring--and beyond.' - Risa A. Brooks, Allis Chalmers Associate
Professor, Marquette University
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