Eradicating Terrorism from the Middle East

This book analyzes the contributing factors responsible for the emergence of terrorism in the Middle East with specific case studies based on empirical data that anchors the analyses in real life observation and posits unbiased, bipartisan solutions. Terrorists are targeting civilian populations around the world and increasing pressure on civil liberties, public policy and democratic institutions. With the defeat of one terrorist organization several more take its place. This book includes case studies in public administration initiatives from various Middle Eastern countries, and investigates regulation, public information, monetary and financial responsibilities, security, and civic infrastructure as possible solutions to this ever-worsening problem. With terrorism emerging as a major global policy issue this book speaks to global security and public policy and administrative issues in the Middle East, and will be of interest to researchers in terrorism and security in the Middle East, public administration, international relations, political economy, and to government officials, security analysts and investors.

Autorentext

Dr. Alexander Dawoody is a three-time Fulbright Scholar. He is Associate Professor of Public Policy and Administration at Marywood University in Pennsylvania, USA and graduated with a Ph.D. in Public Affairs and Administration from Western Michigan University, USA. In addition, he has four master degrees in Philosophy, Education, Health Administration and Public Administration. Dr. Dawoody is the Editor-in-Chief of the AMEPPA Chronicles, author of several books and book chapters, and widely published both nationally and internationally. He is the Founding/President of the Association for Middle Eastern Public Policy and Administration (AMEPPA), the Section on Complexity and System Studies Network (CSN) at the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA), and the section on Sound and Effective Administration in the Middle East (SESAME) also at ASPA. Dr. Dawoody is fluent in several languages including English, Turkish, Azeri, Arabic, Farsi, Kurdish, and Spanish.

Inhalt

Introduction.- Terrorism in the Middle East: Policy and Administrative Approach.- Challenges of Implementing Counter-Terrorism Policies and Legislation.- Policy Initiatives that Steer Terrorism: A Case Study of the De-Ba'athification of the Iraqi Army.- Saudi Arabia and Affiliation with Terrorism.- Policy Recommendations for Fighting Terrorism in Egypt's Informal Settlements through a Public-Private-Civil Society Partnership.- Iran and Its Public Policy Against Terrorism.- The Interplay between Politics and Policy in Combating Terrorism : The Case of Lebanon.- State Sponsored Terrorism and Its Effects on Lebanese Policy and Politics.- Assessment of Policy and Institutional Approaches to International Terrorism in Uganda.- Impact of Islamophobia and Human Rights Violations to the Radicalization of Muslim Communities.- Roots and Causes of terrorism in the Middle East.- Reasons for Terrorism in the Middle East.- Using Community Policing to Fight against Terrorism: Turkish National Police Case.- Information Technologies and Counterterrorism in the Middle East.- Electoral Violence in Insurgencies.- Organized Crime in Iran and Iraq and its Impacts on Turkey.- Strategic Planning for Change.- Who Opened the Window? Security Checks and Radicalism: The Palestinian Case.- The Contribution of Democratic Governance and Fighting Terrorism.- Effects of Interrupting Democracy on Rapid Expansion of Terrorism.- Information Technology and its Role in Fighting Terrorism.- Building Apolitical Administration Functioning Autonomously to Provide Support for Victims of Terrorism.- The Fluctuation Causes Arab Community between Narrow Ideology & Different Ideas.- Concepts of Territory and Notions of Home.- Freedom o f Speech, Religion and the Ideology of Terror.- Who is Responsible for Terrorism in the Middle-East?.- Is Democracy a Cure for Human Rights Violations? An Analysis of Macro Variables.- Administration of Philanthropy and the Need for a New 'Value Rationality'.- Terrorism through the looking glass.- The Strategic Use of SNA: A Cautionary Tale.- Turkey's Struggle with the Kurdish Question; Roots, Evolution and Changing National, Regional, and International Contexts.- The Emerging Role of Civil Society Organizations in Advocating Public Policy & Legislation in Egypt after the 2011 Revolution.- Decentralization's Dilemmas in Egypt.- Building a Multicultural Union in the Middle East: Prospects and Challenges