Steven Heydemann is Senior Adviser for Middle East Initiatives at
the United States Institute of Peace and Research Associate
Professor at Georgetown University.
Reinoud Leenders is Reader in International Relations and Middle
East Studies in the Department of War Studies at King's College
London.
"This book provides unparalleled insight into how the Syrian and
Iranian regimes use economic, social welfare, judicial, and
cultural policies to maintain their rule. The parallel analysis of
the Middle East's most secular and most religious authoritarian
regimes shows how much better we can understand Iran when we
consider it as an authoritarian regime like many others, not a sui
generis Islamic government."—Vickie Langohr, College of the Holy
Cross
"Whether or not the Syrian regime will ultimately be as
'successful' in repressing large scale contestation as its Iranian
counterpart has been, the near future trajectories of both
countries will differ substantially from other Middle Eastern
countries where more participatory forms of government are
emerging. This volume illustrates the limits and complexities of
current political change in the Middle East. It is a major
contribution to contemporary debates about the resilience and
adaptability of authoritarian rule, built on impressive empirical
evidence and the systematic comparison of Iran and Syria."—Eberhard
Kienle, Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS)
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