b. Theory and methodology The feminist research was applied to redefine the concept of security from two sides, one as a concept of Arab Political Thought, another as the result of Jordanian women understanding of security. The Arab school of thought and the Arab feminist agenda are important resources from the current research, human security being part of both, a declared priority, a policy and a trend. The case study of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is an original piece of work, the result of one academic year period as research assistant in the Internship Programme of the Centre for Strategic Studies, University of Jordan, where I have participated in events of the centre and other activities relevant for my research in all academic and political branches of the Jordanian society, preparing interviews and surveys for my topic. For what is known as a case study, the field of Political Science has no single definition, this varies by department and country as well as internal disciplinary organization of the research. The very well structured North American political science school of thought has four sub-fields, political theory, national government, comparative studies and international relations including security studies. The European political science classification has occasionally divided subfields, such as European Politics, International Relations or European Public Administration. Exception makes only political theory, all other subfields defining the case study as a method of analysis with different interpretations. Discipline`s sub-fields associate case studies with qualitative research, occasionally competing ontological and epistemological presuppositions, reflecting an intense study of lived human experien... ... middle of paper ... ...ented by experts and non-experts, highlighting why a feminist security insight is worth discussing. In writing the context salient points have been highlighted about the facts and circumstances affecting the issue of security. This was developed in order to combine the questionnaire analyses with semi-structured interview analyses, as an assessment of the relationship between security system characteristics and the effects that the security system produces to people. Works Cited D. Collier, The Comparative Method in A.W.Finifter, Political Science: The State of the Discipline II, Washington DC, American Political Science Association. Kathleen Eisenhardt, Building Theories from Case Studies Research, Academy of Management Review, vol.14, no 4, Stanford University, 1989. William Naumes, Margaret Naumes, The Art and Craft of Case Writing, M.E. Sharp, 2006.
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The fate and struggles of these characters address the tragedy of the under representation of women’s experiences, and a fatal flaw of societies which do not grant women equal status. Sexuality, privileging of males in terms of status law (and women’s control over their own choices in marriage), inheritance rights, restrictions on female mobility, lack of representation of women’s experiences, violence against women, the intersection between nationalist/ resistance struggles and women’s rights, tensions between modernization and cultural preservation, the haunting specter of (and the need to divorce their goals from those associated with) colonial or Westernizing forces, etc. are all issues represented in this book, that are major concerns of Middle Eastern feminist scholars and movements today.
“One Arab nation from Gulf to the Ocean,” gives meaning to the term “Pan-Arabism” in the Middle East. A notion where Arab nations transcend their state boundaries to form political mergers with other states and achieve an ‘Arab unity.’ The existence of Arab states had been tumultuous throughout the decline of the Muslim order, the end of the Ottoman Empire, the Palestinian defeat, Six Day War and Arab-Israeli war in 1973. This essay will critically examine Foud Ajami’s case for a raison d’état in the Middle East and his claim that there were six broad trends leading to the alteration of the balance of power away from Pan-Arabism and towards the state. It will be argued that Pan-Arabism was a romantic ideology that Arab states found convenient to support, all in advancement of their nationalistic state agendas. It was never a realistic endeavor that was physically undertaken by the Arab states and was thus never alive in a tangible sense. However, Pan-Arabism as an ideology had a place in the Middle East and was thus alive in an ideological sense.
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The mistreatment of women in Middle Eastern countries is an extremely disheartening and serious problem. According to the religion of Islam, "Men are the protectors and maintainers of women, because Allah has given the one more (strength) than the other. As to women on whose part ye fear disloyalty and ill-conduct, admonish...
Middle Eastern women need to stand up for their rights and get educated to reverse the notion that they are servants and properties of their men. Furthermore, they need to rise up to their potentials and prove beyond doubt that they are equal to men. This practice would lead the path for future generations to follow and protect the inalienable rights of women. Finally, these women need to break the cycle of oppression by addressing these deeply rooted beliefs, gaining the tools to fight back, and joining forces to make lifelong changes.
In the Middle East, Arab uprisings that included many women activists made a major impact on their society. According to the Washington Post, “The Arab uprisings of early 2011 disrupted virtually every dimension of Arab politics and societies, forcing a systematic reevaluation of many long-held political science theories and assumptions. The place of women in politics and the public sphere was no exception.” These uprisings were just the beginning to long road on the way to women’s
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