Governing in a Pandemic
Democratic Backsliding in the Middle East and North Africa
$244.55
- Hardcover
304 pages
- Release Date
15 September 2026
Summary
Explores the lasting echoes of an unprecedented pandemic that continues to shape politics in the MENA region today.
From the Maghreb in North Africa to the Levant in the East, the COVID-19 pandemic dramatically impacted politics - and the promise of democratic governance - within the MENA region. In this edited volume, Anis Ben Brik assembles a group of scholars to explore how the Middle East and North Africa grappled with an unprecedented global health crisis that transcended medical…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781479844739 |
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| ISBN-10: | 147984473X |
| Author: | Anis Ben Brik |
| Publisher: | New York University Press |
| Imprint: | New York University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 15 September 2026 |
| Weight: | 0g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“Governing in a Pandemic argues that authoritarian regimes in the Middle East and North Africa have turned crisis into a permanent mode of rule. Using the COVID-19 pandemic as an example, it describes the use of technocratic control, surveillance, and crisis narratives to reinforce power. It thus offers an important alternate way to understand governance in an era of continuous disruption.”– “Douglas J. Besharov”
About The Author
Anis Ben Brik
Anis Ben Brik is Associate Professor and Founding Director of the Program for Social Policy Evaluation and Research (PROSPER) at the College of Public Policy, Hamad Bin Khalifa University. He is the editor of many books, including The COVID-19 Pandemic in the Middle East and North Africa: Public Policy Responses.
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